OK, got him born c 1856 and in 1861 Census his Mother Elizabeth born c 1812 is a Landed Prop born Dufton and she is Widowed.
Children;
Isabella, 1839 (born before Marriage)
Agnes, 1846
John, 1849
Elizabeth, 1852
THOMAS 1856
Now James Salkeld does not seem to appear on any Census.
Is that what you have found?
1841 Census
John LOY, 75, Independant
ELIZABETH Loy, 25
Isabella Loy, 3, NOT born in County
Isabella Loy, 1
All others born in County
HO107/1156/18/Dufton
1851 Census we have;
John LOY, 85 (indexed as 35), Landed Proprietor, born Dufton
Elizabeth SALKELD, 30 (38?), Daug, Mar, born Dufton
Isabella Salkeld, 11, Granddaug, Scholar, born Dufton
Agnes Salkeld, 5, Granddaug, born Crosby Ravensworth
John Salkeld, 2, Grandson, born Crosby Ravensworth
Isabella LOY, 12, Granddaug, born Garstang, Lancs
HO107/2440/8/8
1861 Census
Crosby Ravensworth
RG9/3956/91/12
Elizabeth SALKELD, 48, Head, Widow, Landed Prop, born Dufton
Agnes, 15, Daug
John, 12, Son, Scholar
Elizabeth, 9, Daug
THOMAS, 5, Son
All Children born Crosby Ravensworth
Sorry more questions than answers;
Do you have your THOMAS's Birth Cert?
Can you give me his Fathers Occp from Cert?
Do you have the Marriage Cert to show their Ages and Fathers occp's?
Trish
