woolston

[ronny]

can anyone help me carry on my search of the woolstons as Ive come to a brickwall.
I have the 1891 census

islingword street

Ellen woolston  37    Sussex Brighton
Alice woolston  9       Sussex Brighton
Matilda woolston 1   Sussex Brighton
john woolston 37   woolendhall Stafford

also 1881 census

37 Apollo terr

john woolston 26  Stafford
Ellen woolston 26  Sussex Brighton
moses woolston 20 Stafford
Mary woolston 23
thomas woolston 1 Sussex Brighton

Ive search bmd,1837.ancestry etc, for Matilda birth cert, and Alice,and thomas
and found nothing,then started to look for marriages and come up with nothing.have i hit a brick wall or am i looking in wrong place

would appreciate any help

ronny

[Necromancer]

Dont forget that FreeBMD isnt complete - have you trawled original GRO Indices in Ancestry?

(ah - see you mention 1837[onlin], so guess so !)

Possible mistran then ....

Looks like more than one Family of Woolstons were active in Brighton in that period ....

 
Alice Maud M Woolston 1884 4Q Brighton 
Beatrice Ella Woolston 1891 3Q Brighton 
Charlotte Ann Woolston 1887 2Q Brighton 
Ernest Woolston 1883 3Q Brighton 
Ethel Nora Woolston 1890 2Q Brighton 
George Arthur C Woolston 1881 4Q Brighton
Kezia Woolston 1883 2Q Brighton 
Lilian Winifred Woolston 1886 2Q Brighton 
Phoebe Catherine Woolston 1886 1Q Brighton

[Tati]

Hi Ronny,

I'm intrigued - can't find the 1891 census you mention. Could you post the reference?

Sorry  - have got them now  

[Necromancer]

cant see John W in 1871 - and only 66 Ellens born Brighton to chose from !

[Necromancer]

possible in 1861 ... Willenhall could be the 1881 PoB ..

RG9;/1999 Folio 12 Page 20
 

Henery Wolveoson 46  Head Warwick Codshill
Sophia Wolveoson 42  Wife Norfolk Farley?
Edward Wolveoson 17  son Norfolk ?
John Wolveoson 7  son Warks ?
Moses Wolveoson 2  son Staffs Willenhall

[Tati]

Possible in 1871?
RG10/3392 47 3
Lincolnshire, Hundleby Road
Spilsby Union Workhouse
Henry Woolystone, pauper inmate, 63, Labourer, b. Salop Donington w. Albrighton
John, 15, b. Staffs Handsworth
Moses, 9, scholar, b. Willenhall
Ann, 7, scholar, b. do.

[Necromancer]

1871 - Lincs ... Spilsby Union Workhouse ...

RG10/ 3392 Folio 47 Page 3 - Hundleby, Spilsby area

Whole family from 1861 minus Mum & Edward ...

Henry Woolystone 63  Widow Lab
John Woolystone 15  
Moses Woolystone 9  
Ann Woolystone 7  

[Necromancer]

sigh .... 

I might have Moses marriage .... but see what others think ..

[ronny]

thanks for the help,scroppers and tati.definitely back on track now,looks like the surname change over the years.not many people with the name moses them days.try and get his marriage cert to get going again

thanks for the effort and time much appreciated

Ronny