Luther HORSFALL 1861 Halifax

[Sunlaws]

Hi

I would appreciate any sightings of Luther Melancthon HORSFALL, born 1858 in Halifax, in 1861 or 1871. I am hoping he is to be found at home with similarly spectacularly named parents!

Regards,

Lesley

[Jocie]

This is 1861

9 Bath Parade Halifax


William           49       Woollen and Stuff? Merchant       Born  Thornton
Elizabeth        33       Wife                                                     Halifax
Emma            11                                                                  Halifax
Mary A            7                                                                    Halifax
Louisa             5                                                                    Halifax
Luther            3                                                                     Halifax


RG9/ 3282

Jo

[CaroleW]

The 1861 shows him as Luther McLanchton

[Jocie]

1871

Same family

They are all living at 10 Wesley Street Halifax.

William is now described as a Commission Agent
The three girls are working as Cotton Winders
Luther is a Doffer or Daffer

RG10 piece 4391 folio 25 page 7


Jo

[CaroleW]

In 1871 he is Luther Milancthon - no additional children born since 1861

[Jocie]

Whoops sorry forgot the Milancthon part!
We have one or two instances in our family where when the son finally arrived he was lavished with unusual names.

A Doffer is someone who removes the full bobbins from a machine.   I thought I'd come across this before and found amongst my mothers family who were Lancashire cotton workers.


Hope this helps


Jo

[Rafter]

Hi,
      Luther's occupation will be that of a 'doffer', who removed the full bobbins from ring spinning frames.
Going just by the index, he appears in every census, in 1911 he is Luther Melanethan Horsfall.

Rafter.

[CaroleW]

But his birth reg is

Births March qtr 1858 
Luther Melanchton Horsfall    Halifax  9a 365

[Rafter]

As CaroleW said, the original birth index clearly says Luther Melanchton Horsfall. Are we suffering from dodgy transcriptions? Has anyone seen the original census forms?

Rafter