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New Eyes Needed for an 1881 look up

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Lynda Carol

Lynda Carol Report 6 Aug 2008 16:15

I am looking for James Firkins brn about 1857 Birmingham. I have him in the 1871 census as 14, living with his parents in Ladywood Birmingham and his occupation, as is his Fathers, is boatman. By 1881 the Father, Joseph, is a publican with a new family. Try as I might I cannot find James.

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 6 Aug 2008 16:25

could this be him?
1881
Name: James Firkins
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Eliza Down as Widow
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham

Civil Parish: Birmingham
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street address: Suffolk St 5 House Back 137
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scale & Beam Maker Weigh App

Registration district: Birmingham
Sub registration district: St Thomas
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Firkins 42
James Firkins 21
Polly Firkins 4
Thomas Firkins 16

Roy

Lynda Carol

Lynda Carol Report 6 Aug 2008 16:30

Many thanks, but that is'nt him. His Mother, Emma, died in Jan. 1875. By April 1875 his Father had remarried and has a "different" family on the 1881 census

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 6 Aug 2008 16:34

On the 1871 census it says that he's born Tipton, Staffordshire.

Possible?
1881 census
5 Arthur Terrace, Birmingham, Ladywood, Warwickshire
James Firkins, head, 24, pavior's labourer, born Staffs, Tipton
Charlotte G., wife, 23, born Warks, Stratford
Annie, dau, 8 months, born Birmingham
Edwin Slatter?, boarder, 28, general labourer, born Oxfordshire

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Lynda Carol

Lynda Carol Report 6 Aug 2008 16:37

Margret, many thanks that could be him