Hi everyone, I am struggling to find an ancestor on the 1851 census in Sheffield. The family are as follows:
- John Hall, born in Lancashire approx 1813
- Lydia Hall (born Kay), born in Sheffield, Yorkshire approx 1811
- Elizabeth Hall, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire approx 1841
- Sarah Ann Hall, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire approx 1844
- Ellen Hall, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire approx 1847
- Emma Kay Hall, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire 1851 (exact DOB is 20 March 1851)
John and Lydia did have other children who died before the 1851 census. I have found the couple and their children in the 1841 census (where there was only Elizabeth), 1861 census and 1871 census but not in the 1851 census despite looking everywhere.
I have reason to believe that they were living on Henry Street (in the Park District in Sheffield, not in Ecclesall). This is because they were living on Henry Street when Sarah Ann was baptised in 1849, and they were still living there in July 1850 when their son, John Henry Kay (aged 1 year and 7 months) died. In August 1853, their daughter, Lydia Kay Hall was born and their address was still on Henry Street, specifically at number 23.
It's not definite that they were on Henry Street, but it's certainly possible. However, I've trawled through all of the residents on Henry Street (although it's actually a very small street), and none of them match.
I have found a household in Sheffield on Silver Street Head in 1851 which has a resident called Emma Hall who is 10 days old. As the 1851 census was taken on 30 March 1851, this would match Emma Kay Hall's DOB exactly. The contents of this census page are hard to read, but for those wanting to look, here are the details:
Registration district Sheffield
Sub district Sheffield West
Enumeration district 6
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 2338
Folio 166
Page 28
Schedule 103
If anyone is able to help with finding the family on the 1851 census, I would be very grateful. Thanks in advance
