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John

John Report 10 Dec 2007 23:54

Still looking for Details of Wilfred Townend b 1885 Castleford area but cannot find my message in " Looking for". John

jansmith

jansmith Report 11 Dec 2007 00:17

Is this the one?
1901 census

Name: Wilfred Townend
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Sampson
Gender: Male
Where born: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Castleford
Ecclesiastical parish: Castleford All Saints
Town: Castleford
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Name: Sampson Townend
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Kippax, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Castleford
Ecclesiastical parish: Castleford All Saints
Town: Castleford
County/Island: Yorkshire

John

John Report 12 Dec 2007 18:53

Thank you Janice for details of Wilfred Townend, What I was really hoping for was later details Family etc;Not having any older members of my family living to turn to Thank you once again
John Rawcliffe

jansmith

jansmith Report 12 Dec 2007 22:27

I don't know if this helps if you think it is the right family
marriage
Name: Wilfred Townend
Year of Registration: 1911
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Hunslet
County: Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9b
Page: 1028
others on page Annie Smith,James W Smith,Eliza Suggitt

If he married Suggitt there are these possible births in yorkshireName: George Townend
Year of Registration: 1917
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's Maiden Name: Suggitt
District: Hunslet
County: Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9b
Page: 560



Name: Joseph Townend
Year of Registration: 1912
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's Maiden Name: Suggitt
District: Leeds (1837-1929)
County: Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9b
Page: 503

And if it was Smith
Name: Arthur Townend
Year of Registration: 1914
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name: Smith
District: Skipton
County: Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9a
Page: 52


Name: Ellen Townend
Year of Registration: 1912
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name: Smith
District: Hunslet
County: Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9b
Page: 927


Name: Una Townend
Year of Registration: 1914
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's Maiden Name: Smith
District: Hunslet
County: Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9b
Page: 899
You may want to look for indexes of births and marriages that you know about to get the certificates and then work backwards looking for the family