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Topic: Sleight & Hollingsworth Lincolshire, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire. (Read 1551 times)
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Stringbean
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Hello
I am looking for any information on Sleight and Hollingsworth family.
George Sleight who was a road worker for the council born around 1877 and married Lilly Hollingsworth in 1915 at Basford, Nottingham.
Lily as born Caistor area Lincolnshire around 1895 and died of TB in 1943. We think they had about 15 children.
Dorothy the youngest, born 1934 from Grimsby (My Mum).
Doreen 1933 Caistor,
Ernest 1930 Caistor,
Joyce 1928 Caistor
Joseph William 1926 Caistor who married Ivy,
Annie 1925 Caistor
Harry 1923 Caistor who married a Kathleen May Madden.
George 1920 Sleaford,
May 1919 Sleaford,
These names we are not sure of being siblings of Dorothy sleight.
Mary, Katherine, Barbara, Tom, Timothy, John.
Lily’s father is Thomas Hollingsworth
Georges father is Joseph Sleight, mother Mary Ann Gooding
Joseph father William Sleight. (Both George & William’s name is spelt Slight in the census.
We are looking for most of the names above.
Can anyone help
Stringbean. 
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Names I am researching
Sleight, Hollingsworth, Smith, Marshall, Lowery, Hudston, Smedley, Keal, Avery, Glenn,
Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire.
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willow154
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Hi Stringbean,
Do you by any chance have access to the death indexes on ancestry, of one of the other sites?
Paulene
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willow154
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Hi Stringbean,
It might be possible to try to locate the areas that your mum's brothers and sisters went to live - so that you have a better idea of where to concentrate your searches.
Is your mum hoping to find any remaining family?
Paulene
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Dave Jones
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Searching for children born Sleight with mother Hollingsworth gives:
Florence M Horncastle 1916
Jack Horncastle 1917
May Sleaford 1919
George Sleaford 1920
Harry Caistor 1923
Dorothy Caister 1924
Annie Caistor 1925
Joseph W Caistor 1926
Joyce Caistor 1928
Ernest Caistor 1930
Doreen Caistor 1933
Dorothy Grimsby 1934
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willow154
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That look helpful, Dave
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Stringbean
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Hi Dave & Willow 154
Thank you for your help, my input on your findings.
Florence M Horncastle 1916 (Don’t know if there on my tree as yet) Mum has named a Mary
Jack Horncastle 1917 (Don’t know if there on my tree as yet) Mum has named a John
May Sleaford 1919 (Yes they are on our tree but we have not found them yet)
George Sleaford 1920 (Yes they are on our tree but we have not found them yet)
Harry Caistor 1923 (found his son last month, we are now in contact)
Dorothy Caistor 1924 (possible, there is an infant death registered 1 year later)
Annie Caistor 1925 (Yes they are on our tree but we have not found them yet)
Joseph W Caistor 1926 (My uncle, now deceased, we are in contact with the rest of the family.)
Joyce Caistor 1928 (Yes they are on our tree but we have not found them yet)
Ernest Caistor 1930 (Yes they are on our tree but we have not found them yet)
Doreen Caistor 1933 (Aunty Doreen, deceased, we are in contact with the rest of the family)
Dorothy Grimsby 1934 my mum (I could not find this on BDM site )
I know parents have lived in Basford Nottingham, Beeston, Caistor, Sleaford, & Gainsborough.
I am just learning how to search at the moment and because I'm collecting information in I'm waiting to log into the paying sites, until I have more info.
I do not have access to the death indexes on ancestry.
It would be nice if we could find our missing relatives that we lost contact with as mum was brought up in children’s home from the age of 7. The few siblings we have known have passed away now; as you can se from the list above we have only known 3 and found 1 (1st break through).
We think George Sleight their father was married before, in 1915 George was 38yrs old and his wife lily Hollingsworth was 20yrs old.
Stringbean.
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Names I am researching
Sleight, Hollingsworth, Smith, Marshall, Lowery, Hudston, Smedley, Keal, Avery, Glenn,
Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire.
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willow154
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Hi Stringbean,
Does it give any information on the marriage certificate about George Sleight's father, please?
Paulene
P.S. Ask if you need any specific BMD look-ups
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Stringbean
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Hi Pauline
On the marriage certificate it says as follows 24/12/1915 Basford, Nottingham.
George Sleight aged 38 Bachelor, tractor engine driver and lives at Beeston.
His father Joseph Sleight, farm labourer. so we say George was born around 1877.
lily Hollingsworth aged 20 spinster, lived at Beeston.
Her father Thomas Hollingsworth labourer. so we say Lily was born around 1895.
We know Joseph Sleight was married to Mary Ann Gooding, 25/7/1872 Willoughby Lincoln. Joseph Sleight Father we think is William Sleight.
We also think that Mary Ann Gooding was christened 22/12/1851, Willoughby with Sloothby, Lincoln
This is all the information we have at the moment.
Stringbean.
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Sleight, Hollingsworth, Smith, Marshall, Lowery, Hudston, Smedley, Keal, Avery, Glenn,
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willow154
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Hi Stringbean,
Just a little bit for you:
1901 Census:
Thomas Hollingsworth b 1865 Beeston, Notts
Mary Hollingsworth b 1867 Lincoln, Lincs
Lewin b 1887 Beeston, Notts
John b 1885 Beeston, Notts
Lily b 1895 Beeston, Notts
Father's occupation: Creosote Works (labourer)
Address; 47, Windsor Street, Beeston.
RG13 Piece: 3153 Folio: 147 Page 36
Catch up with you later - sweet dreams.
