More than just the Census

[merseyside01]

Morning All,

Can anybody offer any suggestions..
I've got the usual info from the censuses of various ancestors -  addresses, family members etc, but what can I do to find similar details, or any details,  in-between the censuses?
Thanks,
Tony

[lizdb]

Hello and a warm welcome to Rootschat

Birth/marriage/death certs of events between censuses will often give addresses.  Birth certs will give parents names and mothers maiden name, occupation of the father etc. Marraige certs give occupations, witneeses can sometimes be family members too.
Wills can sometimes be a mine of information of all sorts.
If they had a business, then trade directories are an interesting little addition.

[jubee]

Hi Tony,
Like lizdb,I would suggest the trade directories. You can find some for free on www.historicaldirectories.org. You can search by county and they have a good date range across the 19th century.
Hope this helps a little   

[merseyside01]

Thanks both,
Sorry, I wasn't very clear,  I'm not a new Roots member, I've been a member for years, I just don't post many topics!
I've got lots of certificates for birth, marriage and death and a couple of Wills and newspaper cuttings for various ancestors.  But I never thought of trade directories.  Would any of those directories include employees because I don't think any of my ancestors had their own businesses. 
Tony

[lizdb]

no, sadly not ....

[newbie]

I found school records to be very informative, held at local record offices.
Also rate books, for the area.
Leases - again found at record offices. They were miners, and leased from the mining company.
Newbie

[Mark1973]

If you're lucky some people put their actual employers company name on the 1911 census.

[merseyside01]

Thanks for all the tips and advice.  Much appreciated.
Tony

[toni*]

how about

The school log books may be able to tell you more about the children and father.
School log books:
School Records / School Log Books
1870-Current Day (although 100 year rule applies) School registers provide pupils names, date of birth, addresses, fathers names and fathers occupation and years of attendance if they left to go to another school this would also be noted. Some have a brief explanation about the family.
School Log Books were filled in weekly by the head teacher give attendance figures and note extraordinary events.
From 1862 statutory admission and discharge registers began to be kept by the head teachers of schools receiving government funding, you will discover that many of these commence only in 1880 when schooling became compulsory betwixt the ages of 5 and ten, though local districts could make it from 1870.
School attendance registers were compiled by local education authorities after 1875 these disclose similar information as well as the placement of youngsters in schools throughout the county.
The particulars registered concerning the deaths and births of children submitted to the local education authority (LEA) by the district registrars record the date and place of each event the child’s name, sex his or her fathers name and the description and abode of the informant