Advice for a beginner

[Wilson87]

Thank you that is great news, I am going to try and look this information up now and put it in my tree.
I did not realise a Carpenter could also be a Shipwright so that has also made things clearer.

The fact I just looked this census record up from a witness on the marriage certificate, do you think this is probably my William Towns even though the date of birth is a couple of years out? Marriage cert says born 1893 and census born 1890.

[gortonboy]

the 1891/1901/1911 all give different years of birth,,,,i think this is probably the correct birth reference

William Towns Sep qtr 1888 Tynemouth 10b 214
 

[heywood]

It all looks very promising. You could compare his occupation in 1911 and on marriage but everything seems to fit very well.

good luck
heywood  

[Tati]

Shipwrights were often described as carpenters  

Confirmed by the 1881 census (and 1871 if I'm looking at the right entry), where John is a ship carpenter