James Wood a coal miner from Scotland

[Gadget]

Try as I might I cannot find the 1851 census mentioned above?



Colin

It's there, Colin. Cowpen Square, Cowpen. Household of a Robert Smith

1851 for James is HO107/2412/395/17

Add - not exactly New Hartley but close by.

[ev]

Yes , that was the one I had looked at -
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG63-VVT

Swear words the St Nicholas records (full entry)  only go to 1855 on FS

Gadget , I'm sure I've used them all over the years 


ev

[Gadget]

Just a thought ~

I see that the head of household was a Robert (Smith). If James was possibly illegitimate, might he give a name that he knew. The vicar/clerk would have probably asked 'father's name? and he might have just replied Robert.

I've seen this a few times but there's no real name of proving it 

[Gadget]

There's a family in Tranent, Haddington/East Lothian  that might be him

Robert Wood, 55, b. Ireland
Elisabeth, 34, b. do
James 11, b. East Lothian
Salley, 7, b do
John, 4, b do
Thomas, 1, b. do

James  is not with the family in 1851. They are living Coal Nook (?), Tranent. Robert given as a  Hawker, earthenware

 

[suzilad]

It is probably Coal Neuk Tranent as there is a street called Coal Neuk Court there today.


suzilad

[ev]

https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59030596e9379091b147053d/thomas-wood-1861-east-lothian-tranent-1841-?locale=en

Not sure if this is the same family in 1861 that Gadget found , but note Thomas(son) is a coal miner.


ev

[Gadget]

It looks like the same family, ev. This is them in 1851.  It looks as if Elizabeth became Bridget between censuses!

https://www.whatsinaname.net/php/search.php?action=search2&search_name=bridget

1851
Coal Nook/Neuk, Tranent
Robert Wood, 60, Hawker, earthenware b. Ireland
Elisabeth, 48, b. do
Sarah,16, b Tranent
John, 13, b do
Thomas, 11, b. do

Gadget

[Gadget]

By 1871 Thomas is married

Tranent
Thomas Wood, 29, coal miner, b Tranent
Ann, 30, wife, b. do

and in 1881 they are in Fowler Street, Tranent

Gadget

[Gadget]

I do hope this might be the family!

Marriage  4 Nov 1864 Church of Scotland, Tranent

Thomas Wood, 23 or 25, coal miner, father - Robert Wood, china merchant , mother - Elizabeth Wood, MS Dailly (dec)

and

Ann MacLean, 30, servant and outworker, father ?MacLean, Ag Lb, (dec) , mother [ Elizabeth ?Copp