Hi, i'm new to this site and am really despirate to find information about my ancestors,I've got at this point stuck and need a new lead to get me back on track.
Below is a brief summary of what information I have collected about my family, if anyone has any Census CD's from Nottinghamshire 1841, 51, 61, 71 or 1901 or Yorkshire 1891, 1901 could they please look for me, I would be ever so greatful:
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I’ll start with William Townrow, born in 1833 in Babworth, Nottingham and married a Maria Taylor (born 1838, Ranby, Nottingham) believed to be in 1859 but not 100% sure; William worked as a General Labourer.
Between them they had 9 children:
1. John Henry – b. 26 Nov 1860 (East Retford) – d. 19 Nov 1943 (Sheffield) – Married Rebecca carter (b. 1871 Suffolk – d. Jan 1932 Sheffield)
2. George – b. 1863 (Ranby) – d. unknown
3. Sarah – b. 1867 (Ranby) - d. unknown
4. Charles – b. 1869 (Ranby) – d. 3 Mar 1954 (Sheffield)
5. Francis – b. 1871 (Ranby) – d. 15 Jan 1954 (Sheffield) – Married a Annie Lizzie Jackson and ad three children (Franky, Annice and Arthur) – Annice went onto Marry a Jesse Briggs
6. Arthur – b. 1874 (Ranby) – d. unknown – Had a daughter called Flossy, Wife unknown.
7. Willie – b. 1876 (Ranby) – d. unknown
8. Alfred – b. 1879 (Ranby) - d. unknown – Alfred was a cripple from childhood and a cobbler by trade. – We believe Alfred never married.
9. Clara – b. 1884 (unknown) – d. unknown
There is a possibility that there could be one or two more but is doubtful.
My great grandfather, John Henry Townrow was born in East Retford, Nottingham, England on 26 November 1860.
As a chosen career he joined the Army though the year is not known yet, I know he was posted to India and later Ireland. Whilst in India he met his future wife, Rebecca Carter who was born in Suffolk, England in the beginning quarter of either 1870 or 1871. Why she was in India we do not know but know they got married in that part of the World and spent at least ten years their.
Dates are not known of when posted to these places but I do know he must have gone to the Emerald Isle before 1903 as he had six (all girls) children born their:
1. Doris Edith Muriel – Born 3 Nov 1903 (Curragh Camp)
2. Sylvia Winifred May – 13 Dec 1904
3. Eva Constance Margaret (my grandmother) – 14 June 1907 – d. 16 May 1992 (Sheffield)
4. Phyllis Irene – b. 10 Aug 1909 (Dublin) – d.27 Apr 1953
5. Gladys – date unknown but died just a few months old. (Dublin)
6. Ruby Olive – 4 March 1913 (Dublin)
I do know that he must have moved around a bit during their stay in Ireland as he was in curragh Camp for which Doris was born, this is fact as there is a family story about her running around the court yard with a potty on her head.
One story I know is true but would like to know why. In Athlone John and Rebecca had a maid, who helped them with their chaos, and the story goes that the family sent the maid to register the birth of my grandmother.
Rebecca wished that she be called Ivy Constance Margaret Townrow, but the persons at the register office said that Ivy would not be allowed and that Eva was the nearest match, this was accepted and in disgust Rebecca claimed that she would always be known as Ivy. I was wondering why wouldn’t they accept Ivy as a name?
In around 1916 or 1917 they moved to Sheffield and lived at 17 or 18 Harleston Street, where they had family living. They came across by boat from Dublin to Liverpool and it was suggested that boat sunk a week after travelling.
John Henry Townrow died on 19 November 1943 and is buried in Burngreave Cemetery. His wife, Rebecca is also buried in same grave though she died years earlier in January 1932.
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