William Best Linney

[NooshieW]

Hi I have found the above in later censuses with and without his wife Mary Ann nee Bushrod and their children. However I cannot locate him on the 1861 or 1871. I therefore cannot find his fathers name and am getting stuck there. He was born 25th July 1854 in Nottingham.
He married in 1873 . They had 13 children, 8 living in 1911.
There is a William Linney born Newark around the right time,but I found a newspaper article about the death of a William Linney aged 21 in 1874 in Newark., therefore I discounted him (ish) ,he is on early censuses.
Thanks

[PaulineJ]

Theres no MMN from index.
Father probably not ID-able

[avm228]

This 1861 household looks promising:

Byron Court, Byron Street, Sneinton, Nottingham

William Best Head Mar 43 Dyer St Nicholas Nottingham
Ann Linney Boarder Unm 27 Lace finisher Newark
William Linney Boarder 6 Scholar St Nicholas Nottingham
Frank Linney Boarder 7mo St Nicholas Nottingham (Frank Best Linney, Dec qtr 1860 Nottingham)

RG9/2451/125/34

[avm228]

Possible additional child:

William Best Linney, no mmn, birth reg Dec qtr 1852 Nottingham, death reg Jun qtr 1853 Nottingham.

[Ladyhawk]

This 1861 household looks promising:

Byron Court, Byron Street, Sneinton, Nottingham

William Best Head Mar 43 Dyer St Nicholas Nottingham
Ann Linney Boarder Unm 27 Lace finisher Newark
William Linney Boarder 6 Scholar St Nicholas Nottingham
Frank Linney Boarder 7mo St Nicholas Nottingham (Frank Best Linney, Dec qtr 1860 Nottingham)

RG9/2451/125/34

Is this Ann & Frank on 1871 census?

Ann Lenney W Age:   39
Relation:   Lodger
Where born:   Newark Nottinghamshire England
Civil Parish:   St Mary
Registration district:   Nottingham
Sub-registration district:   Byron
Piece:   3522 Folio:   117 Page Number:   15
Frank Lenney son  10
Mary Lenney dau 5

And Ann on 1851 c

Piece:   2133 Folio:   16 Page Number:   24
John Lunney   50
Mary Lunney   54
Sarah Lunney   18
Ann Linney   17 Newark
William Linney   14

Wm Best Age:   33
Relation:   Prisoner
Where born:   Nottinghamshire, England
Civil Parish:   Nottingham S Mary
Occupation Dyer
Town Goal & House of correction
1851 Piece:   2132 Folio:   180 Page Number:   9

[NooshieW]

This is curious, who is William Best in relation to Ann Linney? It says he’s married,but she isn’t . Is he the father ? Thanks, it’s thrown up more questions.

[avm228]

Well, given that “Best” found its way into the children’s names, it looks likely he was their father.

Perhaps he had a lawful wife out there somewhere and was not free to marry Ann Linney but cohabitated nevertheless.

[NooshieW]

That’s what I thought. There is a marriage of a William Best to an Elizabeth Burrows, that fits quite well. I am curious as to why he went to prison. It’s my husbands 6 x Great Grandfather.

[avm228]

There are insolvency proceedings against a William Best in Nottingham in 1850, so that may have led to his imprisonment.

I also saw an earlier acquittal (1841) on a manslaughter charge against a William Best in Nottingham.

There’s a possible death for him, Dec qtr 1866 Radford aged 48.