1861 Census help please! *Defeat admitted*

[apanderson]

It's always possible he was elsewhere at that exact time (but would he trail along Ann & the weans with him - or would he be allowed to do so?)

Andre has already had a researcher at Kew look through everything there is to find - and yes, just for a change, George wasn't to be found at that specific date.

Every other bloomin' date except the one we're looking for!

I really can't imagine them being out of the country for any other reason apart from something to do with the military. If it was the case he was abroad somewhere - I doubt if it would have been worth the effort for such a short time to uproot the family. All supposition of course!

He registered the children's births, so he wasn't very far for very long.

Anne

[That_Daft_Laddie]

Hmmm

The only other thought which crossed my mind, given his wee outbursts, was perhaps he was banged up in military prison, rather than the civilian one.

Greenlaw and Glencorse at Penicuik was part barracks / part military jail back then.
(The unsafe condition of the timber jail was being debated in the House of Lords in 1883).

From Hansard > http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1883/aug/14/question-observations


Even if that were the case, it still begs the question about his Mrs and sproglets whereabouts, ......... I know.

_{It's amazing the amount of wood shavings you can get from the bottom of a barrel huh?}


Gordon

[apanderson]

 

Funnily enough, when I was using A****try, I tried entering 'inmate/prisoner/barracks' etc -  anything I could think of for an 'institution', but again, no George (or any other) Chissels.

I've tried every spelling variant under the sun. His eldest son George was George Chissel on his 1st Marriage Registration, then George Chisholm on his 2nd. (Parents George & Ann also listed as Chisholm)

This was possibly an attemt to cover up that the 2nd marriage was bigamous!

But again, that's another story! LOL!!

Anne

[That_Daft_Laddie]

Hahaha!!

I know when I'm beat.

[apanderson]

Me too Gordon - much as I hate to admit it  . . . . . . 'Defeat admitted'!