Completed Henry "Hent" WALKER b1848

[lizdb]

He must have been around, because here they all are in 1901:

RG13 4208 55 39

37 Woodcock Park Mount, Wortley
Henry 43 Railway Engine Brick setter bn Wortley
Mary Hannah 43   bn Wibsey
Joseph 22 Railway Engine stoker
john William 17 Railway engine cleaner
Arthur 14 Railway engine cleaner
Alfred 11
Samuel 8
Alice Ann 5
Nellie Whittaker niece 13

[Laurina]

1881 Census - RG11; Piece: 4503; Folio: 51; Page: 39

Henry Walker, 22,  Head, Wortley - Coal Miner
Mary H. Walker 23  Wife, Wibsey, Yorkshire
Joseph Walker 2, Son, Wortley
Emily Walker, 4mns, Daug, Wortley

The birth date of 1849 can't be correct she was born around 1858 according to this census.

Laurina

  

[suzard]

rhere was also Horace Whittaker nephew 3 with them n 1901

Suz

[lizdb]

So there was !

Apologies 

[Walks]

(that's impressive) - many many thanks to all.
I was just about to bleat "can't find 'em in the 1881 census" but your replies beat me to it.
.. didn't know anything about niece Nellie.
Fantastic

[Laurina]

1871 Census  - RG10; Piece: 4530; Folio: 51; Page: 35

Mary A Walker 43 - Grocer
Thomas C Walker 19 - Clay Miner
Ann Walker 18  - Woollen Cloth Weaver
Hannah Walker 15  - Woollen Cloth Weaver
Henry Walker 12  - Clay Miner
William Walker 7 - Scholar

All born Wortley -  Mary is married but no sign of her husband

[Laurina]

1861 Census - RG9; Piece: 3349; Folio: 52; Page: 38 Address - Low Wortley

John Walker 37 Head - Armley; Leeds, Yorkshire - Woollen Weaver and Grocer
Mary Walker 33  - Wortley; Leeds, Yorkshire - Attending Shop
Elizabeth Walker 13  - Wortley; Leeds, Yorkshire
John W Walker 11 - Wortley; Leeds, Yorkshire - Hewer or assistant miner
Thomas D Walker 9 - Wortley; Leeds, Yorkshire
Ann Walker 8 - Wortley; Leeds, Yorkshire
Hannah Walker 5 - Wortley; Leeds, Yorkshire - Scholar
Henry Walker 2  - Wortley; Leeds, Yorkshire - Scholar

Laurina
 
 

[Walks]

L, L & S - you've answered ALL starting questions - its clear I need to ammend what few bits of info I thought I had.
Henry "Hent" Walker, b1858/9 - Clay Miner to Railway Engine Brick Setter.
Mary Hannah Holdsworth, b1856/7/8

Was the census taken o the same date (month) each 10years? That would still not account for a three-year spread of birth dates for Mary Hannah Holdsworth - maybe just an honest mistake(?)

Does anyone know if "Hent" is a common local abbrev of Henry - I have only ever heard it applied to HW.

Again, sincere thanks.
Walks

[Laurina]

Hi Walks

The census is taken at a similar time every ten years... here are the dates -

1841 6th June
1851 30th March
1861 7th April
1871 2nd April
1881 3rd April
1891 5th April
1901 31st March
1911 2nd April  Not yet released
1921 19th June  Not yet released
1931 26th April  Destroyed by fire in WWII
1939 29th Sept For issue of ID cards - except service personnel. 
1941 -- No census due to WWII 
1951 8th April  Not yet released
1961 23rd April  Not yet released
1971 25th April  Not yet released
1981 5th April  Not yet released
1991 21st April  Not yet released
2001 29th April  Not yet released

Hope that helps.

It's quite common for people's ages to vary by a couple of years in most census. Ages on the 1841 census can appear confusing unless you know that ages up to fifteen are listed exactly but ages over fifteen were rounded down to the nearest five years. If you’re not aware of this fact trying to trace birth certificates can become unnecessarily difficult.

I've not heard of 'Hent' as an abbreviation for Henry before.

If you ordered this marriage certificate you would get Mary's age at marriage - I do have a female relative who lied and took ten years off her age as she was marrying a much younger man! You'll also probably get both fathers names and occupations too which would help you find Mary with her family in an earlier census.

Henry Walker 4Q 1876  Bramley (1863-1925) Yorkshire - West Riding  Vol: 9b  Page: 554

Mary Hannah Holdsworth 4Q 1876  Bramley (1863-1925) Yorkshire - West Riding  Vol: 9b  Page: 554

Laurina