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Thank you so much! That's got me off to a flying start - I'll get myself off to the GRO page to order that marriage cert next.



Thanks so much!

Brilliant!

Thanks, that's smashing!

Hi,

I'm looking for William WILKINSON, born~1852 in Beesthorpe, Notts.

I have him and his family in 1881 and 1891 including wife Jane b~1852 and son John Wm b~1879

Anything from the 1871 or earlier census would be much appreciated, as well as if he's still around in 1901.

He's usually Ag Lab (aren't they all?) and probably married by 1874 (at age ~22 - so there could be more children further back)

[edited to add: I can find two marriages which might be him, one is Sarah Jane Clay, Bingham in 1874, the other is Jane Troop, Newark in 1873 - I'm inclined toward the Newark one given that he's from Beesthorpe, and also that the name for the wife is just Jane - any thoughts anyone?]

Thanks for any help

hcoldron

The prices are low in Gainsborough, and if Trent St is where I'm thinking then it's in a less desireable part of Gainsborough. I grew up in Gains, uphills, this is down the hills. I think the Victorian Terraces are lovely, but due to a lack of amenities and development Gainsborough has lost some of the lustre it had as a thriving port and railway/manufacturing town.

If you do visit (which I'd recommend!) then you should not just visit the Victorian Terraces. There's a fabulous manor house (Old Hall) overlooked by some more fantastic Victorian and Edwardian houses. The town used to be big on brewing beer and agricultural machines (at least two of my grandfathers worked at Marshalls (now a Tesco) which was a big industry until past WW2)

Anyway, I could go on. My mum is a mine of local history, so I ask her all the time!

Good luck finding the house.

Ah, I confess, when I first started I couldn't give much (if anything) back - and I do sometimes go for weeks without checking my various boards...

That all said, I do like to get back to people - at the very least a "thank you, but that's not my rellie" or "That's excellent - can you tell me how you found that?"

The most frustrating thing for me (being new at this) is when someone finds something REALLY useful, but then never responds when you ask them how/where they found it! As you say, it's the research and the finding things out yourself which is the fun!

And, I'm looking forward to my holiday in November when my OH has finally agreed to drive me to a couple of archives! Woo! I'll be posting a (small) lookup offer in the relevant places. After all, I've had SO much help from here, it's only fair to offer it in return.