Genealogy Chat

Thank you Christine, John did claim that his father owned The Angel but I always thought it unlikely judging by 'farrier' on Johns wedding cert. I now have no leads though to locate him, there are probably hundreds of John Proctors floating about. As he was a soldier he moved round a lot, even to Russia and Ireland, so he could reinvent himself to his hearts content without fear of contradiction. Thank you all for your help. Ellen X

I had a look on Historical Directories: Post Office London Directory, 1841. [Part 1: Street, Commercial, & Trades Directories) On page 522 the list of names has reached Pringle to Pugh. There are a few variants of Proctor (including Proctor), but none of the individuals seems to be yours - or not at first sight, anyway. On page 554: Smith, James & John, Angel Inn & Hotel, 1 High Street, Islington. Christine

Thank you all again. Found the right area but no John or William Proctor. I suspect he may have given wrong info on the marriage as I believe his wife gave her wrong name. He did join the 11th Hussars and may have given incorrect info as he may not have been old enough to enlist at the time when he did. Ellen

From a country village in the 1700s, Islington emerged as a bustling suburb of the City of London with the Angel Inn serving as an important coaching stop at the crossroads of City Road and the Great North Road. If you go to http://www.iahs.org.uk/pages/islington.htm The Islington Archaeology & History Society should be quite useful. You can also see a photo of the Angel Inn - though I'm not sure whether it is the building contemporary with your ancestor's time there.

Angel Islington is an area, not just a pub. The Underground station is Angel Islington. Therefore he probably meant that he worked at Angel, Islington, not THE Angel, Islington!

Bless you all, I dont mind taking time over it, been looking for 30 years. Thank You Ellen X

Hello Ellen -If you go to www.answers.com/topic/the-angel-islington it gives you the location of the inn -[on a toll gate on the great North Road ] That might help you in your 1841 census search-Best of luck Heather

Hi, I may be able to speed the search. I have the 1841 census for London on disc. Have just looked up Angel on the index and come up with the following: 'Islington High Street west side 1-12 (Angel is no 1) HO/107/662 Book 1 folio 9-11'

Hi Ellen It can be done but it will involve a long hard trail I'm afraid!! Go to the homepage of Ancestry Scroll down till you see the list of census Click on 1841 England When the new page opens up scroll down past the search box till all the counties are listed. Select the county which Islington would then be under. You will then be given a list of civil parishes - choose your civil parish. A new page will open up and you will have two columns listed District 1, 2, 3 etc and alongside each district number will be a disciption of each enumeration district. Methodically work your way through each enumeration district until you find the one which covers Islington. Good luck with that

My 3x grandfather was John Proctor c1831 stated on every census 1851-1091 to be from Islington middlesex.He claims on his marriage that his father was William Proctor, farrier? Years later he told his grandchildren that his father owned 'The Angel' at Islington. Now I find that a bit hard to believe but he may have worked as a farrier there. Is there any way I can try to work my way through the 1841 census to locate 'The Angel', I dont know the area and there is no address search. Ellen