Hi all,
I could do with some advice.
I have manged to find my Great Grandfather (Arthur) on the following census record for 1901:
67 High St
parish of Skinningrove
Ecc parish Brotton St mary
Richard Slomon head 48 Ironstone miner N.K. Cornwall
etc...
Arthur son 7 Schoolboy Normanby ditto
This would give Arthur's Father as Richard Solomon from Cornwall born circa 1853. Going back into the Birth records there is a Richard Solomon:
March 1883:
Solomon Richard Truro 5c 186
and also
December 1854:
Solomon Richard St Columb 5c 107
I know that he was married to Amelia A from the 1891 and 1901 Census, in both cases Fred, Amelia and Family were in Brotton.
Looking at older Census records there appears to be a Richard Solomon on the 1871 Census and 1881 Census in Cornwall on Vessels, Royal Navy, England. His birthdate appears on both records to be around 1853, and I have managed to get the Navy service records from the National Archives that give the Richard Solomon birthdate as the 9th October 1853.
On the Service history however it has his birthdate as Padstow, Cornwall however both of the birth registers are not this place; Truro and St Columb. St Columb is closer but could it have taken a year to record the birth?
Census : 1871 Richard Solomon is recorded as single.
Marriage : 1874 September Richard marries Amelia A (which concurs with later census records)
(marriage - Vol 5c page 163)
Census : 1881 Richard Solomon is married.
I guess there are two questions here:
1) Is the Richard Solomon likely to be the same Richard Solomon who lives in Brotton in 1891 & 1901? From the service history his service would have ended during October 1881 which would tie in which would correspond to the dates, also the Census records seem to have him marrying between the ten year gap of the two census dates - 1871 and 1881 - with him actually marrying on the separate records around 1874 to his wife Amelia who appears on his 1891 and 1901 records as his wife.
2) Which Richard Solomon is likely to be the correct registration? I guess it is Richard Solomon registered in St Columb in Dec 1854
1891 Census has his birth registration as St Austell, Cornwall, England about 1853.
1901 Census has his birth registration as N.K. Cornwall (where is this?!)
(both are the same family + wife)
I feel like I'm on a bit of a wild goose hunt and could be jumping to conclusions...
Any help much appreciated!
James
