Genealogy Chat

Can anyone decipher the birth place of Tom Lawson age 5, (1876) son of the Tom Lawson as below on 1881 Census. It is somewhere in Yorkshire and I think starts with a 'D' In 1891 the family are at 132 Ellesemere St, Barton upon Irwell, Lancs, when Tom senior is a ship canal labourer and I still can't decipher the place of birth of Tom Junior. Richard (1878) was born at Saddleworth, Yorks if that's any help. 1881 Census: Name: Tom Lawson Age: 37 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Relation: Head Spouses's Name: Sophia Gender: Male Where Born: Great Hale, Lincoln, England Civil parish: Ashby County/Island: Lincolnshire Country: England Street address: The Screeds Condition as to marriage: Married Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Ironstone Miner Registration district: Glanford Brigg Sub registration district: Winterton Any ideas gratefully recieved, thanks Jennifer

Its Dent Head I think. Father an ironstone miner looks as if he moved around for the mining judging by the various places of birth of the children. Anne

1881 Looks like Dlents Head. which can't be right. My Yorkshire geog is non-existent and I can't see anything on Genuki's list of Yorkshire towns & parishes that looks like this. nell

Thanks I did think it might be Dent Head, I'll have to look on some old maps. Jennifer

This looks like his birth on the IGI... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Lawson Male Event(s): Birth: 1876 Denth, , Yorkshire, England Christening: Death: Burial: Parents: Father: Thomas Lawson Mother: Sophia Georgina.

If the father is later building canals, then he may have been building railways when Thomas Junior was born. Dent Head is on the Settle and Carlisle railway - a tremendous feat of engineering and hard labour for the navvies. It was completed in 1876!! anne

This is the 1881 census from the family search site... Tom LAWSON Head M Male 37 Great Hale, Lincoln, England Ironstone Miner Sophia LAWSON Wife M Female 39 Welhargore, Lincoln, England Charles LAWSON Son Male 10 Naseby, Lincoln, England Scholar Tom LAWSON Son Male 5 Denth..., York, England Scholar Richard LAWSON Son Male 3 Sadlerworth, York, England Scholar Source Information: Dwelling The Screeds Census Place Ashby, Lincoln, England Family History Library Film 1341784 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 3288 / 31 Page Number 53 Georgina.

Thanks everyone. I also think is is Dent Head, I ggogled and up came the Settle Carlisle Railway. Dent is in the reg district of Sedbergh and I have found a birth entry for June 1875 for Thomas Lawson reg in the Sedburgh region so think I must be on the right track. Can anyone find his in 1901 please? I have searched and searched for the whole family without success. Jennifer