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I am trying to trace the parents of Philip WAUGH, born in 1852.

The 1861 census shows Philip, age 9. living with his uncle George PARKIN in Long Benton. His place of birth is shown as Moor House(?), Northumberland.

1871 shows Philip still living with his uncle in Long Benton but his place of birth is now shown as Long Benton

In September 1874 Philip married Agnes MAUGHAN in St Andrew's.

In the 1881 census Philip & Agnes are shown under the name PARKIN, living in South Gosforth and place of birth is Killingworth.

The 1891 census still shows the name PARKIN, living in Long Benton and place of birth Northumberland.

1901 census shows Philip reverting to the name WAUGH, living in South Gosforth and born in West ?

Any assistance gratefully received.

 

Thanks again. I found that same census entry only yesterday but I am awaiting Thomas's birth certificate to confirm his mother's name.

I found an 1841 entry for a William Beach, age 25. The census page gives the location as 'A detached part named Cefnymaes in the township of Blodwel, in the Parish of Llanyblodwel'. It's located only 6 miles from Oswestry but in the opposite direction to his later locations.

1851 has a William Beech at Cabin House Farm, Middleton, age 36

1861 has him in Ruabon, age 45, as a lodger

1871 he is in West Felton, age 57 living with his mother

1881 has a William Beach, age 67 living at School House, Ford (Atcham) and a wife Martha

1883 Q1 has the death of a William Beach in Atcham.

That all appears to point to the same person.

When I receive the birth certificate I will confirm whether that also appears to be the marriage for William. Pontfadog is less than 8 miles from Oswestry, going over the hills.

The question then is what happened between the marriage in Dec 1855, registered in Wrexham, the birth of Thomas in Dec 1856, registered in Oswestry and 1861 when Thomas is living with his grandparents and William is a lodger in Ruabon.

Regards

Dave

Thanks yet again for clearing things up. Living in Spain I don't have a map of Great Britain any more and Google Maps only gave me Wooton near Bridgenorth, hence my reference to being so far from West Felton. Clearly, they were not that far away!

Although William was baptised in Ellesmere in 1813 all his siblings were baptised in West Felton, starting in 1814 so I assume William would have spent his younger years in West Felton with his parents.
The William Beech in 1841 in Drayton Parva looks less likely to be him but the William Beech in 1851 working as a servant (ag. labourer) at Cabin House Farm, Middleton is not that far from West Felton.

William's son Thomas was born in Quinton, Oswestry in 1856 and in 1861 was living with his grandparents Thomas and Elizabeth in West Felton. Perhaps William didn't have a wife. I'll just keep looking.

Dave

Many thanks claire.t and crisane, that certainly seems to be him.
1841 census, William Beech (25) and Elizabeth Beech (25) could be him in Drayton Parva.
1851 census, where is wife? His son Thomas is not born until 1856.
I'm also interested in any siblings. From the dates you provided William is likely to be the oldest

I believe it is her, hence my reference to not having found a Thomas Jones yet. Until Andycand responded I didn't have the name Thomas Jones to look for.
This 1871 census, plus 1891 and 1901 showed she never having moved home more than 3-400 yards. Yorke Street (1871) leads away from Wrexham town centre, into Mount Street (1901) and Mount Pleasant (1891) was just beyond the far end of Mount street and were demolished between 1891 and 1895 to make way for the Wrexham - Ellesmere railway line.

Dave