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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Topic started by: NoughtyDoughty85 on Tuesday 19 January 21 16:53 GMT (UK)
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Hi everyone
So I am having difficulty tracing my 2nd great granduncle (also his father my 3rd g grandfather - already a thread on roots chat - https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=760724.0 - Ive made significant progress with some of his nefarious character but never located him ancestry story - https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/162972028/person/422118981262/facts).
Anyway William Blyth was born 10th Feb 1857, Green Lane, Flixton, his father John Truswell Doughty listed as a warehouse man and his mother Annie Robson Doughty. In 1861 census he is listed as William Blyth Doughty as living with my 4th g grandfather William Doughty and aunt Selina in St John's Yoirkshire (Langold). Then he vanishes. No one can find a trace of him and he would be 14 by the 1871 census.
With his father JTD vanishing, im thinking its possible he vanished with his father but Ive never found any trace of William Blyth on further census records at all with the family. My 2nd great grandfather - William's brother was born a year after William. Of course, its possible he passed but I cant be sure.
Could anyone lend a fresh pair of eyes please. Tysm x
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In 1861 census he is listed as William Blyth Doughty as living with my 4th g grandfather William Doughty and aunt Selina in St John's Yoirkshire
Birthplace Manchester on that census? And living Nottinghamshire?
Or have I the wrong census :-[ William and Selina are on it.
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I take it this is William's birth record?
DOUGHTY, WILLIAM BLYTH BLYTH
GRO Reference: 1857 M Quarter in BARTON UPON IRWELL Volume 08C Page 462
I think you have the right census record Milliepede - living at Langold, St Johns, Worksop, Yorkshire
Why Yorkshire I have no idea, I always thought Worksop was Nottinghamshire.
Anyway William and Selina, father and daughter and at the bottom of the list is William B Doughty grandson born Manchester.
Registration district Worksop
Enumeration district 7 C
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 2420
Folio 101
Page 15
Added - William's parents, John & Annie, married in 1851 Sunderland
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I think I have found William in 1871 - living at Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding)
Employed as a gardener and the image gives birthplace as Manchester. Surname spelt Doughtey.
Registration district Sheffield
Archive reference RG10
Piece number 4700
Folio 5
Page 6
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Brother George
DOUGHTY, GEORGE HAWSON BLYTH
GRO Reference: 1859 M Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 545
Sister Adeline
DOUGHTY, ADELINE BLYTH
GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in SUNDERLAND Volume 10A Page 350
These two are on the 1861 census with their mother Annie living at Hendon Road, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham. Annie states that she is married.
Registration district Sunderland
Enumeration district 10
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 3773
Folio 86
Page 15
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Langold appears to be part of Letwell which is on the boundary of Yorkshire & Nottinghamshire. The parish of St John is actually in S Yorkshire. Hence both York & Notts on the census
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Youre all on the right track. Sorry its taken so long to reply. Thanks for the help.
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I think I have found William in 1871 - living at Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding)
Employed as a gardener and the image gives birthplace as Manchester. Surname spelt Doughtey.
Registration district Sheffield
Archive reference RG10
Piece number 4700
Folio 5
How did you find that!!!! Wow! Im off to check that out! Tysm.
Page 6
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Actually come to think of it,Ive come across the 1871 census before but dismissed because of the age difference
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I wouldn't be overly concerned about a slight difference in age. People weren't always truthful about their age on census records.
My great grandmother knocked ten years off her age when she married great grandfather as he was younger than her.
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Haha thanks I should know better, ive been doing this long enough to know and it makes it more of a challenge. Im glad you agree it looks like him so I've tried to look in the next census and nothing :o. Driving me nuts ;)
I do think its him.
Becks