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Hi,
My gt grandfather William Gabb (b.1851 in Gloucs.) seems to have been sent to prison several times starting in 1887, again in 1890, and 1899. He is missing from the 1901, and also the 1911. Where is the best place to find these records.

Bob

Hi Rootschatters,

My newly found 3rd cousin who lives in the Hartlepool area, and who was able to get lots of family history from her local family, has had trouble in finding a birth for her Gt Grandfather Edward Davison, the brother of my Gt Grandfather John Thomas Davison.

Edward was allegedly born in 1850 had a sister Anne born in Feb 9th 1851 at Shincliffe, (we have the birth cert) to William Davison and Elizabeth Davison formerly Scott. The were both christened (according to the LDS) on April 20th 1851. However we have not been able to find a convincing birth for Edward. On the 1881 census (miss read as Davinson) he gives Ledgate as his birthplace, and in 1901 he gives Consett. In 1911, by now in the workhouse he gives Ledgate again.

I got it totally wrong, but my cousin having family evidence has purchased birth certs for Edward born 28/10/1850 in West Auckland, and Edward born 15/5/1850 in Mordon (my choice), but both of these have the wrong parents.

Would anyone have a clue as to what has happened here, because I'm stumped, and can think of no legal means by which my gt gt grandparent acquired 2 children apparently born less than 9 months apart.

Bob

Hi,

My Gt Gt Grandfather was born in 1824 in Slaley, married in 1849 (aged 24) in Newcastle on Tyne.

I can't find him in the 1841 census anywhere when he would have been 16-17.

By this time his family had moved to Stanhope in Weardale:-

1841 Census

Weardale, Stanhope
HO 107 308/15 Folio 10 Pg 14
Brandon Walls
Edward Davison, 50, Smelter, N
Elizabeth Davison, 50
Edward Davison, 14, N
Mary Davison, 12, N

Can anyone find him as I've tried Durham & Northumberland with as many variations as are available.

Bob.

Hi,

I'm interested in knowing more about the family of Sidney Trelfa (a friends grandfather) who was born about 1890.

He is in the the 1901 with several other Trelfa's, John (41), Francis (38), one of whom is Sidney's father, and George (64) his grandfather, and several brothers or cousin's, Charles (, & Albert (14).

None of the Trelfa's can be found in the 1891, but are there in the 1881, not in the 1871, but in the 1861, not in the 1851, but in the 1841 as Treffen.

I've tried various spellings, & just tre* to no avail.

Bob.

Hi,

I'm trying to find the family of William Haynes born in Denton, Lincs in the 2nd Qtr of 1841, therefore making him 10 approx in 1851.

Can anyone help please.

Bob.