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Mowerman

Mowerman Report 20 Oct 2007 16:42

Trying to find
Horatia Skevitt (Skerritt) on 1841 census

Details from 1851 census are

Name: Horatia Skevitt
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Manchester, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Manchester
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Manchester
Sub-registration district: Deansgate
ED, institution, or vessel: 1d
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 168
Household Members: Name Age
Alice Skevitt 2
Elizabeth Skevitt 11
Horatia Skevitt 44
Mary Skevitt 43
Mary Skevitt 6
Walter Skevitt 17
William Skevitt 8

Any help welcone
Frank

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 20 Oct 2007 16:59

How about this one?

Coincidentally I've just asked for help with a similar surname.

Name: Horatio Tharrett
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
Gender: Male
Where born: Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Salford
Hundred: West Derby
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Salford
Sub-registration district: Greengate
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Edwina Tharrett 10
Elizabeth Tharrett 1 3 Mo
Horatio Tharrett 35
Mary Tharrett 34
Robert Tharrett 12
Walter Tharrett 8


Gwyn

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 20 Oct 2007 17:02

Good one, Gwyn! Was just going to post a message to say that I couldn't find them.
Do you have this christening, Frank, from IGI?
Walter Skerritt christened 11 Aug.1833, Cathedral Manchester, Lancashire. Parents Horatio Skerritt & Mary.
Margaret

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 20 Oct 2007 17:06

And these from IGI:
Edwin and Robert Skerritt both christened 11 Sep.1831, Cathedral Manchester. Parents Horatio & Mary.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Mowerman

Mowerman Report 20 Oct 2007 18:07

Thanks Gwen,

That certainly looks like them.

Thanks Margaret,

Had found Horatio marriage on IGI, was just about too start looking for other chritenings, so thanks for the start.

Frank