The Sainthouses of County Durham, Sheffield and Yorkshire

[anglosaxton56]

Hi Everybody,
I am researching a family for a friend. Her surname is Sainthouse. Her father was Robson Dixon Sainthouse1918-1999 his father was George Kendal Sainthouse 1894-1937, his father was Paul Sainthouse 1859-1905 and his father was William Sainthouse 1826 born in Sheffield. It gets confusing now as others are saying his dad was William Senthouse 1788 married to Jane Coldwell. There is a John Sainthouse c1740 from Fishlake he must fit in there somewhere. I hope you can help Marie.
Cheers
Nigel Payne

[Ruskie]

Do you have any of these people in any census?

Just as a starting point, I searched for Paul Sainthouse in the 1861 census (you would expect him to appear with his parents if he was born in 1859), however I had no results.

There appears to only be one Sainthouse family in the 1861 (which has been transcribed as Saintham and has been corrected to Sainthouse).

I will have a look for other names you have mentioned.

[Ruskie]

No Sainthouses in 1851, but a couple of Sant/Senthouses. Rare name it seems. 

[anglosaxton56]

Hi,
Thanks for your help. I only found 2 families with that surname. The other being in London. I too could not find Paul Sainthouse in any censuses as a child. He first appears as an adult married with children. The suname Senthouse seems to be another family as there are lots of them.
Cheers
Nigel

[Ruskie]

It is possible that the surnames are interchangeable or perhaps had the same origins and eventually developed into variants.

Can I ask where you found the information about this family? Do you have any of the Sainthouses on any census? Do you have birth, death and marriage certificates for any or all of them?

[anglosaxton56]

I have the 1891 census for Paul Sainthous(Sainthouse) living in Easington Lane, Hetton-le-hole, Durham with his wife Aney and the 1901 census which has them living in Lamesly Durham with their children which includes George aged 6 who is George Kendal Sainthouse 1894-1937. This was information given to me by the family.

[Ruskie]

I found Paul Sainthouse and family in the 1901 census.

If you are certain he is one of yours buying his birth certificate will tell you both parent's names.

If you are unsure which William Sainthouse is his father, depending on the age of William's wife, I would guess that a 33 year old (ie the one born 1826) is more likely than a 71 year old (ie the one born 1788) to father a child born in 1859. But ... stranger things have happened.

[Ruskie]

I have Paul Sainthouse aged 43, occupation Coal Hewer, with wife Mary and children and other family members living in Chester Le Street.

[anglosaxton56]

Pauls wife is Mary Ann Dodds. She is in the 1891 cenus as Aney, the 1901 census as Mary and when they married in 1879 she is called Ann!!!. I have attached other info I get from various sources:

William Sainthouse 1826-1895
Ann Sainthouse nee Kendall 1822-1898
Mary Jane Sainthouse 1855
Ann Sainthouse 1857-1942. Married Smith Hawxby 1865 in 1885.
Paul Sainthouse 1859-1905
William Sainthouse 1861-1931 Married Lois Jackson in 1891.
They had 5 children. Sadly only 3 survived infancy. Born in Easington Lane and 2 in Low Fell.
Edmund born 1892. Edmund married Victoria M Corner in 1917.
Albert Sainthouse 1901-1971
Bernard Sainthouse 1904
5. Walter Sainthouse 1873-1938 Married Elizabeth Margaret Allen in 1893.
They had 7 children. They were all born in Easington Lane, Hetten Le Hole, Durham.
Annie Sainthouse 1893-1893
Annie Sainthouse 1895
Bertha Sainthouse 1898
Florence Sainthouse 1900
Francis Richardson Sainthouse 1903
Mary Elizabeth Sainthouse 1906
Newark Robson Sainthouse 1908