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James Douglas
« on: Monday 11 March 13 15:48 GMT (UK) »
Hello, i'm struggling to find a James Douglas on a couple of the census returns (1871/1881).
He was born in Coventry in 1837, the son of Joseph Douglas an ironmonger of Cross Cheaping, Coventry. At 14 (1851) he was still in Coventry as an ironmonger apprentice, and by 1861, was lodging in London at the home of William Barber, an Ironmonger from Coventry.
I can't find James again until 1891 as a widower, ironmonger labourer.

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Re: James Douglas
« Reply #1 on: Monday 11 March 13 16:05 GMT (UK) »
1881
36 Darley St Leeds Yks
James Douglas head M 44 Ironmonger's shopman Coventry Holy Newestry
Janey wife 40 Hull Yks
Janey L 18 Daughter Deptford Kent
James son 15 Deptford
Thomas W son 10 Deptford Kent
Edward Lofthouse Boarder 22 Painter Yks
RG11 4517 105 17

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EDIT
The 1881 census wife & daughter transcribed as Janey & Janey L - looking at image names could be "Faney & Faney L "
Possibly this is the marriage reg
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James Douglas
Fanny medd
Sept qtr 1861
Hull
9d 31c

There is a Fanny Medd b. c. 1841 Hull on 1861 census - father Ralph

1871 the surmane is transcribed as " Danglas" - but " James" is definately entered as "John"

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Re: James Douglas
« Reply #2 on: Monday 11 March 13 16:23 GMT (UK) »
excellent, thank you.
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Re: James Douglas
« Reply #3 on: Monday 11 March 13 20:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi:

This is probably wrong, but the birth dates, birth locations and occupation seem quite similar. So thought I would pass it along just in case.

1871 census:
John Douglas, 34, 1837, ironmonger Warehouseman, Coventry, Warwicksh.
Fanny, 29, 1842, Hull, Yorksh.
Fanny L, 8, 1863, Depford, Kent
Emma, 7, 1864, Depford, Kent
James K, 5, 1866, Depford, Kent
Lucy, 2, 1869, Depford, Kent
Thomas W, 10 mo, 1871, Depford, Kent

RG10, piece 4644, folio 70, page 40
England:  Archer, Bailey, Bates, Blower, Bosworth, Court, Hicklin, Orton, Palmer, Robbins, Sedgwick, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Varnam, Wakelin, Walker
Canada:  Archer, Walker, Spencer, Shepherd
Australia:  Taplin
South Africa:  Risley

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Re: James Douglas
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 12 March 13 08:38 GMT (UK) »
i'll double check but that would seem to be the same family to me, so thanks.

Not entirely sure i have the right Douglas anyway. I'm trying to find out the origins of a J. Douglas who was active in Coventry as a cycle manufacturer 1875-1879. He traded as J. Douglas & Co., but was also in partnership with Josiah Jackson as Jackson & Douglas.

There was an 1877 patent for a James Douglas, manufacturer of Coventry concerning making improvements to bicycles, so i assume that the J. Douglas is James Douglas (b. 1837).
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