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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cumberland => Topic started by: Jackey on Thursday 12 April 12 23:36 BST (UK)
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Hi hope somone can help
Im looking for a Blenkinsop Knowles born born 1870 Whitehaven Cumbria he is on the 1901 census and 1911 census he marries a Catherine Doran in 1895
He just dosnt seem to exist on any census before 1901 anywhere
My head hurts from banging my head against the brick wall :o
Thanks
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His birth reg
Births December qtr 1870
Blenkinsop Knowles Whitehaven 10b 548
His birth cert will confirm whether his parents were Wilson and Margaret and if so - for some unknown reason you will find him on the 1871 census as Hilton Knowles aged 4mths
Marriages September qtr 1858
Margaret Blenkinsop Whitehaven 10b 594
Wilson Knowles Whitehaven 10B 594
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Wonder if this is him??
1891
Coop Buildings Parton Cumberland
Andrew McCracken Head M 50 Furnace labourer Ireland
Margaret wife 50
BLENKINSOP son 19 coal miner
Barbara E daughter 16
Jessie daughter 14
Margaret and children b Whitehaven
RG12 4312 173 43
There is this marriage reg FreeBMD
Sept qtr 1878
Whitehaven
on same page
Andrew McCrackcon
Margaret Knowles
10b 776
so maybe Blenkinsop was illegit son of margaret???? Or from a previous marriage???
Suz
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Hi all, there was a marriage of a Wilson Knowles to a Margaret Blenkinsop in Sept 1858 Whitehaven 10b 594
A Hilton? Knowles aged 4 months is with Wilson and Margaret in 1871 Census Ref RG10/257/48/9
A possible maybe, to link with above?
Keyboard86
PS I see Carole has done an amendment again!
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Thankyou for replying Im looking in to this for my nieghbour she is in her 80's and wants to know more about her family I will check out the leads you ahve given me
Thanks again
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I know this is from a long time back, but in 1804 a George Blenkinsop married an Elizabeth Hilton in Whitehaven area, and the Hilton name was used several times in the family and related families that they married into / with ....