Ideas needed on the name 'Shunpilder' please?

[Erato]

How about Shunfielder?  Perhaps someone's attempt to phonetically write the name Schoenfelder?

[Rosinish]

Malky,

Sorry, maybe the way I worded it wasn't correct?

I have been concentrating more on Julius & his name on docs. & haven't got everything typed into my FTM as there's a lot I've found in a short time.

I will however be back with a query on his whereabouts when he goes 'AWOL' once I have a 'timeline' done as I couldn't find a death in Scotland or over the border.

He may have had a name change? as I know his mother remarried so I've a few things to look into. at this early stage.

Got to go out now sadly but thanks for your help!

Annie

[Rosinish]

How about Shunfielder?  Perhaps someone's attempt to phonetically write the name Schoenfelder?

Thanks Erato, will give that a good consideration but must fly for now!

Annie

[McGroger]

Annie, I don’t know where this might lead you, but…

in the 1901 census Julius is with his 4 older brothers, described as boarders in the home of Thomas and Jane Baird at Wellgate St, Larkhall, Lanarkshire. What is interesting is the last resident in the household: a Thomas SHONFIELD, described as a 48 year-old coalminer and a “Relative (other relative)” of the Bairds.

Peter

[Mart 'n' Al]

Schon bilder translates to nice pictures. A nick name for an artist?

Or perhaps someone with a sense of humour thought he'd make life hard for genealogists...

Martin

[Henry7]

Perhaps the reason for this strange name is that there were a lot of immigrants from Lithuania working in the coalmines around this area.  Their arrival seems to have begun in the 1870s.

[Gadget]

Perhaps the reason for this strange name is that there were a lot of immigrants from Lithuania working in the coalmines around this area.  Their arrival seems to have begun in the 1870s.

A few deaths in Slamannan with surname Schonewille

[Gadget]

1881 Lady Lawson's Wynd, St Georges, Midlothian

Hannes Schonfelder, 34, flesher, b. Germany
Agnes, 23, b. Slamannan

[Rosinish]

in the 1901 census Julius is with his 4 older brothers, described as boarders in the home of Thomas and Jane Baird at Wellgate St, Larkhall, Lanarkshire. What is interesting is the last resident in the household: a Thomas SHONFIELD, described as a 48 year-old coalminer and a “Relative (other relative)” of the Bairds.

Ahh, now that's interesting (thank you)! & more so as I have the 1901 census with Julius & siblings but at a closer look there must be 2 pages & I only have the 1st i.e. Thomas Shonfield doesn't show so will go to back to SP for pg 2.

I wonder if there's a connection with that surname as it would seem a very strange coincidence if not even by the way 'Shunpilder' is written, who knows how it came about?

Annie