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Title: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: Deslaw on Monday 04 October 04 15:35 BST (UK)
I am looking for info on Sampson Lawton (b 1799) and his wife, Amy (b 1805).  They were living in 35 Canal Street, Ancoats in 1845 and at 42 Wharf Street, Ancoats in 1855.
If any kind soul can search their records for me, I would really like to know the names of the rest of the household at this time.

Thanks in anticipation.

Des
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: Bryant on Monday 27 November 06 18:25 GMT (UK)
Hello Des

If memory serves me correctly you have this?

1841
CAROLINE STREET, MANCHESTER, LANCS
SAMPSON LAWTON  40  BRICKLAYER   Y
AMY              "           35                       Y
SARAH          "            9                        Y
/
WILLIAM DANSON      20 COTTON CARDER  Y
ISABELLA       "           20       "      REELER   Y
----------------

Bryant
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: Bryant on Monday 27 November 06 18:25 GMT (UK)
REPLY WAS REPEATED.............
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: Deslaw on Monday 27 November 06 18:47 GMT (UK)
Hi,
yes I have this and the return for 1841 - pushing back (at least I'm trying to) a bit further on this particular branch.  I have, partially, managed to tie Sampson in with his siblings and their offspring.

I am still stuck with the next generation back - William Lawton & Mary.  I suspect that the Mary is a Mary Atherton but have been unable to confirm this.  As I am based in Scotland, I have not been able to get into Manchester to do some research.

Thanks for the effort  :)
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: SandraC on Monday 27 November 06 19:30 GMT (UK)
Hi Des

1851 census, 34 Wharf Street, Ancoats
HO 107/2226 folio 107 pg 31

Sampson Lawton; head; mar; 52; bricklayer; Lancs, Manchester
Emma do; wife; mar; 48; Manchester
Sampson do; son; 9; scholar; Manchester
Richard do; son; 5; scholar; Manchester
Thomas Morgan; son-in-law; mar; 22; mechanic; Chester, Northwich
Sarah do; dau; mar; 20; mechanic's wife; Manchester

Good luck with the Lawtons!

Regards
SandraC
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: uk2003 on Sunday 01 April 07 10:52 BST (UK)
Hi Des

I think we may have a connection - I have been following my grans family line (Lawton)

With the exception of missing 1851 census info I am a high percentage sure of a connection to William and Mary Atherton.

This is via

Thomas Lawton born abt 1802 (parents as above).

He married Ann Hamnett in 1829.

They had a child called Thomas born abt 1832, this is the line I have followed upto my gran born 1909.

As this lot have only just fell into place, I will hold off the jump for joy until I can confirm a few things.

If you have any knowledge of a son called Thomas please let me know.

Regards
Ken

Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: Deslaw on Monday 02 April 07 14:12 BST (UK)
Hello Ken,

The only info I have for Thomas & Ann is that thay had at least three children: -
Mary Lawton - Christening: 20 OCT 1829  Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire

GEORGE LAWTON - Christening: 29 JUN 1834 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire

GEORGE LAWTON - Christening: 16 DEC 1835 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire


Did you manage to find the family on the 1841 or 1851 census?  I would be interested in his occupation as the males of the family appear to have been mainly employed as bricklayers.
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: uk2003 on Monday 02 April 07 15:02 BST (UK)
Hi Des

What I have is

Thomas Lawton - Christening 8th Jan 1832 Manchester Cathedral

1841 it is said he was 10
1851 Missing
1861 aged 29 Labourer (Bk Balloon st, Manchester) this is near the Cathedral)
1871 aged 39 Metal Planer (Cross st, Salford)
1881 aged 49 Metal planer (Deal st, Salford)
He died in 1886 in Salford aged 54

The only way I can confirm the connection to William & Ann is to order up the marriage cert for Thomas in 1854 - this should give me his fathers name, which I hope would be Thomas.

Full 1841 census is

Ann 40 (occupation ?)
Thomas 10
Mary 12
William 15
George 5
Ann Hamnett 70

Thomas Senior is missing, must assume he died

Send me a PM if you need the original scan of the 1841 census.

Regards
Ken

ps
WoW 1000 postings  ;D
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: uk2003 on Monday 02 April 07 15:20 BST (UK)
Hi Des

Have you a list of children by William & Mary?

