1841 census Look up request please

[gladys1]

Would some kind person do me a look up for a William Spring aged about 19 born Westoning please.   Much Appreciated. Thank you. gladys1

[bedfordshire boy]

HO107/005 Folio 8B

"Village" Westoning
Samuel Spring 59 grocer
Abigail Spring 35
William Spring 15 J (=journeyman?) tailor
Ebenezer Spring 10
Joseph Spring 10
Naomi Spring 5
All born in Bedfordshire

The instruction in 1841 was that ages over 15 should be rounded down to the nearest 5 below, so 15 could be in the range 15-19. But the enumerator often forgot and put an actaul age down eg Samuel 59!

I couldn't see any other Springs in the village.

It looks to me as though you've established the link between William and Samuel/Abigail, as the age is in the right range and his occupation is spot on - a journeyman tailor would have served his apprenticeship so I would have thought he was older than 15.   19 seems more likely.

Regards

David

[gladys1]

Hi David your a real gooden thanks a million now i have the Spring/Stanley connection, yippee.   I got your other message with the original census.    Now i know who Williams father was.  Much Appreciated. gladys1