1851 census

[Myfi!]

Help please!

looking for William LANE born West Lavington Wilts in 1841
(He doesn't appear on the 1851 for West Lavington)

Mothers name Eliza/Elizabeth LANE , father's name unknown

regards
Myfi

[AngelaR]

Hi Myfi!

The only one I can find is in a rather odd household..... you don't suppose Eliza married a John Shadwell, do you? Anyway, here he is

Address - Great Cheverell, Wiltshire
Ref - HO107/1839 Folio 358 Page 8

John Shadwell - Head - Mar - 40 - Labourer - Wilts, Filldean (?)
Elizabeth Shadwell - Wife - Mar - 37 - Wilts, West Lavington
Levi Shadwell - Son - - 5 - - Wilts, Great Cheverell
Richard Shadwell - Son - 3 - - Wilts, Great Cheverell
Edward Shadwell - Son - 4 months - - Wilts, Great Cheverell
William Lane - Lodger - 10 - - Wilts, West Lavington
Jane Lane - Lodger - Unmar - 77 - Parish Relief - Wilts, Easterton

Hope this helps

Angela 

[supersan]

looks like Eliza may have re-married!
1851 census
great cheverall, wiltshire
john shadwell head mar 40 labourer b.lieldean, wilts.
Elizabeth wife 37 b. west lavington, wilts
Levi son 5 b. great cheverall, wilts
Richard son 3 b. great cheverall, wilts
Edward son 4 months b. great cheverall, wilts
William lane lodger 10 b. west lavington, wilts
Jane lane lodger unm 77 parish relief b. easterton, wilts
HO107/1839 folio 358 page 8
supersan

[Myfi!]

Thank you so much Angela and Supersan

Found at last!

Don't think Elizabeth remarried.....I found an entry for William's baptism on the LDS site and it just gave his mothers name Eliza LANE.  There was an Elizabeth LANE bapt. West Lavington in 1812 so it is possible this is she.

Can't find a registration for his birth on either free BMD or Ancestry............ so would it be worth applying for a Birth Certificate giving just the year and Mothers name?



thank you again

Myfi

[AngelaR]

Hello Myfi!

I was just having another look round for your William and his mum and found the link with the 1851 census 

The IGI has an entry for the marriage of Elizabeth Lane and John Shadwell at Great Cheverell on 8th April 1844. So it looks like William was illegitimate but Elizabeth subsequently remarried.... What's puzzling is that there's no record of a GRO reference on the BMD indexes, so any certificate for that would have to be ordered on the basis of the marriage date. It should give Eliza(beth)'s father's name though!

As far as asking for William's birth certificate on the basis of the year and mother's name - I think it's probably not really worth while as he may well not have been registered at that early date and anyway the certificate wouldn't tell you any more than the christening record does 

Hope this helps a bit

Best wishes

Angela

[Myfi!]

Hi Angela

Thank you so much for your observations 

Will definately take your advice re sending for Eliza(beth)'s marriage cert. (never thought of that! doh)


Yesterday I received William's Marriage cert...guess what?surprise, surprise! Father's name BLANK...although his (fathers) occupation was Labourer 


thanks again

Myfi

[Myfi!]

couple of snippets on this family

Eliza(beth) Shadwell died Devizes Work House 1878
John Shadwell died Devizes Work House 1890
Jane Lane (Eliza's mum?) died Devizes Work House 1871

Extract from the Salisbury and Winchester Journal Monday, 1st Aug 1825

"Committed to the House of Correction, Devizes:- JANE LANE of West Lavington and Jane Holloway of Worton, six months each, for being LEWD Women"

Not proved whether it's my Jane....but ......!!


Myfi

[AngelaR]

Hi Myfi

What a colourful family 

The Devizes house of correction must have been quite a busy place - my great great grandfather Uzziah Zealy(Sealey) was there in 1817 for "having feloniously stolen, taken, and carried away one hempen sack, and four bushels of unwinnowed wheat". He got 12 months hard labour.

Times were very difficult for the rural poor then....

Angela

[Myfi!]

 

received reply from the GRO today.......no record of Eliza/Elizabeth LANE marrying John SHADWELL during the years 1843 and 1845 inclusive.....



Myfi