Regards
Ken
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: uk2003 on Monday 02 April 07 16:51 BST (UK)
Hi Des

Found locations they all lived at in 1841/51

Thomas (10) and Ann mother lived in Prussia st, Ancoats

As I cannot upload images in this posting again PM and I will forward a scan of an 1891 map of Ancoats.

Regards
Ken

Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: Deslaw on Tuesday 03 April 07 10:43 BST (UK)
Hi Ken,
Here's a list of what I have for William & Mary.  All of these are attributed to "William & Mary" and Christened in the Catherdal (Manchester), although the dates for some appear to overlap.  These are all Christening dates.

Ann Lawton - 20 Feb 1791

Mary Lawton - 28 Sep 1792

Charles Lawton - 17 Mar 1793 (1841 Census - Bricklayer.  Living in Kirby Street, Ancoats, Manchester.  On this census, there is a June Lawton (aged 35) living with the family - she is possibly a sister or a sister-in-law.  I will not add her to the tree until I can verify her position.
1851 Census - Master Bricklayer.  Living at 35 Dixon Street, St Jude's, Ancoats, Manchester.
1861 Census - Living in Dearden Street, Hulme, Manchester, England.  Employed as a Bricklayer)

John Lawton - 14 Apr 1793

James Lawton - 27 Sep 1795 (James married Eliza and two of their children had the middle name of "Brough" - this ties in with Sampson's child, Eliza, having the middle name of "Browf" - must have had strong accents  ;) )

Mary Lawton - 5 Jun 1796

William Lawton - 28 Jan 1798 (William married Hannah Quinn and there are more ties with this family and the Lawtons showing up on the 1841 census.  1841 Census - Bricklayer.  Living in Spinner Street, Ancoats, Manchester.  Also on this page are James & Eliza with their family.)

Sampson Lawton - 16 Jun 1799 (Sampson was a bricklayer - he went on to buy a shop in Wharf Street)
 
Sarah Lawton - 5 Jul 1801

Thomas Lawton - 6 Jun 1802 (You have more details than me on Thomas)

John Lawton - 14 Oct 1804 (1841 census has a John Lawton & family living in Manchester.  I am pretty sure that he is connected to Sampson and is probably his brother.  Indicators for this are that he too is a bricklayer and that he has a son named Sampson.  DOB, on the census, is given as abt 1811 (can be as much as 5 years out).  The DOB of their son, William, would mean that John was only 15 when his son was born.  I am therefore adding this family group to the tree until I can prove otherwise.


I cannot find any children of John & Margaret prior to Sampson.  There was a marriage of John Lawton to Margaret Quin in the Cathedral, Manchester on 23 APR 1835.  This also ties in with the other Lawton/Quinn relationships.)

Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: Deslaw on Tuesday 03 April 07 10:45 BST (UK)
Hi Ken,

Can you send me the census details (for Thomas's family as I cannot find them on either the 1841 or 1851 census.

Cheers
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: uk2003 on Tuesday 03 April 07 12:00 BST (UK)
Hi Des

Let me have you emaill addy via PM and I will forward the sheet to you.

Interesting the note on the Quinn family - My mother in law's sister married a Quinn from the Newton Heath area mid 1900's this is another line I have not started to look at yet.

Another interesting thing I have just picked up on (1871 census) is your Sampson had a Thomas Stott (manchester) boarding with them - On my side Thomas remarried a Eliza Scott (liverpool) and had her kids with her, 1 was called Harry Scott and on the 1881 Census Harry has been spelt Harry Stott - might just be another broad accent misspelling.

I might when time permits today to look for a Thomas & Eliza Stott/Scott together in liverpool ----- ya never know.

Will order certs up today - all because I am missing the 1851 damaged census, this is the only stumbling block for a 100% connection.

Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: Deslaw on Tuesday 03 April 07 12:37 BST (UK)
The 1871 census cannot refer to my Sampson Lawton (b.1799) because he died in 1864.

I am interested in all Sampson Lawtons though as I am sure that they share a common root.  Where was this one living in 1871 - I have not found him on Ancestry.com yet.
Title: Re: 1851 census - Manchester
Post by: uk2003 on Tuesday 03 April 07 14:10 BST (UK)
 :P Yep u r right I goofed  :P

I put the info wrong into my database - that statement refers to

William Lawton 1826 (not Sampson)

Son of Thomas and Ann Hamnett