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James

James Report 29 Jan 2008 15:58

I've got a Joseph Knowles( abt. 1845) on the 1871 census piece 3782 folio 63 page 22. birth place looks like St Weller's louthen.
Anyone know where this is or am i reading it wrongly.
James

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 29 Jan 2008 16:25

Hi James

I'm stumped! It's been transcribed as St Wellers Louthen on Ancestry, and I looked at the image too. Even though it's quite faint, it does look like St Wellers Louthen to me.

Hoping someone else will have a better pair of eyes, but I'll keep searching.

Mandy :)

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 29 Jan 2008 16:32

I'm trying to compare the enumerator's "S"s but he's not very consistent, so the last word could actually be Southern.

Mandy :)

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 29 Jan 2008 16:34

Here are the St Helen's districts from http://www.genuki.org.uk

ST. HELENS REGISTRATION DISTRICT
Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1935 (out of Prescot district).
Sub-districts : St. Helens; St. Helens First; St. Helens North; St. Helens Second; St. Helens South.
GRO volumes : 8b (1935-46); 10F (1946-74).

Sue C

Sue C Report 29 Jan 2008 16:35

Have you found him on 1861?

Sue

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 29 Jan 2008 16:35

I put St Hellers Louthen into Google and someone's tree came up: Family Tree of David John Foster whith the name Joseph Knowles in it. He also thinks it is St Hellers Louthan with a big ???at the side.

So he doesn't know where it is either!

Jennifer

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James

James Report 29 Jan 2008 16:38

Thanks everybody,

Michael I only found him because my interest was in the Singletons. I haven't looked elsewhere for him yet
James

Ellie

Ellie Report 29 Jan 2008 16:50

Could it be St. Helens (perhaps spelt as St. Hellens)? And the second word could be Southern or something.

Apologies, only I don't know the area all that well.

I hope this helps anyway.


Ellie

James

James Report 29 Jan 2008 16:58

Thanks Ellie,
I'll probably put it down as St Helens Southern.
Looking at the birthplaces on the 1871 census this family went everywhere

Once again thanks all of you.
James

Joan

Joan Report 29 Jan 2008 17:40

I tried looking for him in 1881 census but can't find him or wife!
Joan