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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Smith family from Buxton, Derbyshire could someone date this photo please?
« on: Saturday 02 January 21 22:40 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, lovely people on Roots Chat. The attached photo is an unknown relative of my wife's, a member of the Smith family from Buxton, Derbyshire, England. An approximate date might help us to pin down the identity of the sitter. The image is on metal. Hope you can help. Many Thanks. Steve.


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Travelling People / "Travellers with wild beasts" 1851 Census occupation
« on: Wednesday 12 August 20 15:15 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
in a separate topic in the General Forum, several lovely people are helping me to locate some of my wife's ancestors. We think we have found them in 1851:

Head Mary Ridings Inn Keeper

Manchester Road, Hyde, Stockport, Cheshire
Thomas   Haughton   Lodger 37 Musician   Leicestershire Blabe
Mary   Haughton   Lodger   Mar 35 Traveller With Wild Beasts   Leicestershire
Alfred   Haughton   Lodger Leicestershire
Eliza   Haughton   Lodger   5mths Leicestershire

HO107 Piece number   2154 Folio   303 Page   20

I assume that this means they were with a traveling circus, and possibly Thomas was a musician in the band, however, one should never assume...

Could someone let me know if they were circus people or is there another possibility?

Thanks

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England / Help please! Ancestor who doesn't seem to have been born!
« on: Saturday 08 August 20 22:36 BST (UK)  »
I have four sources that are consistent with the birth of Alfred Horton in Leicester/Leicestershire in 1842: 2 censuses, his death certificate and burial, and the announcement of his second marriage. However there is no registration or baptism that I can find in that name or similar in the county from 1841-43. Alfred was a musician ("Professor of Music"). I have found him in the 1861 census (Northumberland), 1871 census (Torquay), but not in 1851. He was married twice, to Mary Jane Doutch in 1868 in Torquay, and to Frances Hannah Smith in 1871 in Buxton. He died in Liverpool of TB in 1876, and is buried in Anfield Cemetery. His father was Thomas Horton, also a Professor of Music. I have found lots of other trivial stuff about him, but I can't find his birth, so can't take the line further. Am I missing something obvious? Is it possible he was born in Leicester but registered elsewhere? His father was a musician, so possibly itinerant like Alfred seems to have been. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks

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