Missing Smiths in Stockport 1851 census

[kctoo]

Thanks for your info again Rosie, it looks like I am not able to rule out the possibility that William and Hannah's household did not get enumerated twice as yet. Especially as my William and Hannah were unable to write, and probably read, (as evidenced by their leaving their marks on their marriage record in Northenden) and so would have not filled out the census forms themselves but would have had to rely on the enumerater(s) to do so.

In your first reply to me, you advised me of the county of birth sections for 'both' Williams.  And as I know the 61 to be definately my William the 41 that matches that on all counts is William the Crofter's. (according to the 61 they were born in Bolton, Lancacashire and New Mills, Derbyshire respectively)  So I will stick with that one for now.

But in the meantime David,  I can't thank you enough.  First of all for setting me straight about a crofter and bleacher being similar profession's.  I had always taken crofter to be a farmer.  My only other "cotton mill family" was from Lancashire and I never had cause to look up their occupations as they were all spinners or weavers.

So now it seems you have found my Richard  .  And some more siblings to add icing to the cake.  Thank you, thank you.  I was beginning to think I was going to have to fly all the way over there myself to track him down. 

I am so very grateful for your efforts
sincerly
Kerry

 

[kctoo]

David,

I just wanted to write and thank you again. 

Thanks to you suppling a baptism date for Richard (and Hannah and William) I was able to locate the image of the registers on family search (no long haul flight required).

So excited, I am now not so bothered about the 51 and yet, I know to check around the Edgeley area also, thanks to you.  Legendry stuff!

     
Kerry

[kctoo]

Well, that was GBP6 very well spent.

Just now received my pdf of my Richard's sister Ann's birth registration from the GRO

it reads:

when born: 1 July 1842 Newbridge Lane
name: Ann
sex: Girl
name and surname of father: William Smith
name and maiden surname of Mother: Hannah Smith formerly Swindells
rank or profession of father: Bleacher
signature, description and residence of informant: William Smith Father

And so, now, any doubt I had, that ggg grandfather was a bleacher in New Bridge Lane in the 1840's can now be erased as he is the informant and has correctly supplied my ggg grandmother's maiden name (as per my gg grandfather's marriage entry). 

Still need to find William's death and his birth/christening for that matter, but as I say I have Smiths, I expect this to be my most challenging line to research and my progress on that line is certainly bearing that out.

So very grateful to you Rosie and David for your help and guidance, I feel like I've finally taken some bricks out of the wall 

Kerry