Genealogy Chat

Can anyone give me any clues on how to find my missing relatives on the 1871 & 1881 Census. I know they were in the Carnforth & Warton, Lancs area from 1868 to 1873 , as 3 children were Christened in Warton. My James Owen was a Stone Mason, probably travelled in his work, but they would have lived some where. Did a lot of people evade the Census? Polly

The best tip is to put as little as possible in the search. Just a first name and place of birth, or even just a year and place. Do this for each of the family and with luck you will find them mistranscribed as you go through the list. Your eyes can spot near misses that the computer cannot. Another tip for big seaches is to make the list show 50 results at a time by clicking on the drop down at the bottom of the list. (You've probably already done that :-) Anne

Polly, Can you please give some more details such as names of the children - dates of birth - name of wife etc Maureen

Thank you Anne, will try that. Maureen, James Owen born Bolton abt 1822, 2nd marr to Isabella born abt 1833 Clapham Yorkshire. Children Elizabeth born 1868 Carnforth, Richard A abt 1869 Carnforth, William h abt 1872 Carnforth. Thankyou. Polly

Is this the birth registration for Elizabeth? Carnforth is in Lancaster registration area Name: Elizabeth Agnes Owen Year of Registration: 1867 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Lancaster County: Lancashire Volume: 8e Page: 697 And possible for William Name: William Henry W Owen Year of Registration: 1871 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Lancaster County: Lancashire Volume: 8e Page: 694 Maureen

Maureen, yes that is Elizabeth, both her and her brother Chr on the same day and William in 1873 Polly

1881 just wondering about this entry Name: Isabella Oliver Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where Born: Clapham, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Kendal County/Island: Westmorland Country: England Street address: Yd 54 Hous 2 Highgate Condition as to marriage: Windower Occupation: House Keeper Registration district: Kendal Sub registration district: Kendal ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Albert Oliver 12 born Carnforth Elizabeth Oliver 13 born Carnforth Isabella Oliver 42 James Oliver 18 born Birkenhead Walter Oliver 9 born Carnforth Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5212; Folio: 78; Page: 15; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342256. Maureen Update I am pretty certain that the image is Owen

Gee Maureen , that looks promising, the names and ages fit, even though the surname is not right, did not know of a James, but possible, also William, my GGrandfather was known as Walter, I will look at this in detail, thanks so much. Polly ps will look at the 1881 on LDS as I do not have Ancestry. going now to look, so thanks again

That is interesting as I have checked the LDS and they do not have a match for Isabella Owen but do have one for Isabella Oliver. Wondering where they got their info from as I am certain the image is Owen. Polly, I have saved the image. If you would like it then please send me a pm with your email addy and I will forward it to you. No luck with 1871. Off to my bed and will be back on later today. Maureen

Re the 1881 image...... The surname is actually handwritten as Owen but you can see that the scan has taken the word as Oliver. R