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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Nottinghamshire => Topic started by: stevew109 on Thursday 25 February 10 18:02 GMT (UK)
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Hi everybody,
My GG Grandfather samuel gibbons whitaker b 1846 Leeds, Yorkshire.
married jane Richards b 1851 from Cotgrave, Nottingham where census`s before and after 1881 shows thats where they lived.
The problem is on the 1881 census samuel is living/lodging at Leeds again
RG 11
PEICE 4510
FOLIO 45
PAGE 7
Is there any way I can find out why he was back in Leeds or is it just another mystery we are unable to answer?
Cheers
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The 1881 entry is somewhat misleading. He was in lodgings as follows:
1 Benyons Court Leeds
Ann Norton widow 74 b Aberford, York Lodging House Keeper
Ann Callaghan 52 daughter married b KnaresboroughHouse Keeper
John Williamson 26 b Leeds Lodger Railway Laborer
Samuel G Whitaker 35 married b Leeds Lodger iron moulder
RG11 Piece 4510 Folio 45 Page 7
He could have been working there
Could have gone for a funeral or to see a seriously ill relative
Domestic tiff
Doubt you will ever know for sure
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Hi Carole
Thanks for the reply, you say he could be working there, does that mean youre thinking he travelled back and forth from Notts to Leeds.
That would have been a real trek back then.
Cheers
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you say he could be working there, does that mean youre thinking he travelled back and forth from Notts to Leeds
No - that would be why he was in lodgings to save that travelling
It's all complete assumption and what you have to remember is that the 1881 census was only for that one particular night 3rd April 1881 so he may have only been in Leeds for a few days