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Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 1,596 Send Message	George	Report	13 Feb 2005 18:24
	Uncle Abraham was a tobacconist residing at 58 Royton St and William Johnson was an Iron Polisher residing at 15 Campbell St, Oldham. George
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	13 Feb 2005 18:19
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	How big was Oldham in 1871? Is the uncle living near the Johnsons? Could they be related by marriage? Is Mr Johnson in the same line of work as the uncle? nell
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 1,596 Send Message	George	Report	13 Feb 2005 18:18
	This has probably been asked a million times on here, my gg grandma was orphaned at 5 and her brother was 2/3, I found Annie in 1871 living with her uncle in Oldham, and her brother with a Johnson family in the same town recorded as Adopted son, as their uncle was in the same town is it likely he knew the Johnsons and arranged for them to foster Richard? At the moment I don't believe the Johnsons were related and I don't think either child was in an orphanage and claimed by these people, if that were the case it ain't likely they'd have ended up in the same town is it? as they were orphaned in Rochdale. Have lost trace of young Richard after 1881 when he was 18 and staying with his great uncle.