Corley Croft

[angel~eyes]

Thanks Carole. We didn't know William was up in Yorkshire to us he was just missing for years. The last we knew he was living in Mancetter. