Donald Gregory 1911 Census - Where?

[Rockford]

Hi,

My 2 x Great Grandfather, Donald Gregory, was born in Islington, Middlesex in 1860.  I have him in the 1861, 1871, 1881 (possibly?), 1891 and 1901 censuses, but I have not been able to find him in 1911 on Ancestry, no matter what search terms I use.

The family moved from Middlesex to Potterspury via Birmingham.  However, Donald struck out on his own sometime in the late 1890s and in 1901 he is in South Wales, a widower, living with my great grandfather on Merthyr Road, Pontypridd.  He died at Ty Bryn workhouse, Tredegar in 1919.

I have tried various combinations of names, initials and birthplaces (including Scotland - as his father was born there and the possible sighting of him in the Royal Marines on the 1881 census has Scotland as the birthplace), but have had no luck.

As I now feel I am going round in circles, any help from fresh eyes would be appreciated!

Thanks

Rockford

[PaulineJ]

where is great-grandad in 1911?

maybe aged 50, he was on the night shift & got missed.

[emmsthheight]

Hi

Do you know what his occupation was?  There's a Donald McGregor but he's moved in Wales with a different birth place unless they just knew the place where he lived last.

He's a plate layer. in a lodging house in Llanelli. Not sure if this  code's right

RG 14 328

Emms

[PaulineJ]

Or who is the 53-y-old one in   Pottersbury?

[Rockford]

Hi

I thought that folk on the nightshift would still be counted, altough I'm not sure what the census rules were then.

I've seen Donald McGregor in Llanelli and thought he might be a possible, but aside from the birthplace, there is also a scored out 24 in the years married column.  My Donald was only married for a very shortly time as his wife died in 1892 roughly two years into their marriage.  He hadn't remarried by 1901.

In 1901 and at his death in 1919, he was described as a collier.  He had worked as a sawyer before that, back in Potterspury.

Thanks

Rockford

[Rockford]

Hi Paulinej,

The one in Potterspury is a local farmer who, by coincidence, has the same name and approximate year of birth.  No relation I'm afraid, but he has confused me before! 

Thanks

Rockford

[Rockford]

Although now I can't find him to check.....

[emmsthheight]

Thanks for the feedback.

best wishes

Emms 

[lyn22]

I cant see him on the 1901 Census is it the one that has a son Roland that is ten the other people in the house dont have the last name of Gregory . Take Care Lynette