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Title: Census look up 1861 Wednesbury Stanton family
Post by: laele on Friday 18 June 04 10:51 BST (UK)
Hello all
I'm hoping someone could look up the 1861 census for Wednesbury for me.  I'm looking for the family of my gr grandfather Alfred Stanton b abt 1847 W.Bromwich.On immigration records his mother was Harriet (I THINK she lived at Whitton Lane in 1881)and had at least one sister, Mary Amelia.  He came to Australia in 1879 with his wife Zillah Partridge b 1839 w. Bromwich.
Any help greatly appreciated
Thanks
Title: Re:Census look up 1861 Wednesbury Stanton family
Post by: Robin Hood on Friday 18 June 04 18:18 BST (UK)
The following is the only Stanton listed in the Index for Wednesbury in -1851-. Piece 2027 Folio 213.  It is difficult to read because of abbreviations and the surname looks like Staunton to me,however I searched for Alfred before reading the second part of your message regarding his mothers name. Here is what I have.

105 Potters Lane Wednesbury
John Greaves  Head  Mar, 46, Smith,
S?                    wife   Mar   44, Laundress
S?                    Dau  UnM    18     Ditto
J on?                Son  Un M   16  Smith
R                      Son            12/14  Scholar
JH?                   son             10      Scholar
AM?                  Dau             5
Har*  Sta(u)nton Mar         24   Visiter
Rich*     ditto        Mar         27      ditto  , Smith
Alf *      ditto      Son             4   Scholar
Selina    ditto      Dau            2

All are born Wednesbury

There is a marriage on the IGI between a Richard Stanton and a Harriett Graves  21.7.1845 at St Mathew, Walsall, which may be worth a look.

I hope that some of this fits!
Title: Re:Census look up 1861 Wednesbury Stanton family
Post by: Gardener on Friday 18 June 04 23:33 BST (UK)
Only Stanton I find on Potters Lane in 1861 is Henry aged 56, wife Catherine,53, and a young neice with different name.
Wednesbury too large to search without an address. Sorry.

Decided to try Witton Lane in 1871 and found this:

West Bromwich, Parliamentry borough of Wednesbury, St James ecc district.

Sq Wittons Lane
Sch no. 98

Harriet Stanton,head,wid,44,Staffs,Wednesbury
Richard Stanton,son,unm,14,coal miner,Staffs,West Bromwich
Reuben Stanton,son,12,scholar,Staffs,West Bromwich
Harriet Stanton,dau,8,scholar,Staffs,West Bromwich
Ellen Stanton,dau,5,scholar,Staffs,West Bromwich
Amy Stanton,dau,3,Staffs,West Bromwich
John Wilson,boarder,?unm,58,labourer,Staffs,West Bromwich
Title: Re:Census look up 1861 Wednesbury Stanton family
Post by: laele on Saturday 19 June 04 04:20 BST (UK)
 ;D
Thank you so much Robin Hood and Gardener!,
Selina is one of the sisters who went to Australia before Alfred did. The ages fit.  And Alfred was a blacksmith in Aust in 1900. So I'm happy. Other sister Mary Amelia not born til 1853. I wonder where they all were in 1861?
If you should happen to come across Zillah Partridge in your travels, any info on her family would go down well. I assume she was from Wednesbury as well but not sure.
Anyway many thanks again. Anything I can help with in Australia let me know
Laele  
Title: Re:Census look up 1861 Wednesbury Stanton family
Post by: Robin Hood on Saturday 19 June 04 10:36 BST (UK)
Sorry. I cannot find Zilla in Wednesbury 1851 at the moment. I will check a bit further afield when time allows.
 Regards
     Robin