Genealogy Chat

hi does anyone on here know about the county of shropshire ? see below in a mo love linda x

i have the following family on the 1901 census both thomas and his wife louisa came from DARLEY in shropshire. i am trying to trace them further back but not sure if darley might come under another town or village ? any help would be great. they married in 1893 in abram wigan lancashire. thomas was a coal miner so i suppose they came to abram because of the coal mines there. thanks linda x Name: Thomas Morris Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1872 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Louisa Gender: Male Where born: Darley, Shropshire, England Civil parish: Leigh Ecclesiastical parish: Westleigh St Peter Town: Leigh County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Leigh Sub-registration district: Leigh ED, institution, or vessel: 21 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 192 Household Members: Name Age Albert Morris 1 Louisa Morris 27 Thomas Morris 29 Thomas Morris 7 William Morris 3

Could this be Thomas in 1891? Name: Thomas Morris Age: 17 Estimated birth year: abt 1874 Relation: Son Father's name: Thomas Mother's name: Mary A Gender: Male Where born: Dawley, Shropshire, England Civil parish: Dawley Magna Ecclesiastical parish: St Leonard County/Island: Shropshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Madeley Sub-registration district: Dawley ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Clara Morris 13 Herbert Morris 7 Mary A Morris 56 Thomas Morris 58 Thomas Morris 17 Unice Morris 19 Georgina.

Linda I think it may have been mistranscribed in 1901, I think it should be Dawley Shropshire. Georgina.

Linda I have just looked at the 1901 image and it looks like Dawley to me, there are 3 possibles in 1881... Thomas Morris Thomas, Fanny abt 1872 Dawley, Shropshire, England Son Dawley Shropshire Thomas Morris Thomas, Mary Ann abt 1874 Dawley, Shropshire, England Son Dawley Shropshire Thomas G. Morris William, Elizabeth abt 1872 Dawley, Shropshire, England Son Walsall Foreign Staffordshire Georgina.

yes there is a Darley in Shropshire...tiny by the look on the map. Go to the website curiousfox...you can join free and it's a useful small site...it has a facility for putting in a place name and then giving maps...it's on there. Good hunting Joan

thank you all so much for your help i have plenty to get my teeth into now love linda x x

If you want to check out places in Shropshire, have a look at the Genuki site - it's a great source of info about different places. Shropshire has good coverage! Sarah :)