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Hi ya all hope you all had a good christmas! I've found out that my great great grandfather was born in philadelphia he was 29 in 1901 which would make his birth year 1872 i think can any on help his name on my great grandmothers certif is william john wainwright and on the 1901 cenus it is down as just william wainwright. please help where should i go for this info thank you xxxxx

Toria I know this dosen't help much but have you see this entry on the 1881 census? Ellen WAINWRIGHT Head W Female 31 Stourbridge, Worcester, England Char Woman Wiliam J. WAINWRIGHT Son Male 14 Philadelphia (For), America Glass Cutter Ellen WAINWRIGHT Daur Female 11 Philadelphia (For), America Scholar George WAINWRIGHT Son Male 9 Philadelphia (For), America Scholar Source Information: Dwelling Wordsley Terrace No 5 Census Place Kingswinford, Stafford, England Family History Library Film 1341693 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 2891 / 82 Page Number 29 Georgina.

This looks like the birth for the William I posted above, from the IGI... Wm. John Wainwright Male Event(s): Birth: 20 MAY 1867 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Christening: Death: Burial: Parents: Father: Wm. H. Wainwright Family Mother: Ellen Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C596879 Film Georgina.

This looks like his marriage, it would be worth getting the marriage certificate to confirm his age & his fathers name. Marriages Sep 1899 (>99%) Nash Frances Stourbridge 6c 319 Perks Mary Jane Stourbridge 6c 319 Stokes Ernest Stourbridge 6c 319 Wainwright William Stourbridge 6c 319 This is Mary with her family in 1891.... Name: Mary J Perks Age: 15 Estimated birth year: abt 1876 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Daniel Mother's name: Sarah Gender: Female Where born: Dudley, Worcestershire, England Civil parish: Dudley Ecclesiastical parish: St Edmund County/Island: Worcestershire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Dudley Sub-registration district: Dudley ED, institution, or vessel: 29 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Daniel Perks 35 Daniel Perks 1 Elizziy Perks 8 Mary J Perks 15 Ratey Perks 5 Sarah Perks 38 Sarah Perks 13 William H Perks 11 Georgina.

This looks like William in 1891 so his mothers name was Ellen which matches the birth info I found above.. Name: William Wainwright Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1871 Relation: Son Mother's name: Ellen Gender: Male Where born: United States Civil parish: Stourbridge Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: Worcestershire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Stourbridge Sub-registration district: Stourbridge ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ellen Wainwright 40 George Wainwright 16 William Wainwright 20 Georgina.

Here he is in the USA 1870 census: Name: William J Wainwright Estimated birth year: abt 1867 Age in 1870: 3 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Philadelphia Ward 19 District 61, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Roll: M593_1405; Page: 516 Wm H Wainwright, 29, glass blower, England Ellen Wainwright, 23, Ireland William J Wainwright, 3, Penn Ellen E Wainwright, 11m, Penn (note: Ancestry transcription has William T Wainwright, but it's clearly a 'J' on the image).

Quite possibly this is his parents marriage: Marriages Sep 1865 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Crane Ellen Stourbridge 6c 291 Leonard Edwin Kingley Stourbridge 6c 291 Sidaway Sarah Stourbridge 6c 291 >>>> Wainwright William Henry Stourbridge 6c 291

Ellen in 1861: Name: Ellen Crane Age: 15 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Relation: Daughter Father's name: John Mother's name: Ellen Gender: Female Where born: Waterford, Ireland Civil parish: Stourbridge Ecclesiastical parish: Old Swinford Town: Stourbridge County/Island: Worcestershire Country: England Registration district: Stourbridge Sub-registration district: Stourbridge ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Household schedule number: 163 John Crane 50, head, Cork Ireland Ellen Crane 41, wife, Cork Ireland John Crane 21, son, Cork Ireland Patrick Crane 17, son, Waterford Ireland >>>> Ellen Crane 15, dau, Waterford Ireland Mary Crane 11, dau, Stourbridge Margret Crane 9, dau, Stourbridge Elizabeth Crane 5, dau, Stourbridge Sarah Crane 2, dau, Stourbridge Samuel Clark 26, lodger, Cork Ireland

... and here's William senior (occupation: glass maker): Name: William Wainwright Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1839 Relation: Son Father's name: Zephaniah Mother's name: Isabella Gender: Male Where born: Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England Civil parish: Kingswinford Ecclesiastical parish: Wordsley County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Stourbridge Sub-registration district: Kingswinford ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Household schedule number: 124 Household Members: Name Age Ann Wainwright 17 Eliza Wainwright 3 Harriet Wainwright 13 Isabella Wainwright 43 Jesse Wainwright 6 Noah Wainwright 11 >>>>> William Wainwright 22 Zephaniah Wainwright 48 Zephaniah Wainwright 16

William's baptism: WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT Male Christening: 02 JUN 1839 Old Swinford, Worcester, England Parents: Father: ZEPHANIAH WAINWRIGHT Mother: ISABELLA ... and Zeph (take your pick on the date - 2 possibles on the IGI!): ZEPHANIAH WAINWRIGHT Male Christening: 06 JUN 1810 Old Swinford, Worcester, England OR: Christening: 10 JUN 1810 Old Swinford, Worcester, England Parents: Father: JAMES WAINWRIGHT Mother: ANN