Author Topic: 1851 or 61 census - Mary Booth - COMPLETED WITH GRATEFUL THANKS TO PELS & MO (Read 5191 times)

mosiefish · « **Reply #9 on:** Thursday 26 April 12 21:30 BST (UK) »

Hi,

Looking at the 1861 census John Booth was born Huby

and Rachel born Owlstone - I am directionally challenged on this one

Mo

Pels. · « **Reply #10 on:** Thursday 26 April 12 21:34 BST (UK) »

What about this Mo :

The 1851 census image gives her birth place as Oulston.

HO107/2353, Folio 12, Page 16

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Coxwold/index.html

Pels.

mosiefish · « **Reply #11 on:** Thursday 26 April 12 21:45 BST (UK) »

I would say it is definitely the right one and in the right place too

Mo

Pels. · « **Reply #12 on:** Thursday 26 April 12 22:18 BST (UK) »

Here's Rachel and the person Mary Thompson claimed to be her father in 1861 :

1861 census
RG9/3203, Folio 62, Page 5

Yorkshire, Shipton
Railway Cottages

John Booth, h, mar 34, Plate Layer, b. Huby
Rachel, wife, 33, b. Owlstone
Thompson, son, 7
Hannah, dau, 4
Sarah Ann, dau, 2
Fanny, dau, 4 mths

All children born in Shipton.

Just to top it off - they have a son by the name of Thompson Booth !

Pels.

Zephyr · « **Reply #13 on:** Friday 27 April 12 14:21 BST (UK) »

Hello Pels and Mo

Thank you both so much for all your time and effort on this one. I have read through all your replies but will need to do so again to try and get it all straight in my mind.

At first reading, it looks like Mary is a Thompson after all. Her mother = Rachel Thompson who married a John Booth. Because of the long delay between Mary being born (1846) and Rachel marrying (1853), I doubt if John is Mary's biological father. He probably just stood in as her father on her wedding day.

I now don't need to keep looking for a Mary Booth!

With grateful thanks to you both for all your help.

Best wishes.

Zephyr

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