Help Needed With Location

[Flouncylicious]

Thank you very much Pauline. And yes I see what you mean about the speed of references now that I have figured out how they work  Thank you for your patience 

I think I will have to try some more misspellings of Sibbons and see what I can come up with.

[Mary B]

Tidal Basin was slap up against Custom House and was divided by just one
or two streets, then in the County Borough of West Ham, now Newham.

Also noted you are researching a Sheldrake Family, there were a number of
Sheldrake's in Old Canning Town until WW2 then in Canning Town after WW2 ended.

Mary-B

[Flouncylicious]

Many thanks Mary  it's nice to get a definite location. I shall just have to keep looking for clues to the birth and childhood of the elusive Mr William Sibbons.

Also thank you to Yorkslass. I've actually found some photos of the street where William was living with his wife and children when he joined the army 

[sibbons888]

Pauline I have to confess I've never used refs from the census before so I'm just taking a guess at how its done.

1901 census William Sibbons born 1885 Canning Town - Ref RG13/1582 (though the 1 in 1582 appears to have been tampered with).

If this is not what you meant apologies but I'm a bit of a reference novice.

Many thanks once again.

Sorry edit I've just found that is should read RG13/1582 and that the Folio is 141 and Page is 2.

Hi there, my name is Darell Sibbons, and my grandfathers brother was william sibbons born on 02-07-1897 in canning town.

[Flouncylicious]

Hi Darell,

Thanks for your reply. You have a private message