A puzzle-Thompson/Reay in Wigton

[crisane]

Joseph's birth place and date in
1891 age 57/1834 Bowness Cumberland
1901 age 62 born 1839 NK Cumberland
1911 Joseph 72/1839 Bowness

Could this be his baptism?
Joseph Reay 
Baptism 3 Feb 1839 
at Bowness on Solway Cumberland 
Father George Reay 
Mother Margaret

If it is then he was with his mother in 1871. Margaret and Robert are names Mary Thompson gave to her chldren
RG10/5049/96/40
Croudace Street Heworth Durham
Margaret Reay 70 Bolton Cumberland
Joseph Reay 32 farm servant Bowness
Robert Reay 29 farm servant Bowness
Joseph Reay 23 farm servant Bowness
 
 
   


 

[crisane]

And of course George was a family name also
1861 RG 9/3926/77/21
Port Carlisle Bowness
George Reay 59 farm lab Smthstead
Margaret Reay 60 Bothal?
Joseph Reay 22 Bowness
George Reay 2 g/son Outerby Cumberland
 
 
 

[Geoff-E]

note: Blennerhasset is 100+ mles from Wigton

I can't let that go unchallenged

Here's a map http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=320180&Y=544900&A=Y&Z=126

[crisane]

note: Blennerhasset is 100+ mles from Wigton

I can't let that go unchallenged

Here's a map http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=320180&Y=544900&A=Y&Z=126

Hi Geoff-E
My computer doesn't want to download the link at any more than a snail's pace. I gather google took me th long route. How many miles is it?

[Geoff-E]

I gather google took me the long route. How many miles is it?

About 8 miles http://tinyurl.com/cwhxg2z

It's much further travelling from Wigtown of course http://tinyurl.com/bvhl8tc

[crisane]

I gather google took me the long route. How many miles is it?

About 8 miles http://tinyurl.com/cwhxg2z

It's much further travelling from Wigtown of course http://tinyurl.com/bvhl8tc

Oh I could have put in Wigtown but who can remember what I did this mornng!

Glad to know it is so close, it strengthens our case.

[Cazza47]

Thank you for all your work, what a complicated family they are, and sad aswell with Mary being in a workhouse for two census's.
I think Joseph's parents are George Reay and Margaret Snowden.
Carol

[crisane]

f you want to try and get a record of their stay n the workhouse this link has contact info as well as some photos of the buldings.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Wigton/

[Cazza47]

Thank you for that
Carol