Carless vets

[Cowdoctor]

I am trying to research the Carless family of vets based mainly in Stafford and Shrewsbury. John Carless was born 1803 in Stafford (I think) and died 20 May 1882 (aged 79). Any help much appreciated.

[Jool]

Hi Cowdoctor, welcome to Rootschat 

Could you tell us what you already know about the Carless family, just so we don't go searching for records you may already have.  For example, do you have John Carless in any of the census records, or his entry in the probate calendar.

The 1881 census shows John Carless as being born in Brewood, Staffordshire about 1804, see link below.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-3JYL

[Jool]

Hi again,

This may be of interest....

http://www.bottledigging.org.uk/forum/PrintTopic245714.aspx

[crisane]

The earliest census.
1841 HO107 piece 1010 book 3  folio 4 page 1
Satters(?) Street, St Mary and St Chad Hundred - South Pirehill Staffordshire
John Carless head married Vet surgeon. Born in County? Yes
Jane 30 yes
Ann 13
John 12
Thomas 10
Mary 8
Lucy 5
Elizabeth 3
William 1
Wife and children all born in county.

A possible marriage but unfortunately doesn't give father's name. Having to have permission from the bride's father does seem to fit with Jane's and the children's ages on the census.
Marriage
Place Tixall Staffordshire
Church name St John the Baptist
Register entry number 22
Marriage date 23 September 1826
Groom  John Wallers Carless, bachelor
Groom abode St Mary Stafford
Jane Bond, spinster
Bride abode Tiixall
Witness  John Bond
Witness  B Enjamin Augustin Bond
Register note  - With consent of father John Bond [a minor]

Tixall is about 12/13 miles from Brewood
 

[Cowdoctor]

Thank you all for these messages - I'm very new to this. Is there a Carless family tree out there?

[GrahamSimons]

I have vets in my family practising from the 1830s. I've had help from the RCVS although the information was unfortunately slender. Might be worth trying the British Newspaper Archive (which you can subscribe to directly, or via FindMyPast) and search by the name; try also the abbreviation VS for veterinary surgeon which helped me sift out my g-grandfather's advertisements.
https://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/heritage-and-history/genealogical-research/

[cati]

Thank you all for these messages - I'm very new to this. Is there a Carless family tree out there?

A gentle word of warning, as you're new to this - there was a Colonel William Carless of Brewood in the 17th century who was one of the men who aided Charles II in his escape from England after the battle of Worcester.  Not all family trees which you find online are reliable, and there are folk who make wild assumptions in order to connect their tree to someone famous. Take any tree you find with a large pinch of salt, and verify the facts for yourself.