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Help with reading names please

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John

John Report 20 Sep 2007 23:52

Kathleen,
Thank you so much,
The John age 4 is my ggggrandfather and that has really helped over a wall

xx
john sands

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2007 21:39

Can't find a christening record for Pressila, but the name could be spelt completely differently. I've tried all variations I can think of. I'm sure she would have been christened as it looks like she and Joseph might have been twins.

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2007 21:34

Elijah's christening:-

ELIJAH SANDS Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 17 AUG 1828 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: SIMON SANDS Family
Mother: ANN

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2007 21:31

And Joseph's christening:-

JOSEPH SANDS Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 31 DEC 1826 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: SIMON SANDS Family
Mother: ANN

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2007 21:29

Looks like Jessey is correct as this is his christening on the IGI:-

JESSEY SANDS Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 22 APR 1822 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: SIMON SANDS Family
Mother: ANN

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2007 21:23

I don't think some of the spellings are right but think they say:-

Jessey
Pressila
Joseph
Elija

Don't know whether you have this but on the next image on Ancestry is the rest of the family:-

Ann age 10
Martha age 6
John age 4
Mary Cryer age 65

Yes, the other family does look like Sands


Kath. x

John

John Report 20 Sep 2007 21:16

I would be grateful if anyone could give me a hand reading the names on this 1841 census.
There are two sets:
The last six names on the bottom of the right hand page, I can read Simon Sands (40) and Ann Sands (40) but cannot read the childrens names.

Also on left hand page 8 names from the bottom looks like another set of Sands:- Joseph (40) and Catherine (40), would you agree the surname could be Sands as they do not show up on searches.

image at

[IMG]http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/laughingnick/1841censussimon.jpg[/IMG]

or

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/laughingnick/1841censussimon.jpg