Barnsley exports to Finland

[brianz]

Hi Jarmo
             No, I did not know anything about William Nell but I do now.

1861 He was living at Smithies, Monk Bretton Barnsley with his father George age 57, a Hand Loom Weaver and his mother Sarah aged 56 and three siblings. William aged 24 was a Power Loom Weaver  and married his wife Sarah in Barnsley in about March 1856. She is not shown on the 1861 census as living with the family.
In the 1861 census Sarah aged 24 a Power Loom Linen Weaver is shown as a Lodger also in the Smithies with the family of Abraham Shaw a Coal Miner. Possibly the house was not big enough.

Hope this information helps

Steve

[brianz]

Jarmo
          I do not know if it is of interest to you but I have just found an old email from the Finland National Archives in Helsinki.
It seems that James's son James Thornley Lee had Godparents who were Finnish citizens called Viktor Leopold Renfors and his wife Amanda Florentina Lagererlof.

According to the Tampereen Historia part 2, (Tampere 1984) Viktor Leopold Renfors had a small needle factory in Tampare. This engine shop made various metal products and had 26 workers during 1861. I thought at first James Lee may have had some connection ( work) with them but now I am not so sure.

Steve

[Jarmo Peltola]

It is possible, that they made some parts to Machines of linen mill or
they lived quite near each other.

Renfors lived in house number 18-19, but I don't know yet where James Lee lived.