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Title: West family living in Newington Southwark in 1850's.
Post by: 12tootsi34 on Saturday 24 January 15 19:27 GMT (UK)
A Valentine West appears in the 1861 census of this area. He's aged 22 and a Warehouse Clerk. From here on I cannot find out what happened to him. He didn't die, get married and does not appear in any more census returns. Does anybody know what happened to him?
Title: Re: West family living in Newington Southwark in 1850's.
Post by: Milliepede on Saturday 24 January 15 19:32 GMT (UK)
He could be under a different name than Valentine possibly. 

Do you know who his parents were?
Title: Re: West family living in Newington Southwark in 1850's.
Post by: Milliepede on Saturday 24 January 15 19:35 GMT (UK)
If he was born Newington Jun 1839 then he was Valentine John so could be using the name John.
Title: Re: West family living in Newington Southwark in 1850's.
Post by: dawnsh on Saturday 24 January 15 20:18 GMT (UK)
On the 1851 census he appears to also be in Newington with his mother Anna, the images on FindMyPast and Ancestry are almost illegible
Title: Re: West family living in Newington Southwark in 1850's.
Post by: 12tootsi34 on Sunday 25 January 15 06:13 GMT (UK)
Ta for the info but know all that. Yes he was born 1839 and his second name was John. However if he did take that name really I haven't a hope in hell of finding him so many 'John Wests' at this time. However since he gave his name as Valentine in 1861 census and aged 22, a male sensitive age then I feel he's happy with it. So onward and upward. the objective was to use him to get back behind my 'John West' who I cannot get back any further. He said he was born in Middlesex, and there are many John Wests here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His parents were a Henry West (a carman) and (H)anna(h) Carter. His father was a William West a gardener in Marylebone. Henry had a brother Edwin (a police man) who lived in the same house as my ancestor a John West. I'm trying to prove a link. The images are much clearer if you use prime documentation at the LMA or Southwark lib.












Title: Re: West family living in Newington Southwark in 1850's.
Post by: garstonite on Sunday 25 January 15 07:14 GMT (UK)
http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp#fromNode=0%7CUxbridge%7C%7C-0.479611%7C51.548500%7CtoNode=0%7CNewington%7C%7C-0.103378%7C51.500194

19 miles from Newington Southwark https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NGN-YR9
a death for Valentine West in 1864 - no age given ....maybe you can check this out
Title: Re: West family living in Newington Southwark in 1850's.
Post by: 12tootsi34 on Sunday 25 January 15 11:17 GMT (UK)
Yes I have been down that route and its not my Valentine. Another Valentine was born about the same time as mine, 1838 ish but he emigrated to Canada and became a Canadian citizen in 1903. So what next Hum.
Title: Re: West family living in Newington Southwark in 1850's.
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 13 August 15 14:02 BST (UK)
1841 in case you don't have it:

Saint Andrews Road, Newington

Henery West 25 Wine (?) Porter N
Hanah West 25 N
Henery West 4 Y
Valentine West 2 Y
Title: Re: West family living in Newington Southwark in 1850's.
Post by: 12tootsi34 on Thursday 13 August 15 17:55 BST (UK)
Yes I do have that info as well. But after his appearance in the 1861 census blank wall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!