Ger[r]ard Makinson birth? Solved maybe?

[kooky]

In the 1871 census he was 27, est. birth 1844 , born Compstall, Cheshire.
Gerrard married Hannah Clulo Dec. 1972 Manchester, an accountant on marriage cert.
On the birth cert for William, first son, in 1875 he was a book keeper.
In the 1881 census he was 36 born Compstall, Cheshire, unemployed Commercial Traveller.
On the marriage certs of his 8 children [so far, he had 9] he was variously described as clerk, book keeper and accountant.
He died aged 44 in April 1890, a chain maker's clerk.

I can't find his birth! Can anyone help or suggest a way forward.
I have checked Free BMD and looked through Find My Past. There does not seem to be a birth entry in Ancestry.
I have just found a JERARD Makinson b. Stockport 1844. Compstall is in the district list.

[jvy20]

Hi,

Lancashire BMD have a Gerrard Makinson both 1841 registered at Hindley.

Regards

John

[kooky]

Thanks John, not he! Definitely born in Cheshire.

[mshrmh]

Hi kooky, I've just checked CheshireBMD
http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk
and the Jerard Makinson you've found is listed as registered in the Marple sub-district of Stockport; (Compstall being part of Marple)- I reckon you've found him - well done!

[kooky]

Thanks! Now I cant find him in the 1851 census!
Kooky

[peterbennett]

Hi Kooky

            Have had a look for you in the 1851 census but like you cannot find him, but did find him in 1861, and I think his brother in 1851.

1861 RG9-2916-F11  46 Upper George Street Greengate Salford

Esther Thornby head widow 67 housekeeper Creswell Lancs
Mary Smith boarder widow 67 Pendleton Lancs
Thomas Reed lodger numarr 21 stoker Salford
William Makinson lodger 21 colour mixer (paint) Macclesfield Cheshire
Jerard Makinson lodger unmarr 17 clerk at copper works Stockport.

1851 HO107-2200-F 255  Toll Gate Castle Hill Hindley Lancashire

Eleanor Makinson head widow 65 tollgate keeper Anderton Lancs
William Makinson nephew 13 cotton factory worker Macclesfield
John Molyneux lodger unmarr 45 farm labourer Hindley Lancs.

will keep trying to find Jerrard 1851

peterbennett

[kooky]

Thank you. I have been in contact with Stockport Reg. office and will send for Jerard's [sic]  birth cert. today.

[mshrmh]

kooky - hope you get the certificate OK.
I haven't got access to the census, but 1851 is the year that parts are missing for Manchester due to "water damage", so this could be why you can't find them (I have same thing with some of my OH's lot).  There's a listing on Ancestry of areas missing at
http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8860&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0
Manchester & Lancashire FHS have transcribed this and it is now on FamilyHistoryOnline (pay to view) and on CD
http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/
It could be worth trying a specific "unfilmed" request in case anyone has the CD.

[allibaker]

this one urs?
living in stockport cheshire in 1851-
castle street 88
gerard makinson 44yrs innkeeper born lancashire
margaret 45yrs wife born lancashire
william 21yrs unmarried son
mary 18yrs unmarried daughter
gerard 11yrs son
james 9yrs son
alfred 6yrs son born cheshire
margaret 5yrs daughter born cheshire
SOURCE INFO-H0107-2156
FOLIO-8
PAGE-9
regards
alli