Christopher Whitehead (b 1818) parents

[gliesian66]

Hi Robert, the 1841 census reference search is slightly different in layout, for instance in your first enquiry enter in boxes provided, Piece 1314 Book 8 Folio 4 Page 3

Keyboard86

PS you will see William & Mary are shown as WHITEBREAD ( an amendment has been posted)

Okay, I see that record on Ancestry.com too: http://bit.ly/1C3Vhyv

Do you think Thomas on the next page is his son?

Thanks,
Robert

[Ruskie]

Hi Robert,

On the next page (page 4) is a 20 year old James Whitehead agricultural labourer who appears to be working for a farmer called William Stead.

Over the page on page 5 is:

Thomas Whitehead age 25 Farmer
Christopher Whitehead 20 ag lab
William 12    "         "
Sarah 8        "         "
Margaret 7    "         "
Elizabeth Whitehead 25 FS (Female Servant)

Relationships are not shown in the 1841 census.

It looks to be that the younger children in this family may belong to parents who are absent on census night, or perhaps dead, and 25 year old Elizabeth is with the family to care for the children and the house while the older boys run the farm. This may not be the case but without delving further this is just an interpretation/guess of the family arrangement in that household.

[BumbleB]

Baptisms at All Saints, Otley

Thomas, born 10 October, baptised 6 November 1814.  William and Mary from Otley, Corn Dealer.
Christopher, born 13 June, baptised 9 August 1818.  William and Mary from Burley, Farmer
Mary, born 16 August, baptised 13 September 1822.  William and Mary from Menston, Farmer
William, born 29 October, baptised 24 December 1826.  William and Mary from Menston, Farmer
Sarah, born 19 July, baptised 2 October 1831.  William and Mary from Menston, Farmer
Margaret, born 20 May, baptised 21 June 1833.  Wlliam and Mary from Menston, Farmer

With the exception of Mary, these baptisms tie in with the 1841 census entry posted by Ruskie.

[BumbleB]

Two possibles for Elizabeth - baptised at All Saints, Otley

Daughter of Richard and Grace Whitehead of Menston (Wool Comber) born 6 August, baptised 1 September 1816.
Daughter of Zachariah and Ann Whitehead of Menston (Wool Comber) born 23 March, baptised 11 April 1817.

[gliesian66]

The marriage license came in today.  The fathers of Christopher Whithead and Mary (nee Whitehead) Whitehead are William Whitehead and John Whitehead.  The marriage was 20 Sep 1847.  Can anyone plz help me determine William and Johns relation? perhaps brothers or 1st Cousins?

[BumbleB]

I'm assuming that you have access to Ancestry - the parish registers for Otley are included.  It might be an idea to compile a list of the Whitehead entries, and try to work out the family groups.  That is what I have done for my families, and to a great extent it has helped to piece together their histories.

[Craclyn]

Possible baptisms (from familysearch.org) for the fathers of Christopher and Mary:

William Whitehead
20 Jul 1783, father John
15 May 1780, father Richard

John Whitehead
19 May 1797, father John
25 May 1781, father John
5 Mar 1786, mother Hannah (no father on the index)

BumbleB's suggestion of trying to fit together families from the records on ancestry makes a lot of sense. You should also check to see if there is any abode information on the images which we are not able to pick up from the indexes. They may help to figure out which of the above folks belong to you.

[gliesian66]

Possible baptisms (from familysearch.org) for the fathers of Christopher and Mary:

William Whitehead
20 Jul 1783, father John
15 May 1780, father Richard

John Whitehead
19 May 1797, father John
25 May 1781, father John
5 Mar 1786, mother Hannah (no father on the index)

BumbleB's suggestion of trying to fit together families from the records on ancestry makes a lot of sense. You should also check to see if there is any abode information on the images which we are not able to pick up from the indexes. They may help to figure out which of the above folks belong to you.

Do you think William and John had the same father, "John". 

[Craclyn]

Working on the assumption that John Whitehead married Sarah Manners: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2KL-D4K,

then I think this may be a likely baptism for Sarah at Leathley (about 4 miles from Otley) in 1799:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N56K-HPR

Parents John Manners and Mary which would fit nicely with naming her daughter Mary.

You should, however, check that there are not other more likely candidates.