Paulene
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Stringbean
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Hi Paulene
Wow, thank you,  this was a nice suprise to come to this morning.
Why is it there names on a piece of paper or computer, but then when you find those names belonging to your family tree it sends tingling feelings right down your spine and you feel that connection, as if you have actually touch them and feel embraced.  Thank you.
Just think if mum Dorothy, and Doreen Sleight didn't have to go into childrens home, her are two uncles they could have known and shared time with.
Another suprise for my mum.
Thank you
Stringbean 
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Sleight, Hollingsworth, Smith, Marshall, Lowery, Hudston, Smedley, Keal, Avery, Glenn,
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willow154
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SOS EVERYONE!
I'm really struggling to find the Hollingsworth family before OR after the ones I found in 1891 - can anyone with a fresh pair of eyes help, please.
Also, struggling to find the parents' marraige, and Lewin's birth!
So hoping to help Stringbean!
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willow154
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Hi Stringbean,
Do you, by any chance, know which year Lily died? Was it in Sheffield?
Paulene
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Stringbean
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Hi Paulene
I have lily's will, which Lily made 17/4/1943 and died 3/5/1943 and lived at 54 Imperial Rd Beaston, Nottingham.
With the new contact I have with one of Dorothys family, they live live in Chesterfield. His father dealt with Lilys will & funeral arrangements.
who lucky was that.
Thanks, take care.
Stringbean.
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Names I am researching
Sleight, Hollingsworth, Smith, Marshall, Lowery, Hudston, Smedley, Keal, Avery, Glenn,
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Stringbean
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Hi Pauline
I found this on the 1901 census, but don't have accsess to look further, at the moment.
Hoping at Easter to buy credits and have more time to do my searching, I'm gathering all information for now. 
Lewin Hollingsworth 14 Notts Beeston Nottinghamshire Beeston Juvenile
Thank you for your help
Stringbean
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Sleight, Hollingsworth, Smith, Marshall, Lowery, Hudston, Smedley, Keal, Avery, Glenn,
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willow154
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Hi Stringbean and Dave,
Well, after hours and hours of searching and thinking I think I might have sorted it!
Dave (or any other kind soul following the thread), as Stringbean hasn't got access to the census yet, would you be good enough to check this out and see if you agree, please.
I couldn't find them anywhere, on the 1891 census - as a family, that is.
Or, a marriage for Thomas Hollingworth/Hollingsworth to a Mary before the birth of John and Lewin.
Tried looking for info on Thomas, but didn't find anything to help.
Looked through census before 1901, and for clues using names on 1911 census.
So, I thought I'd have a look for the baptisms of John, Lewin and Lily on the Notts FHS baptism cd - nothing again!
Tried everyone option I could think of, but none of the surnames fitted!
Left it for the night and went to bed!
Woke this morning, and not wanting to be defeated and disappoint Stringbean and her/his mum, I thought about what I could look at next for clues. Knowing that the family were living with John Glenn, from Lincolnshire, on the 1901 census I thought I would explore him - see who he married, etc.
His birthplace varies - Bourne, Thurlby (Lincolnshire). He married Sarah Avery in 1866 Grantham District.
Still, nothing coming up - no marriages for a Glenn or Avery to a Hollingsworth/Hollingworth.
Finally, I thought I'd go back to the baptisms and Freebdm to look at the births of John and Lewin again. I hadn't been able to find Lewin's birth registration last night - there was one that could have been John's. So, I thought I would have a look for any John and Lewin's born at that time, without a surname. Two baptisms came up, in Beeston, but the parents' names were Benjamin and Mary Ann - surname MOORE. 
No Lily though, in 1895.
Not other likely ones anywhere!
Investigating a bit further I decided to find out who Benjamin Moore had married - looking a few years before the birth of John in 1885. And, I found a marriage in Sep qtr of 1884:
Benjamin Moore to Mary Ann Glen Basford 7b 136
(Found the following on www.familysearch.org:
Mary Ann Glenn baptised 28 Jun 1868 Closterworth, Lincolnshire
Father: John Glenn Mother: Sarah Batch: C013379).
Went back to the birth registrations and found:
John Moore Jun qtr 1885
Lewin Moore Mar qtr 1887
So, I thought 'I wonder.....' and found this:
Marriages Mar qtr 1898:
Thomas Hollingworth to Mary Moore Basford 7b 157
Thought, this is looking good, but where is Lily's birth registration, and eventually found:
Births Mar qtr 1896
Lily Hollingworth Moore
Basford 7b 211.
So, if I am right Mary Ann was a relative of John Glenn's (not worked that out yet) and that's the reason they were living with him in 1891. John and his family were already in Beeston, on Windsor Terrace, in 1881, but it looks as if Sarah his wife died sometime between 1881 and 1891 (though I haven't found her death yet) - he is described as a widower on the 1891 census. Mary Ann's husband Benjamin Moore dies in 1892:
Deaths Mar qtr 1892:
Moore Benjamin 32 Nottingham 7b 179
Now whether Mary Ann moves in with John, her relative, at this stage (both being on their own), or later we do not know. But, she meets Thomas and they have Lily in 1895/6 and then marry at the beginning of 1898.
In 1901 Thomas and Mary Ann are still living(as a separate household) with John Glenn in Windsor Street, Beeston.
I notice, too that a couple called Elizabeth and Lewin Avery, from Lincolnshire, live nearby - they were born 189 and 1820, and may be John's wife's parents.
Anyway, this is what I think happend, but please feel free to say otherwise if you think I've got it wrong, or find them elsewhere.
Stringbean, I'll see if I can find them in 1911 for you, too.
Back soon.
Love Paulene x
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