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I was wondering if anyone could read what Dorothy Harrison was doing for a living in 1841?

On the 1841 census Dorothy Harrison is living with my 4x great grandfather William Greenlaw (1815) and 25 years old, his wife Agnes who is also apparently 25 years old(I know different) and their children Alexander (1837) and Jane (1840) in Whitehaven, Cumberland/Cumbria.

Can anyone read the original record and tell me what Jane doing for a living?

i cannot make out what it says on image and does not say on this one

Dorothy Harrison
England and Wales Census, 1841
Name:
Dorothy Harrison
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1841
Event Place:
St Bees, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Residence Note:
Quay Street
Gender:
Female
Age:
25
Age (Original):
25
Birth Year (Estimated):
1812-1816
Birthplace:
Cumberland
Registration District:
Whitehaven
Parish:
St Bees
County:
Cumberland
Page Number:
20
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
178/13
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Greenlaw Male 25 Cumberland
Agnes Greenlaw Female 25 Cumberland
Alexander Greenlaw Male 3 Cumberland
Jane Greenlaw Female 1 Cumberland
Dorothy Harrison Female 25 Cumberland

Thank you for replying. The original gives William’s job as publican and it also appears to show that Dorothy works but I’m struggling to read the original image for her.

I think it's "Female servant".

is this the death of jane greenlaw

Jane Greenlaw
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Jane Greenlaw
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year:
1842
Registration District:
Whitehaven
County:
Cumberland
Event Place:
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Volume:
25
Page:
111
Affiliate Line Number:
115

alexander living with his mother agnes

Alexander H Greenlaw
England and Wales Census, 1871
Name:
Alexander H Greenlaw
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Whitehaven St Nicholas, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Sub-District:
Whitehaven
Enumeration District:
4
Gender:
Male
Age:
33
Marital Status:
Unknown
Occupation:
House Carpenter
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Birth Year (Estimated):
1838
Birthplace:
Whitehaven, Cumberland
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/5254/0041
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Agnes Greenlaw Head Female 66 Beckermonds, Cumberland
Alexander H Greenlaw Son Male 33 Whitehaven, Cumberland

Thank you Rambling for deciphering what Dorothy did. I haven’t looked into Janes death but Jane isn’t with the family in 1851 so I suspected she must have died. I’m descended from William and Agnes’s youngest daughter Ellanor/Eleanor Wasdale Greenlaw. Wasdale is Agnes’s maiden name. Thank you Malyon that is Agnes with son Alexander in 1871.

did william greenlaw die

William Greenlaw
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
William Greenlaw
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year:
1846
Registration District:
Whitehaven
County:
Cumberland
Event Place:
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Volume:
25
Page:
134
Affiliate Line Number:
127

I agree with Rose.....Female Servant.

If you look further up the column in 1841 Margaret Brown is also listed as Female Servant.

I agree with Rose.....Female Servant.

If you look further up the column in 1841 Margaret Brown is also listed as Female Servant.

William Greenlaw
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
Name:
William Greenlaw
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year:
1854
Registration District:
Whitehaven
County:
Cumberland
Event Place:
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Volume:
10B
Page:
338
Affiliate Line Number:
36

Thank you Gwyn. The only death I can find for William is in 1854 and I’ve ordered the certificate to confirm if I have the right death.

The surname is sometimes mistranscribed as Greenlow

The William Greenlaw death in 1854 was for a 39 year old.
Use the GRO site which has age at death on all records. FREE

was willliam , william quiggan greenlaw

1851
17, Bardy Lane, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
William Quiggin Greenlow Head Married Male 35 1816 Tide Waiter (Customs) Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Agnes Greenlow Wife Married Female 40 1811 - Cumberland, England
Margaret Greenlow Daughter - Female 7 1844 - Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Eleanor Greenlow Son - Male 9 1842 Scholar Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Eleanor Wasder Greenlow Daughter - Female 6 1845 Scholar Whitehaven, Cumberland, England --------------
Rebecca Lamb Servant Unmarried Female 19 1832 House Servant Cumberland, England

if so

Death of William Q Greenlaw Cumberland Pacquet 10 October 1854

Whitehaven, Cumberland

Cumberland Pacquet 10 October 1854

In Bardy Lane, in this town, last week, Mr Wm. Qiggin Greenlaw agree 39 years

Marriage
March 1837 • Trinity chapel, Whitehaven, Cumberland

Listed in the Carlisle Patriot 1 April 1837
Agnes Wasdale

(1806–1893)

JANE
Last name GREENLAW
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year -
Age -
Death quarter 2
Death year 1842
District Whitehaven
County Cumberland

Jane
Last name Greenlaw
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1840
Baptism date 31 May 1840
Place Whitehaven
County Cumberland
Country England
Father's first name(s) William Quiggan
Father's last name Greenlaw
Mother's first name(s) Agness
Mother's last name -
Volume 25
Page 111

Thank you for the 1851 census and death Maddie. William was William Quiggin Greenlaw. Quiggin was his mother’s maiden name. Thank you also for confirming Janes death.

William and Agnes married in 1837 and I believe it is Agnes second marriage. I believe that her youngest daughter Eleanor is working as a servant for her half brother in 1861. I’m waiting on the certificates to confirm this.

GREENLAW, WILLIAM QUIGGIN (MMN) CANNON
GRO Reference: 1841 D Quarter in WHITEHAVEN Volume 25 Page 159



GREENLAW, ELEANOR WASDALE (MMN)WASDALE
GRO Reference: 1845 M Quarter in WHITEHAVEN Volume 25 Page 173

GREENLAW, MARGARET QUIGGIN (MMN)WASDALE
GRO Reference: 1843 D Quarter in WHITEHAVEN Volume 25 Page 155

1861
Main Street, St Bees, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Thomas Cannon Head Married Male 28 1833 Carter St Bees, Cumberland, England
Ann Cannon Wife Married Female 29 1832 - Harrington, Cumberland, England
John A Cannon Son - Male 5 1856 - St Bees, Cumberland, England
Benjamin F Cannon Son - Male 3 1858 - St Bees, Cumberland, England
Sarah Ann Cannon Daughter - Female 1 1860 - St Bees, Cumberland, England
Eleanor Greenlaw Servant Unmarried Female 16 1845 House Servant Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

thomas
1841
St Bee Village, St Bee, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
John Wasdale Male 65 1776 Cumberland, England
Eleanor Wasdale Female 65 1776 Cumberland, England
Joseph Bewley Male 30 1811 Cumberland, England
Eleanor Bewley Female 30 1811 Cumberland, England
Thomas Cannon Male 8 1833 Cumberland, England

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William Quiggin Greenlow
Marsh/Cooke Family Tree
Matching Person details
Spouse: Agnes Wasdale
Father: William Greenlaw
Mother: Jane Quiggin
Children: John Wasdale
Birth: 1816 Whitehaven Cumberland England
Death: 1854 Cumberland England
Residence: 1851 Whitehaven Cumberland England

Name: Agnes Wasdale
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1805
Baptism Date: 15 Feb 1805
Baptism Place: Saint John Beckermet,Cumberland,England
Father: John Wasdale
Mother: Eleanor


Name: Agnes Greenlaw
Death Date: 22 Jun 1893
Death Place: Cumberland, England
Probate Date: 19 Nov 1894
Probate Registry: Carlisle

Probate to Margaret Quiggin Polglase, wife of John

Name: Agnes Greenlaw
Estimated birth year: abt 1806
Registration Year: 1893
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 87
Registration district: Bootle
Inferred County: Cumberland