1861 lookup request

[TrishaG]

Hi,
many thanks for the info.It is inded very interesting.It occured to me that perhaps Walter was brought up by his grandfather at some stage very early in his life and considered him as a father or perhaps Thomas' middle name was Daniel(after his father ) and he was always known as Daniel.I should try and trace this Thomas back through the censuses of 1861/71 and 81 to try and see if there are any clues there.
Many thanks for the help,
Trisha.

[keyboard86]

Hi Trisha, if it is of any help, this is the 1841 that I found for Daniel on the other thread by WPR:-

Thomas Rayner 50 occ Millwright
Elizabeth 55
John 30
Charlotte 35
Abraham 20
Joseph 15
Daniel 15
Ellen 7
All shown as NOT born in county
Residing at Spring Bank, Stockport, Dukinfield, Cheshire.
Census Ref HO107/110/ 14/11 /16
Keyboard86

[TrishaG]

Hi Keyboard,
thats very interesting.I shall have to trace them through succeeding census to find out who else was in the family..Just wish they had a Walter in the family(as you know 1st names tend to run in families).
Trisha 

[WPR]

You're welcome Trisha. I hope that helps. Forgot to mention I found the lead on IGI. There were a few other Walters listed but that was the only record for 1871 and it had the tantalizing Thornhill link...

I forgot to mention something that Suz pointed out in my Robert Rayner thread. Apparently in the 1841 census, individuals over the age of 15 had their age rounded down to the nearest five which can cause some confusion over the age recorded and known birth dates.

W. Paul Rayner