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As anybody got any information about Richard James Burrows and Amelia Burrows who lived in Stockton -on-Tees in 1914/1916. My father was put in an orphanage in 1917 prior to being in the workhouse .

Welcome to the boards Christine.

What more do you know?

What was your Father's birth name and where and when was he born? If you have his birth certificate it should give Amelia's full name, maiden name and any surname she was formerly known as. Also occupation of Richard James.

Did he have siblings do you know?

Do you know Amelia's surname?

I'm not seeing a marriage between a Richard Burrows and an Amelia anywhere in England/Wales from 1880 - 1920 nor in Scotland.

There are 5 marriages for Richard James Burrows, but not to an Amelia in that same period and not in the area you say they were in 1916.

There is one Richard James Burrows in the Stockton area on the 1939 register. It does NOT mean it is the right person

Burrows Household (2 People)
58 Somerset Road , Stockton R.D., Durham, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Richard J Burrows 07 Apr 1873 Male Wharf Contractor Retired Widowed 230 1
Hannah E Hanmesley 15 Dec 1873 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 230 2

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Which could be this death

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1943 (>99%)
BURROWS Richard J 70 Durham S.E. 10a 75 Scan available - click to view

Could this be the couple?


James Richard Burrous
in the 1911 England Census
Name:
James Richard Burrous
[James Richard Burrows]
Age in 1911:
49
Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1862
Relation to Head:
Head
Birth Place:
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish:
Bradford
County/Island:
Yorkshire-West Riding
Country:
England
Street address:
61 Maperton Road
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Paviors Labourer
Registration district:
Bradford
Registration District Number:
498
Sub-registration district:
Bradford Central
Household Members:
James Richard Burrous 49
Amelia Burrous 51

Says married 29 years, 1 child who had died.

Here's that 1911 couple from FMP

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
61 Maperton Road Bradford, Bradford, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
James Richard Burrows Head Married Male 49 1862 Bradford Yorkshire Pavors Labourer
Amelia Burrows Wife - Female 51 1860 Barnsley Yorkshire -

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and 1901

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
61, Maperton Road, Bradford, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Richard Burrows Head Married Male 39 1862 Bradford, Yorkshire, England General Labourer
Amelia Burrows Wife Married Female 42 1859 Ardsley, Yorkshire, England -

And their possible deaths same area

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1926 (>99%)
Burrows Amelia 67 Bradford 9b 109
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Deaths Mar 1937 (>99%)
Burrows James R 75 Bradford 9b 339

Your father?


Births Mar 1914 (>99%)

BURROWS Richard J Brown Stockton 10a 181 Scan available - click to view

Marriage for the couple found in the 1901 and 1911 census.

Marriages Dec 1882 (>99%)
Boyes George Anderson Bradford Y. 9b 136
>>Burrows James Richard Bradford 9b 136
>>Ross Amelia Bradford, Y. 9b 136
TAYLOR Hannah Bradford, Y. 9b 136


Possible birth for their child?



BURROWS, ALFRED ROSS Order
GRO Reference: 1891 J Quarter in BRADFORD Volume 09B Page 82

Your father's name and birth year would help us to help you

What was the occupation of Richard James Burrows on you father's birth certificate please?

Is it possible that your grandfather died in WW1?

What information do you have on your grandmother please?

Not seeing a marriage of a Richard Burrows to an Amelia that would fit with a birth circa 1915.

This seems to be the baptism of the Richard found on the 1939 register.

First name(s) Richard James
Last name Burrows
Birth year -
Baptism year 1873
Baptism date 23 Apr 1873
Denomination Anglican
Baptism place Exeter, St Thomas
Father's first name(s) James
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
County Devon
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 4781A/PR/1/8
Record set Devon Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
© Findmypast

I think the Bradford couple are not the poster's family. Amelia would have been a bit old to be having a child in 1914/15.


Their son couldn't be the father either as they have declared him deceased on the 1911 census.


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Maperton Road, Bradford, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

James R Burrows Head Married Male 29 1862 Yorkshire, England Cotton Turner
Amelia Burrows Wife Married Female 32 1859 Bradford, Yorkshire, England Cotton Carder
Harry Burrows Son - Male 0 1891 Yorkshire, England -

Hi everybody, My father was born on the 27th January 1914 at 15 Prince regent street,Stockton-on Tees. His mothers Maiden name was Brown and his father was a labourer. I have had a gentleman from Durham archives search for any information with regards to my father and his parents. He sent me information that my father entered a Childrens home in Stockton on the 10th August 1917 and left there in 1928. He arrived at the childrens home from the workhouse. I have searched every record possible to find a marriage or death for Richard and Amelia since 2004 but have drawn a blank. The only thing I have found was a death in 1924 in Manchester for a couple with the same name. I have come to the conclusion that they either abandon him or they used somebodies name and not there own.

