Spaniard in Holmfirth in 1860

[bykerlads]

I am looking for traces of a male of Spanish nationality who might have been in Holmfirth or nearby in 1860 or thereabouts.
Any help would be welcome.

[BumbleB]

Yo no comprende!  Do you have a surname in mind? 

[bykerlads]

Sorry, we have no surname but a slight suspicion ( based on her first name) that the father of our illegitimate great grandmother might have been of Iberian origin.
A bit of a long shot but we know that it was not unknown for "foreign" people to visit the area perhaps in connection with the textile industry.

[BumbleB]

Have you looked at the 1861 census for Holmfirth?

[emeltom]

According to FindMyPast there are 919 people in Holmfirth alone in 1861. None of them have Spain down as place of birth, nor 'overseas'. Without a name it is a very long shot indeed.

Emeltom

[bykerlads]

Yes, Emeltom, it is a very long shot.
From what you say, it seems possible to use Findmypast to get simple nationality stats for a particular town. Is this so? I tend to use Ancestry and am unfamiliar with FindMyPast.

[emeltom]

If you click on A-Z of Record sets you can select a particular Census year to search. All I did was enter Spain and Overseas into the box entitled Birth Place (other) and nothing came up. Not sure if there is a more precise way of doing it.

Emeltom

[josey]

Sorry, we have no surname but a slight suspicion ( based on her first name) that the father of our illegitimate great grandmother might have been of Iberian origin.

There were quite a few Victorians who gave their children exotic sounding names.....

[bykerlads]

Thanks, Emeltom. Will have a go.