1841 Census - Burslem Please

[sue smith]

Hi

would be very grateful for a lookup of the following:

John Walker
Rachael Walker

in Burslem Staffordshire.  Possibly with their daughter Eliza / Elizabeth as she was born c1841.

John was born c1818 Burslem. Rachael lies about her age on every census and gives a different birthplace - so who knows! She possibly did not.

Thanks  Sue

[suffolk*sue]

HO 107/983/4  -  Walsall
Sch. 26, Page 11
New Street

WALKER
Rachel - 25
Eliza - 1 month
Sarah GREEN - 75 - not born in county

[sue smith]

Hi Suepip

thanks very much indeed - the family has been eluding me for a long long time and I can't believe I may have finally found them!  I haven't been able to find a marriage or Rachel's birth despite looking for 4 or 5 years. 

I have Rachel's marriage certificate from her second marriage  - this gives her father's name as William.  So could I be very cheeky and ask for you to see if there is a William Dinning nearby? 

He may be with a Rachel Dinning - there is an IGI for the baptism of a Rachel Dinning in 1824 in Wolverhampton with parents William & Rachel.  The date will only work if she was baptised late - so an 1841 of them in the same town would help prove it on way or the other.

Am off to try and find Eliza's BMD record!

Thanks again

Sue

[allibaker]

hope iam not interfeering but heres your william dinning
the only william dinning in staffs is this one-
living at fleet street, bilston,wolverhampton,staffs in 1841-
william dinning 60yrs wood turner born out of county
rachel 40yrs born out of county
SOURCE INFO-H0107-1001
FOLIO-9/29
PAGE-13
regards
alli

[sue smith]

Hi Alli

not at all - thanks very much for posting this.  This has been bugging me for years now so all info, whether it rules in or out, is gratefully received!

Hmmm Wolverhampton - it would fit with the baptism record and I suppose with rounding of ages Rachel could just about be the mother.  Or she could have the family trait of lying about her age - my Rachel does this with each and every census and occassion, sort of a Joan Collins of the 19th century. 

I know that my Rachel's father was dead by 1858 (when she remarried again) & that he was a chairmaker - which would fit with wood turner and also the area.  John Walker her first husband (and my ggg grandfather) was also a wood turner.

Will try and track William & Rachel D on the 1851 census to see if it gives any additional information and to find birth places.

Thanks again

Sue

[sue smith]

Just in case anyone links into this thread in the future, and for the sake of completeness, have managed to get a copy of the baptism record for Rachel Dinning in 1824.

She was baptised at age 7, and her parents were William & Rachael.  Her father's occupation was given as a chairmaker.

So looks like this is my Rachel and her parents.

Thanks again Suepip and Alli
Sue