Suggestion only, based purely on location

1939

Burrows Household (2 People)
58 Somerset Road , Stockton R.D., Durham, England


Richard J Burrows 07 Apr 1873 Male Wharf Contractor Retired Widowed 230 1
Hannah E Hanmesley 15 Dec 1873 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 230 2

Based on birth date given above..

First name(s) RICHARD JAMES
Last name BURROWS
Birth year 1873
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Mitchell
District St. Thomas
County Devon
Country England
Volume 5B
Page 60

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
17, Albert Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England


James Burrows Head Married Male 32 1849 Exeter, Devon, England Butcher (Unemployed) Transcription
Elizabeth Burrows Wife Married Female 33 1848 Winkleigh, Devon, England - Transcription
Richard J Burrows Son Single Male 7 1874 Exeter, Devon, England Scholar Transcription
Sidney C Burrows Son Single Male 6 1875 Exeter, Devon, England - Transcription
Arthur W Burrows Son Single Male 3 1878 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England - Transcription
Abraham J Burrows Son Single Male 0 1881 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England -


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Wood Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England


James Burrows Head Married Male 43 1848 Devon, England Butcher Transcription
Elizabeth Burrows Wife Married Female 43 1848 Devon, England - Transcription
Richard J Burrows Son - Male 18 1873 Devon, England Moulder Iron Transcription
Sidney O Burrows Son - Male 16 1875 Devon, England Box Maker Transcription
Arthur W Burrows Son - Male 13 1878 Nottinghamshire, England Scholar Transcription
Albert M Burrows Son - Male 7 1884 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England Scholar Transcription
Ernest E Burrows Son - Male 5 1886 Nottinghamshire, England Scholar Transcription
Maude K Burrows Daughter - Female 0 1891 Nottinghamshire, England


Marriages Jun 1901 (>99%)
BLAND Maria Mansfield 7b 149 Scan available - click to view
Burrows Richard James Mansfield 7b 149 Scan available - click to view
COUPE Joseph Mansfield 7b 149 Scan available - click to view
James Hannah Mansfield 7b 149 Scan available - click to view
ROBINSON Joseph Mansfield 7b 149

1911 for the address on the birth cert



Name: Lily Harper
Age in 1911: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Stockton On Tees
Civil Parish: Stockton on Tees

County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: 15 Prince Regent St Stockton On Tees
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Domestic Servant General
Registration district: Stockton
Registration District Number: 544
Sub-registration district: Stockton
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Piece: 29558
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Richards 33
Agnes Richards 33
Gladys Richards 7
Irene King 1
Joseph Betteridge 17
Lily Harper 16

What info is on your father's marriage cert? does it say if his father was deceased or not?

Richard J Burrows
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Richard J Burrows
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1939
Registration district: Rother Valley
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Spouse: Mary M Dudley
Volume Number: 9c
Page Number: 2368


Richard J Burrows
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Richard J Burrows
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1914
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 30
Residence Place: Rotherham, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Occupation: Lorry Driver Mechanic
Schedule Number: 300
Sub Schedule Number: 7
Enumeration District: KSAN
Registration district: 511A-2
Inferred Spouse: Mary M Burrows
Household Members:
Name
William Dudley
Ethel K Dudley
Ivy Dudley
Ethel K Dudley
Joan Dudley
This record is officially closed.
Richard J Burrows
Mary M Burrows

Just a suggestion - not too far from Stockton in 1911:

Amelia Brown
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Amelia Brown
Age in 1911: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Steeby, Yorkshire, England [Skeeby ]
Civil Parish: Darlington
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: 10 Fife Road Darlington Durham
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Domestic Servt (general)
Registration district: Darlington
Registration District Number: 543
Sub-registration district: Darlington
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Piece: 29505
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Madeodfarey 42 [Macleod Carey ]
Evelyn Madeodfarey 30
Alan Madeodfarey 10
Patienco Madeodfarey 11
Margery Madeodfarey 8
Cicely Madeodfarey 4
Hannah Sanderson 76
Amelia Brown 25


and in 1901:

Amelia Brown
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Amelia Brown
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Father: Robinson Brown
Mother: Mary A Brown
Birth Place: Skeeby, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Skeeby
Ecclesiastical parish: Easby
Town: Skeeby
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Richmond (Yorkshire)
Sub-registration district: Richmond
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors:
Piece: 4610
Folio: 45
Page Number: 2
Household schedule number: 11
Household Members:
Name Age
Robinson Brown 39
Mary A Brown 37
Amelia Brown 14
Thomas Wm Brown 13
Joseph Brown 11
Annie Brown 9
Jane Brown 8
Margaret Brown 6

Already asked by other people -

What was your grandfather's occupation stated to be, on your father's birth cert?

Christine stated in her post yesterday at 18.38 that he was a labourer

Oh yes - sorry, I missed that.