« Reply #38 on: Tuesday 23 May 17 08:51 BST (UK) »
Hey Cheryl,
Yes Edward Mensforth's father has been a brick wall for me for well over a decade...I have looked and looked and I haven't found hide nor hair of him. I suspect that he died prior to the 1841 census to be honest. There are a number of Durham Mensforth's but none that seem to match well.
I did find a marriage in Tynemouth, Christchurch, Northumberland (which is basically North Shields), but it is too late to be the one you mentioned.
John Mensforth (father John Mensforth) & Ann Hall (father Thomas Hall) - 1855
The only baptism I have come across in years of searching where the date and father's name match (though the place and occupation do not) is below:
Edward Mensforth bap - 28 July 1816. Father's Forenames John, Mother's Forename Mary, Occ: Gardener of Church Street, Place: St Oswald, Durham in the County of Durham.
He appears to be on the census:
1841 census
Hallgarth Street, Elvet, St Oswald, Durham City, Durham
John Mensforth 73yrs Gardener Y (so born abt 1768)
Robert Young 41yrs Brewer Y
Agnes Young 43yrs Y
John Young 21yrs Y
Jane Young 19yrs Y
Agnes Young 17yrs Y
Henry Young 13yrs Y
Robert Young 11yrs Y
William Young 6yrs Y
Ann Young 4yrs Y
Thomas Young 2yrs Y
James Young 4mths Y
But a gardener is very different from a shipwright and I can't really convince myself that they are the same person...what do you think?
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