Southwell/Carrington

[CaroleW]

1881 has Robert Bolton b 1858 Birmingham in lodgings in Birmingham occ brass caster

[heywood]

Yes Carole,
that's the one I found but can't find him afterwards
heywood

[CaroleW]

The only one I can find is on the Scottish 1901 but I doubt it's him

Robert Bolton aged 41 b England - soldier at Fort George Barracks in Inverness

[David Fowler]

Carole, Heywood, Mort and Julie. Wow! Thanks to you all. I'll be investigating your ideas this weekend Maybe it's useful to post the link to where this tree has been put on to Ancestry.
http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/8498144/person/-940631783
Hope that works, if not the poster is:
longcroft262
I've sent a message to them via Ancestry but so far no reply. BUT, via a contact on another branch of my line I've discovered that this person is known and I've asked to pass on my email details.
Isn't life fascinating and frustrating

PS, just tried the link in my post and it does work.

[julieproctor61]

The only one I can find is on the Scottish 1901 but I doubt it's him

Robert Bolton aged 41 b England - soldier at Fort George Barracks in Inverness

how about this one in 1891 ?

RG12/2367 folio 31 page 16

Occupation solder, living with Earles family states half brother and marrried but no wife listed

[heywood]

Hi David,

that is one the trees referred to here and the difficulty is, I think, is it Elizabeth or Lizzie who is the right one. Is that right?
From the age and also IGI extracted records 'Lizzie' seems to be Elizabeth Rebecca.
There is a problem though in 1891 with Elizabeth Babington b abt 1861 with a 'husband' John. There is a child Christopher John Babington (Free BMD births) but he is listed as a boarder so presumably not Elizabeth's as there are two other Babington men there also.
John was younger anyway, so if she is the older daughter she may have lied about her age.
I think that John Babington is living in Yorkshire 1901 with 'wife' Helen. (all so complicated  ) but no sign anywhere of young Christopher to place him with a family.
There is a death for an Elizabeth Anne Carrington 1862 Birmingham but I don't think it's the older Elizabeth.
Lastly, the Elizabeth Corrington/Robert Bolton marriage could be the older Elizabeth too - I am confused 

[David Fowler]

Nice to see someone as venerable as you, Heywood, are as confused as I am

[heywood]

Oh it doesn't take much 

It does make me laugh when (people like me) talk about the 'easiness' of relationships in the present day and then we just start to look at our ancestors and ... well...