Genealogy Chat

hi. i am trying to find the birth of mt great great grandfather. on all the census he is down as born WORSLEY although the years vary. could anyone help me by telling me where i would be able to accesss parish records for this area. i have been given conflicting info on this. i hope to go in october but don't want to spend time in the wrong place. thanks for any help. edith

Edith if you give us his name & rough date of birth we may be able to help. Georgina.

hi thanks for that but it is before civil reg. his name was simeon but his surname has changed several times. it could be bestwood( as on his marriage) basset, bassett or bassick.(as he was known from 1861). the only consistant thing is that he was born worsley going by ages it could be anything from 1820 -1825.. on his marriage in 1845 his is stated as 20yr old. thanks edith

I think it would probably be Salford Register Office but you would need to check. Do we have him on any census? - Do we know who he married of any other details, occupation etc? Dea x

I should think the marriage age is significant.......he must have believed himself to be a minor at that date. I don't think anyone would deliberately say they were underage if they were not! Start here for Worsley: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Worsley/#ChurchRecords Merry

Edith is this him on the 1851 census? Did you mean his birth place was Wolseley in Staffs? Name: Simeon Basset Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823 Relation: Head Spouses's Name: Harriet Gender: Male Where born: Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Willenhall Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephen County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Wolverhampton Sub-registration district: Willenhall ED, institution, or vessel: 2j Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 147 Household Members: Name Age Abraham Basset 4 Ellen Basset 3 Mo Harriet Basset 24 Simeon Basset 28 Georgina.

OOOooopps !! Forget Salford Register Office then. Dea x

Dea it's a bit confusing, in 1861 he gives his place of birth as Worsley Lancs? Name: Abraham Basset Age: 14 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Relation: Son Father's name: Simeon Mother's name: Harriet Gender: Male Where born: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Houghton le Spring Ecclesiastical parish: Houghton le Spring Town: Houghton le Spring County/Island: Durham Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: Houghton Le Spring Sub-registration district: Houghton le Spring ED, institution, or vessel: 4f Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 251 Household Members: Name Age Abraham Basset 14 Catharine Basset 9 Ellen Basset 10 Emma Basset 3 Mo Harriet Basset 33 Levi Basset 2 Simeon Basset 37 Simon Basset 5 Simeon Basset abt 1824 Wardley, Lancashire, England Head Houghton le Spring Durham (image says Worsley) Georgina.

I cant see him in 1841. In 1871 he again gives his birth place as Worsley... Simeon Bassick abt 1817 Worsley, Lancashire, England Head Houghton le Spring Durham Edith can you let us know if this is the right family? Georgina.

You need to remember he may have told the enumerator the place name (verbally) and the enumerator decided where that place was (rightly or wrongly!)! Merry

hi all. thanks to all of you for yor help. sorry i had to go to work and could not reply earlier. i have him on census from 1841 to 1881, he possibly died in 1889. as i said he has various surnames. but he has been very consistant with the place worsley, although he states staffordshire it is in lancashire. i thought if i could go and have a look i might find something but i really need to be certain where the records are. once again thank you all for the help, it is mch appreciated. edith

hi again. the census for 1851,61and 71 are all correct. in 1841 he is listed as 15 born in stafford but, as we know this is not necessarily true. just to throw a spanner in the works on his marriage cert his name is BESTWOOD father's initial E