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I live in the US and am confused as to how to locate a relative on the 1891 census. I am looking for MUSETTE DAY, she was born 26 Feb 1890 but it is listed as: Lancashire, Yorkshire - West Riding. Can someone help me locate this family? She married a William Cumpstey, but I haven't found out if it was in England or US. They were in Meriden CT USA in 1917, but I can't find a marriage in either country.
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Welcome to RootsChat jsimmons :)
1891
RG12/3371 41 11
Habergham Eaves, Lancashire
80 Cog? Lane
4 rooms occupied
John W Day, head, 29, Cotton Twister, b. Lancashire Preston
Alice, wife, 30, Cotton Twister, b. do.
Musette, dau, 1, b. Lancashire Burnley
Henry, father, 72, Living on his own means, b. Longridge
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1901 shows a sister
1901
RG13/3878 73 19
Padiham, Lancashire
133 Stockbridge Road
4 rooms occupied
John William Day, head, 38, Cotton Twister, b. Preston
Alice, wife, 40, Cotton Weaver, b. do.
Musette, dau, 11, b. Burnley
Maud, dau, 9, b. do.
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Thank you so much Tati, I have been looking for quite some time and thought with such an unusual first name I would have had better luck. This is the first time posting on this board and I am thrilled. ~ Judy
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Happy to help :)
Unfortunately I couldn't find a marriage either.
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Here's John William in 1881 with his parents:
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&indiv=try&h=11472997
RG11/4150 37 3
(Shout if you can't open the link)
Oooh - I've just searched FreeBMD for the John William / Alice marriage and it seems Alice's surname was Day as well! :P
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Wow that's wild! So the Henry age 72 living with them in 1891 must be Alice's father, as John's father is William Day. Thank-you so much for going the extra mile. I don't want to impose, but I seem to be on a roll here and don't want to let it slip away. Is there any way to find a marriage for Musette and William Cumpstey(b. 1890 Blackburn), between 1911 when they would have been of full age and 1917 when they show up in the US as married?
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Sorry, I'm unable to see Musette's marriage in England :-\
I agree Henry looks like Alice's father:
1871
RG10/4153 45 15
Padiham, Lancashire
Ribble Street
Henry Day, head, 55, Cotton Power Loom Weaver, b. Lancashire Preston
Alice, wife, 54, b. Lancashire (L/S)ealand
Ann, dau, 19, Cotton Beamer, b. Preston
Isabella, dau, 16, Cotton Power Loom Weaver, b. do.
Alice, dau, 10, scholar, b. do.
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Henry Ward, son in law, mar, 27, Cotton Power Loom Weaver, b. Lancashire Kirkham
James Ward, grandson, (can't make out age, but he's 11 in 1881), b. Padiham
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Thank-you so much for giving the marriage a try, I really appreciate it. I have fond memories of this couple. Actually they were my mother's Aunt & Uncle, but because my real grandfather died before my mother was born, my "Uncle Bill (his brother) & Aunt Heddy (Musette) stepped into the role as "parent/grandparent". So I do appreciate your efforts, Thanks ~ Judy
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Hi Judy,
I know it has been several years since anyone posted on this thread but I wondered if you ever found the William Cumpstey' you were looking for as one has cropped up in my tree.
In the 1901 census, there were three Williams who were born between 1888-1894:
William Cumpstey 9 Lanc Chorley Lancaster Chorley Juvenile
William Cumpstey 9 Lancs Fulwood Lancaster Fulwood Juvenile
William E Cumpstey 11 Lancs Liverpool Liverpool C B Toxteth Park Juvenile
The second one who was living in Fulwood with his father John (a tallow chandler) and his wife Ada (nee Jones) is distantly related to me through the Jones family of Staffordshire. There were at least two other children: Percy who died after the battle of Somme, and John who married Gertrude Cowell.
Sound at all familiar?
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Yes thank you, I have traced my William Cumpstey back quite a ways. Your William age 9 is probably of the line of:
William b. c1741 Pilling m. Ellen Hesketh
s. John Latus Cumpstey b. 1777 Dinckley m. Betty Eastman
s. John Latus Cumpstey b. 1798 Dinkley m Jane Ormerod
s. John Latus Cumpstey b. 1826 Salesbury
My William is a distant cousin through Newsham Cumpstey b. 1769 Dinckley m. Alice Hanson.