ernest field

[mrf]

Re Ernest Field - father of Dick (not Richard) b1906
Any help appreciated. I think his father was Ben based on 1881 census (age 41 at time of census)
I have no dates for Ernest but believe he was born about 1880 based on guesstimate of his age when he died about 1956.

[Sisterjane]

Hi welcome to rootschat
In 1891
There is a Ben Field age 52 b Dewsbury with a son Ernest b
1881 and another son Richard b 1865
do you think this could be them

Joe

[mrf]

Hi Joe,
thanks for replying
this looks to be the same Ben Field family. there were other children (10 at 1881) and the wife is listed as Barbary. On freebmd there is a record for Marriages Dec 1859 Dewsbury 9b pg 824 where a Barbara is listed with Ben Field. This too I feel is them. Barbary / Barbara is probably a miss transcription and the eldest was abt19 in 1881.
Still, I cannot be sure that this is the Ernest Field that was my great grandfather because I don't have solid dates for his birth or death.
I only stated this at the weekend but am addicted - is there a cure?
mrf

[Sisterjane]

All b Dewsbury
1891-Dewsbury
28 Back New St
RG12/3733/17/27

Field

Ben 52 head    Weaver
Barbary 49 wife
Richard 25 son  Farmer
Ann 23 dau      Weaver
James 18 son    Wollen piecer
Robinson 16 son    "           "
Lavina 13 dau
Ernest 10 son
Ben 6 son


Joe

[Sisterjane]

Do you know who Ernest married ?

Joe

[Sisterjane]

1901-Dewsbury
RG13/4267/54
28 Back New St
All b Dewsbury

Ben Field 61 head
Barbara 59 Wife
Ernest 20 son    Coal Hewer
Ben 17 son  Coal hewer below
Lavinia Waterhouse 23 dau Widow   Woollen winder

Joe

PS No cure it just gets worse 

[Sisterjane]

1871-Dewsbury
RG10/4602/14
New St
All b Dewsbury

Field

Ben 32 head            Carpet weaver
Barbara 28 wife
Walter 9 son
James E 7 son
Richard 5 son
Ann 4 dau
Amelia 1 dau

Joe

[mrf]

joe
thanks
Ernest appears to have married Florence Ida Fox
I think I have the Fox family back to her grandfather John Fox via Sam Fox (again thro freebmd and 1881c)
Ernest was a mining engineer and a big name in the salvation army in Dewsbury. His son (my grandfather) Dick was estranged from the family.
It is good to see castle hill - I could see it daily from my parent's house in Honley when I lived there.
mrf

[Tati]

Hi mrf (and Joe)

Just to be sure you are not barking up the wrong tree, it could be useful to order the marriage cert for Ernest and Florence (I take it you are positive Florence was Dick's mother):
June quarter 1903
Dewsbury
9b 1374

The cert would give you their ages and their father's names and occupations.

Tanja