1841 census

[ramsfan]

i am looking for joseph fokinther born around 1809 in scarborough by 1851 he was living in brackenfild derbyshire with his wife jane and his family he may have had a son joseph also.i dont seem able to find his marriage to jane. on the 1851 census he was down as james but i'm fairly sure he was joseph i will be grateful for any information anyone has thankyou

[sillgen]

In later census records he is always Joseph.   Perhaps you could get a birth certificate for one of the children then that would give you Jane's maiden name which might be an easier one to search on.  Fokinther could be written in so many ways and if they could not read then they may not have checked it.
Andrea

[Ecneps]

In 1851 census James & Jane had children James Matilda Jane and Ann all born 1841-1848 in Scarborough, Elithia born 1850 Derbyshire, so they should be in Scarborough somewhere in 1841, will have a look through the cd later this evening and get back to you.
Barbara

[ramsfan]

hi barbara, thankyou for replying to me i thought with a name like fokinther it would be easy to find but no such luck thankyou for going to all this trouble for me cheers josie

[Ecneps]

So far found 1841
HO107/1266/5 fol.38 p.13  Barr Bank, Scarborough
Dickinson Foakinton 25 Fisherman
Jane             "          25

HO107/1266/6 f/14 p.20 Whitehead Hill, Scarborough
James Fo(a/n)tinston  25  Shoe Maker
Elisabeth      "            35
Thomas         "         15  Bread Baker
Emma 6, Banjamin 2, William 11 months

HO107/1266/6 fp;/26 [/8  Quay St, Scarborough
Elizth. Falk(i/e)nton  65  Independent
William       "             10

Will look for more later......B   

[ramsfan]

wow yet another spelling to investigate i will have to send for a birth certificate or 2 thankyou both it's very good of you all the best josie

[Ecneps]

Hi Josie,
Found them, yet another spelling for your collection! I suppose the enumerator wrote what he heard and if Joseph was an Ag.Lab perhaps he couldn't read or write -

1841 HO107/1266/9 fol.25 p.3   Sepulchre St, Scarborough
Josh. Faulengther  32  Ag. Lab
Jane          "           27
Betsey Smith         14

Looks as if their son James was born either later that year or 1842

I found Dixon Fokinther marriage at Scarboro 4th Quarter 1838 24 531 (GRO ref)
and  Elizabeth Ann Falkingham born Scarboro 3rd Quarter 1839 XXIV 439  also the IGI site has a baptism for Elizabeth Ann Falkington 30 Aug 1839 parents Joseph Falkington & Jane. Too much of a coincidence not to be your Fokinthers, what do you think??

Looks like a birth cert would help a lot.........good hunting, Barbara

[loney]

Hi there,
I am looking for Falkingtons in ERY and NRY also!! Thanks to your posting I now have another handfull of spellings!! If you ever come across the birth of a Sarah Falkington (or whatever) I would love to know about it. Sarah had three illigitimate daughters Hannah, Charlotte and Sophia (my gg-grandmother) Sophie named her first child (also illig.) Joseph. Sarah's girls were born at Skipsea and Bridlington areas.
Cheers from down under - fingers crossed for the socceroos tonight.
Leonie

[ramsfan]

hello leone,on the falkingtons i have elizabeth baptised17th nov 1760 at bridlington richard baptised 10thfeb 1759 flamborough and william 19th feb 1759 also at flamborough this info i'm sending you is what a lady sent me in places it is rather confusing ,do you think the falkingtons and fokinthers are the same family?among the spellings i have are forkinther,fokinton,faukner,folkinther and faulengther there is only acouple of familys left with the fokinther one of which is my dads cousins, my gran was mary elizabeth she had 3 brothers 1 of which died aged 13 her others were henry and isaac do you know where they came from?i have heard they are dutch or dutch africaans i will be shouting for your team i am a football fan i support derby county and we have a young australian lad just signed up for please keep in touch with any newyou have to share good luck with your tree and the footie best wishes josie