Wintby....is there such a place?

[gmf2gmf]

Hello
I am new to this board, and to genealogy as well.

Using the 1901 Census data, I have managed to trace my great-grandmother, Mary A Foster, born in (about) 1848, in Wintby, Yorks.

Is there such a place?  Could it be a typo, and be Whitby instead?
If it is Wintby, where do I go to find parish records?
Foster is her married name...how would I go about finding her maiden name?

Sorry if these are dumb questions!
Thanks in advance for your help.

[Ticker]

Hi gmf

I am not aware of a place called Wintby.  I imagine it refers to Whitby.  In fact I initially misread your posting as "Whitby....is there such a place?" which shows it must look similar (or maybe its just me!  )

Best wishes

Ticker

[gmf2gmf]

Hi Ticker
Many thanks for your response.
I googled the name Wintby and only found one URL:
http://www.citimall.com/train/preservation_and_hobbies/north_yorkshire_railway.htm

There is mention of Wintby and Whitby in the same sentence:
*At Grosmont the line connects with the mainline from Wintby to Middlesborough. The locomotive shed is also at Grosmont, where a splendid signal box was built in 1996 using original bricks from a similar 19th-century signal box at nearby Whitby.*

I have emailed the North Yorkshire Moors railway website to seek clarification – this could be a typo, but maybe Wintby died out, or was swallowed up by another village?

If Wintby did exist, how would I locate old parish records?

Thanks
Gaynor

[shazzi_b]

Gaynor

have you tried looking her up on the 1881 census to see if it has a place of birth?  It may connfirm wintby (or not!)

Just an idea!

sharon

[Ticker]

Hi Gaynor

I'm pretty sure the article on the railway is referring to Whitby.

I agree with Sharon about the 1881 reference.  Was she married to Miles Foster?  If so I've found her in 1881 and she was born in Whitby.

Best wishes

Ticker

[gmf2gmf]

Hi Sharon and Ticker
Thanks so much, found Mary Ann as you suggested, in the 1881 Census, and yes, born in Whitby.

<this is starting to dominate my life!!!>

thanks for all your help
Gaynor

[Ticker]

<this is starting to dominate my life!!!>

Join the club Gaynor! 

Glad we could help

Best wishes

Ticker