Genealogy Chat

can anyone give me any ideas my great grand parents edward and mary metcalf and their children edward, allina and robert, seem to be missing from the 1891 census, edward born about 1852 and mary born 1857 and lived in newcastle upon tyne he was a striker in the shipyards, I have spent hours looking in the census but that is the only year that they were missing. has anyone any idea why this could have happened.

regards janet

They are probably just very badly mis-transcribed.

Kath. x

1901 for ref to help with the search

Name: Edward Metcalf
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Civil Parish: Byker
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
Town: Newcastle Upon Tyne
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street address: 130 Fairless St

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Sub-registration district: Byker
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 126
Household Members: Name Age
Alline Metcalf 13
Edward Metcalf 47
Edward Metcalf 15
George Metcalf 4
John Metcalf 2
Mary Metcalf 38
Robert Metcalf 11
William Metcalf 9

Thanks for the info but i just wonder how they are not on the 1891 census as suggested it could have been unreadable or a missing sheet, the metcalfs seem to have lived in the ouseburn area of byker.

I was wondering if mum had remarried to become a Metcalf and would therfore appear under a different name in earlier census - there is a big gap between William and George. But if you have found them in 1881 - then I guess thats not the case.

Have tried the most obvious misspellings I can think of so far - Melcalf(e), Metcalf etc but no joy yet.

Can't see them myself either. Some people are just not listed for whatever reason. I recently came across a whole village that wasn't listed. Not the case here I would say given that they're in Newcastle. But, there are all kinds of reasons people aren't.

Aline Metcalf comes up on Findmypast on the 1891 but not on Ancestry, I don't have a subscription to look at the full image unfortunately.

Gail. x

1891

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Household METCALF, Aline 4 F Newcastle Upon Tyne

The rest of the family come up as well, so I would say it is your family.

Gail. x

Here they are in 1891



METCALF, Edward Head Married M 39 Smiths Striker
Newcastle On Tyne
METCALF, Mary Wife Married F 21
Newcastle On Tyne
METCALF, Edward Son M 5
Newcastle On Tyne
METCALF, Aline Daughter F 4
Newcastle On Tyne
METCALF, Robert Son M 1
Newcastle On Tyne

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RG number:
RG12 Piece:
4215 Folio:
104 Page:
19

Registration District:
Newcastle Upon Tyne Sub District:
Byker EnumerationDistrict:
22 Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Michaels

Civil Parish:
Byker Municipal Borough:
Newcastle Upon Tyne Address:
133, Parker Street, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne County:
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