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Hi
I would appreciate any sightings of Luther Melancthon HORSFALL, born 1858 in Halifax, in 1861 or 1871. I am hoping he is to be found at home with similarly spectacularly named parents!
Regards,
Lesley
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This is 1861
9 Bath Parade Halifax
William 49 Woollen and Stuff? Merchant Born Thornton
Elizabeth 33 Wife Halifax
Emma 11 Halifax
Mary A 7 Halifax
Louisa 5 Halifax
Luther 3 Halifax
RG9/ 3282
Jo
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The 1861 shows him as Luther McLanchton
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1871
Same family
They are all living at 10 Wesley Street Halifax.
William is now described as a Commission Agent
The three girls are working as Cotton Winders
Luther is a Doffer or Daffer
RG10 piece 4391 folio 25 page 7
Jo
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In 1871 he is Luther Milancthon - no additional children born since 1861
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Whoops sorry forgot the Milancthon part!
We have one or two instances in our family where when the son finally arrived he was lavished with unusual names.
A Doffer is someone who removes the full bobbins from a machine. I thought I'd come across this before and found amongst my mothers family who were Lancashire cotton workers.
Hope this helps
Jo
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Hi,
Luther's occupation will be that of a 'doffer', who removed the full bobbins from ring spinning frames.
Going just by the index, he appears in every census, in 1911 he is Luther Melanethan Horsfall.
Rafter.
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But his birth reg is
Births March qtr 1858
Luther Melanchton Horsfall Halifax 9a 365
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As CaroleW said, the original birth index clearly says Luther Melanchton Horsfall. Are we suffering from dodgy transcriptions? Has anyone seen the original census forms?
Rafter
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Hi
I am very grateful to everyone who has contributed to this topic.
The spelling as in the BMD index may be a dodgy transcription, or it may be a mistake on the part of the original registrar on being confronted with the unfamiliar name!
Philip(p) Melancthon was a theologian of the German reformation, and an associate of Martin Luther. I guess I'm unlikely to find Luther HORSFALL's baptism in a C of E church!
Regards,
Lesley
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1861 census is Melanchton
1871 census is Milanchton there is a definite dot over the 'i'
The handwriting is clear on both forms.
1881.1891.1901 he is recorded as Luther M
1911 census Melanethan and it is in his own handwriting which is easy to read both in the name entry and in his signature so the others must be transcription errors I suppose
Jo
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I think the 1911 census form does say Melancthon. Hard to tell whether it's an "e" or a "c" but I'd give him the benefit of the doubt as it's his own name!
Anne