1891 FINN Sunderland look-up request

[JSFinn]

Hello

For my first ever request, would someone please check out for me the family of George William Finn, born in Sunderland in Jan-Mar 1886, so he would be aged 4 or 5 in the 1891 census. I'm particularly interested in his father's name and occupation.

Thanks

JSFinn

[rutti tutti]

hi I think this may be him - the image looks like Finn so wrong transcription.
Ruth

Fenn 6 Sunderland, Durham Son  Bishop Wearmouth  Durham   
Fenn, Ernest 2 Sunderland, Durham Son  Bishop Wearmouth  Durham   
Fenn, Goerge 5 Sunderland, Durham Son  Bishop Wearmouth  Durham   
Fenn, Louisa 26 Sunderland, Durham Head  Bishop Wearmouth  Durham    listed as widow

     

RG12/4132
Sunderland 
North Bishop Wearmouth 
ED: 18a F: 41  P:76

[JSFinn]

Thanks for looking that up for me, Ruth. I still can't quite 'eliminate him from my enquiries' so to speak, because his father, name William, is my only link here and he's died by the time of this census. What I'm learning from all this is not to rush to judgement with some of the info you get from a census but to view it from several angles. Some of my family have changed their names, altered their ages, even their places of birth for some reason or other! It's all fascinating stuff, and I've only started on this a month ago!

Thanks again
John

[krisesjoint]

Hi John..... As the above transcription is incorrect I have transcribed it from the original document for you.

  The entry is difficult to read and although the boys ages are shown as 6, 5 and 2 I cannot say that is so. The unnamed son certainly is 6, I would say George is probably 5 but Ernest I have no idea what it says so to transcribe it as 2 would be wrong.  
  Here is hoping Louisa's brother will give u a lead on her husband through the marriage.  Far too valuable information to have missed out on it

RG12/4132 ED 18a Folio 41 Page 76 Entry 455
East Moor Rd
Bishop Wearmouth Sunderland Durham

FINN Louisa Head W 26 b Sunderland Durham
FINN (no christian name listed) Son 6 b Sunderland Durham
FINN George Son (5) b Sunderland Durham
FINN Ernest Son b ? Sunderland Durham
BROOKS Michael Brother S 17 b Sunderland Durham Apprentice Caulker

And here is the marriage entry

FINN Frederick John = BROOKS Louisa Sep 1/4 1883 Sunderland Co Durham Tyne and Wear 10a 824

mmm Is it the right family? He is Frederick! Now I have probably mucked up your day entirely.

Cheers Kris

[Chris in 1066Land]

Krisesjoint

Hi there

It certainly looks like 6, 5, and 4 to me - if you look at the 'Wife' above who is 48 - notice how the 4 is sloping downhill.

Just a thought

Chris in 1066Land

[krisesjoint]

Yes Chris I would agree. It does look more like 4 than anything. I did think that myself but enclosed the blowup 4 John to decide for himself. (I certainly was not going to agree with 2) Unfortunately when as an afterthought I went and found the marriage before I posted it ..... Sadly father is not William. We will have to wait and c what John has to say...Kris

[JSFinn]

Thanks for all that work, folks. These are not the Finns I'm looking for, but I had to be sure because there is no other George William Finn born in England and Wales that fits the dates of later censuses and marriage.

I've obviously got other directions to pursue now, either change of name (there's a William George Finn who otherwise fits the bill, but how do I double-check he's the right one?), or maybe he's Irish? I'll need to read up on checking Irish ancestry.

And I thought the Finns would be the easy bit!

Many thanks for your research

John