Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Hull - Shropshire, not Yorkshire

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Dal

Dal Report 16 Apr 2009 17:44

My great-great-grandfather George Levi is listed in the 1871 census with a birth of 'abt 1842, Hull, Shropshire, England' although later censuses show his birthplace as Hull, Yorkshire, England.

Anyone able to shed light on what's going on here? Other searches have shown that he's not the only person listed as being born in Hull, Shropshire. I would like to grab a birth certificate, but seem unable to find a GRO listing for him.

Thanks for any help/info in advance

Craig

Dal

Dal Report 16 Apr 2009 17:58

Thanks for your reply, Jonesey,

That could work, though it's strange that other records also show people being born in Hull, Shropshire (have a google of it and a few 'birth records' on family sites come up. The transposing seems to be just that the census takers wrote county then town.

What puzzles me most of all is that even though it's after 1837, I cannot find a listing for his birth. I've got his death certificate, but would like to take his line further. I'm wondering as well how reliable Jewish congregations were at registering with the civil authorities.

Craig

Dal

Dal Report 16 Apr 2009 18:09

Well next step is ordering the marriage certificate so let's see what that turns up. After that, I'll have to work out how to contact the relevant shtetl or even which one it might be.

Again, thanks for helping

Craig