Census Lookup - Housley (Howitt)

[Terryjc]

Rebecca Howitt was born 13 Mar 1836 (Greasley, Notts) and  married Frederick Housley on 31 May 1860, the marriage being registered at Selston, Notts.

The 1881 census shows Rebecca living at Palmerston Street, Selston, Notts with her two sons William and Samuel.  Frederick is not mentioned but as Rebecca is not listed as a widow possibly he was not at home on census night.

Could someone please lookup the 1861, 1871, and 1891 census so that I can be sure that Frederick is still living and that William and Samuel are the only children.

Thankyou

Terry

[Tati]

Hi Terry,

1871
RG10/3479 105 5
Selston, Nottinghamshire
Cordy? Lane
Frederick Housley, head, 36, Banksman, b. Sutton
Rebecca, wife, 35, b. Greasley
William H, son, 9, scholar, b. Sheffield Yorks
Mary Ann, dau, 8, b. Selston Notts
Samuel, son, 4ms, b. Cordy Lane

[Tati]

She's still recorded as married in 1891 but husband is not at home :

1891
RG12/2662 110 14
Selston
Rebecca Housley, head, mar, 55, b. Greasley
William H, son, 29, Brickmaker, b. Yorks Sheffield
Samuel, son, 20, Coal Miner, b. Notts Underwood
 

[Tati]

Ditto 1901
RG13/3145 88 22
Selston
Rebecca Housley, head, m, 65, Living on own means, b. Greasley
Hayden Green (or Grun?), grandson, 10, b. Selston
Annie R do., granddau, 7, b. Underwood
 

[Tati]

and 1861
RG9/3495 4 2
Brightside Bierlow, Yorkshire
77 Tom? Cross Lane
Frederick Housley, head, 26, Railway Clerk, b. Notts Sutton in Ashfield
Rebecca, wife, 25, b. Notts Underwood
Emma, sister, unm, 30, b. Bagthorpe
Mary, sister in law, mar, 30, b. do.

[Tati]

Frederick ...

1901
RG13/3191 119 7
Nottingham, Basford Union Workhouse
Frederick Housley, inmate, mar, 65, Ret General labourer, b. Sutton in Ashford
 

[Tati]

1891
RG12/2662 114 21 & 22
Selston Underwood
John Housley, head, wid, 67, Farm labourer
George, grandson, 16, Tailor
John, grandson, 15, Coal Miner
William, grandson, 14, Coal Miner
Arthur, grandson, 11, Coal Miner
Mary A, granddau, 7, scholar
Frederick, boarder, mar, 57?, Farm Labourer

All born Selston
 

[Terryjc]

Hi Tati

Thanks for the speedy response.  This will require a bit of a study to take it all in.

The family sounds a bit disfunctional - 1901 Frederick is in the workhouse and Rebecca is living on her own means - coupled with his absence for the previous  two census.

Have you had any experience with these sort of circumstances before?

Regards

terry

[Terryjc]

In the above 1901 census, Rebecca Housley has two grandchildren staying with her, and from the differing surname (Green or Grun) they must be the children of her only daughter Mary Ann, who by this time would be 38 yrs old.

In the 1881 census Mary Ann Housley is shown as 18, unmarried and in service in Nottingham.  I cannot find a marriage of a Mary Ann Housley to either a Green or Grun between 1881 and 1901. Can someone please help?

Also where was she at the time of the 1891 and 1901 census?