Rainsford family

[suzard]

apologies for repeating -no notification

Suz

[shan42]

1841 Census
HO107/1149/3/Aston
Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire

Edward RANSFORD, 50, Plasterer,  No
Elizabeth, 50, No
Eliza, 15, No
Elizabeth, 12, No
John, 10, No
EDWARD, 8, No
Sarah, 4, Yes
James, 2, Yes
Louisa, 6 (mths ?), Yes


1851 Census
1 Court Camphitt?
Aston, Birmingham
HO107/2060/484/10

Elizabeth RAINSFORD, head, unm, 22, ? furniture guilder, born Walsall, Staffs
EDWARD, brother, unm, 18, in the tin trade, born Walsall
William, brother, unm, 16, brass foundry worker, born Walsall
Sarah, sister, unm, 14, steel pin maker, born Birmingham
James, brother, unm, 12, brass foundry boy, born Birmingham


Trish

Yes I just found those too Trish (Elizabeth is a coffin furniture gilder, the 1851 address is 1 Court, Camphill), but can't tie them in with a definite link yet - nor the Florence who was living with Wm & Rose in the 1891 census 

[shan42]

Lol, I agree with you there Suzard, about the truth-bending..although to be fair they only had to think about it every ten years 

Thank you kindly for the help 

[suzard]

Possible death reg
he did live in Solihull reg dist  at 1891 census - but age differs again!!!

Death FreeBMD
Edward Rainsford
Sept qtr 1891
age 60
Solihull
6d 290


Suz

[trish1120]

Florence is a mystery

There is a birth 1876 on FreeBMd for a Florence Rainsford but I cant find her on any other Census. Also on 1901 Thomas Rainsford has a wife Florence She seems to be Florence Wilkes he married 1894, Aston.

Cant find her on any other Census.

[shan42]

She is a mystery isn't she? Hmmmm... I may have to do various spelling differences on this.. apparently the Rainsfords were quite prolific in the 1800s too.

It's times like these when you wish you had a really unusual family name, though I feel for the Smiths of this world, lol!!

[suzard]

there is a daughter sarah .c. 1875 on 1881 census - I couldn't find her in 1891 - wonder if she was really Florence??? (their fisrt daughter called Sarah seems to have died)

Suz

[shan42]

Yes Sarah disappeared didn't she,  and a couple of others...

Why would Sarah be Florence though?

Florence was b 1/4 of 1876 in Aston, just found that!

[Diane2256]

Hi,

Re Rainsfords just replied to a request from someone at Rootschat, never heard of this site before!

I am related to the Rainsfords, Thomas was my great grandfather and Florence was his wife (nee Wilks). I have a photocopy of Thomas' birth certificate which has been handed down the family to me and on that it states that Thomas Wilks was born on 16th April 1874 at Leopold Street Aston to Edward Rainsford and Sarah Rainsford formerly Lapwell. The birth was registered on 6th May, 1874 Sub district Deritend Warwick where Sarah had made her mark.

If you have access to Ancestry then I had download the certificate to my tree - Hardeman/Doody/Harris where you will also find photos of Sarah and Edward and also one of Thomas and Florence.

I have looked at your discovery and will now need to do more research myself.

I would love to hear more of your search and if I can be of any help please let me know.

Good luck