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John wasn't deaf was he,

John Davenport, age 11,born Collyhurst Lancashire
inmate at the Manchester school for the deaf and dumb ,

1881 census,
RG11/3889/105/3

Thanks Radcliff, no thats not him. I have looked at this John in the past, I think the one in the deaf school is John Willie Davenport.  My John did go to school as it says so in his admittance for the Navy. Strange that there is no birth record for him but I suppose if his mother was a proffessional beggar she wouldnt have bothered.
I was wondering what a proffessional beggar was. Wonder if it meant she begged on street corners or did she sell something.

I have researched my Gr Grandad backwards and hit a brick wall.
His name was John WOOD.
He died on 3rd December 1922 in Manchester
In 1916 he married Ada Milner in Manchester ( His fathers name John Wood deceased)
In 1901 census he is living at 53 Poland St Ancoats Manchester with his first wife Mary.
In 1897 he married Mary Jane Clarke and gives his address as On board HMS Salmon. (fathers name John Wood a moulder)
A researcher got me his naval record. His service number is 139131. It gives his place of birth as Manchester and his date of birth as 3rd October 1870.
I got his entry from the Portishead Nautical School admissions register.
It states he was John WOOD (alias Davonport) admitted on an order of detention by the magistrates at Manchester on a charge of "wandering" He was sent to the Royal Navy on 4th Feb 1884 when he was 14 and he stayed in the Navy until 1900.


It gives his mothers name as Jane Davonport or Davenport a professional beggar who lodged on Angel Street Manchester and that is where I have been stuck for years at a brick wall.
I have scoured the census before 1901 and no trace of him or her.
I have sent for every birth cert for John Wood or Davonport or Davenport born Manchester round about October and none were born 3rd October 1870.
I cant find any trace of a Jane Davonport with a son John Wood in any records.

So I don't know who he was or who his father John Wood the Iron Moulder was.
On his sons (my grandads) marriage certificate it gives his name as John Charles Wood deceased.
I am well and truly stuck with this - I thought about trying to find records in the Ragged School (Sharp Street) to see if he appears there.
Can anyone think of anything else I might try?


Moderator comment - merged to avoid duplication

Thanks jennyhenry

I doubt whether we'll ever find the adoptive family of Patrick Joseph GEARY, who became known officially as Joseph DAVENPORT. We'll just have to be thankful that they did take him in.

We  cannot find anyone called John DAVENPORT who was a painter and might have been his adoptive father.

Thanks,

My John did!! see above:)

paw

I lived on Windmill Lane from 1962 til about 1980. There was a Mrs Bowers who lived there. My mum knew her. I will find out more tomorrow.