Hi Mable,
Yes that is my George from the 1841 census, I also have him on the 1851 census result too thanks to a kind person using RootsChat. My sister also got me the wedding certificate of his daughter Eliza who is my great great grandma so I know for sure that he is the son of Richard and possibly Ann Caunts of Nottingham who married in Whatton in 1802. My problem now is finding said Richard. From the looks of things Richard and Ann moved around a little bit in Nottingham, never very far away from the city. They must have been Lacemakers. I know that George was involved in the process of making Lace as a Gasser and his wife Sarah described herself as a Lace Maker so presume that his dad did the same. So it would make sense that he came from the Nottingham area but the only Richard's I can find of the right age are from Manchester and /or Nantwich. I know the IGI is not all inclusive and cannot be relied on so how do I discover my Richard?
Another thing I found today is the Blagg's seemingly come from the "Forest" of Macclesfield and were Yeomen in the middleages. They are very prolific and are all over the States, Canada etc so there must be someone somewhere who knows more.
Just a bit frustrated. These are the births I found who may be Georges siblings, actually only one addition another Elizabeth in 1810 in Halam and I didn't have William - whose birth would makes sense.
Okay thanks for your input. Are you a Blagg?? I ask because you have a Blagg name one that puzzles me - there was a Mable Blagg who married in 1841 in Bolton Lancashire - she is the only Blagg in Bolton I can't account for. My Blaggs arrived there just before 1850.
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