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Title: Lost in1901
Post by: hinton on Tuesday 16 August 05 06:17 BST (UK)

Hello,

Help needed in tracing Robert Barras aged 30/31 bn
Seghill. Barras has many variants could be Barrass.
Believed living Newcastle on Tyne & working as a
Photographer.
Thanks,
Hinton.

Title: Re: Lost in1901
Post by: C P Rayson on Tuesday 16 August 05 07:16 BST (UK)

Hi Hinton

I dont have full access to 1901 but from the 1901 decoder

Robert Baras 32 b Seghill Photographer
Minnie Baras 30 b Newcastle u Tyne
Ada Baras 9 b Newcastle u Tyne
Lilian Baras 6 b Newcastle

Census place is given as Westgate

Happy Hunting

Chris

Title: Re: Lost in1901
Post by: hinton on Tuesday 16 August 05 07:26 BST (UK)

Hello Chris,

Thanks.  You're a treasure.
Was just going to close down & thought I`d have a last
look at the emails.
This certainly looks like a "hit" Off to add this to my records.

Thanks again,
Hinton.

Title: Re: Lost in1901
Post by: Tati on Tuesday 16 August 05 07:47 BST (UK)

And this is the full entry:

RG13/4767
Folio 28 p. 4
Westgate, Durham

180 Westgate Rd

Robert Barras, head, 32, Photographer, Employer/at home, b. Northumberland Seghill
Minnie, wife, 30, b. Newcastle upon Tyne
Ada, dau, 9, b. do.
Lilian, dau, 6, b. do.
Kate Thompson, servant, mar, 35, b. Durham Shotley Brage (?)
Mary Bow, serv, 14, b. Edinboro

Tanja  :)

Title: Re: Lost in1901
Post by: hinton on Wednesday 17 August 05 03:32 BST (UK)

Hello Tanja,

Thankyou very much for the "fine tuning" on my
inquiry. This is a big help.

Hinton.

Title: Re: Lost in1901
Post by: Michael Dixon on Thursday 18 August 05 23:34 BST (UK)

Some more fine tuning.....

The transcriber for the 1901 census made an address mistake here.

Westgate was one of the 5 census districts of the City Of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Newcastle was in the county of Northumberland.

Westgate Road was/is the main artery road out of Newcastle to the west.

None of the above places were in County Durham.

Michael Dixon,
Blyth, Northumberland

Title: Re: Lost in1901
Post by: hinton on Friday 19 August 05 01:21 BST (UK)

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to read my request &
for pointing out these details. Much appreciated,
as I do not know the area.

Hinton.

Title: Re: Lost in1901
Post by: Michael Dixon on Friday 19 August 05 02:29 BST (UK)

Hinton,

A Smart Alec tip from Mick.... a good map is a must for successful  research........

Michael Dixon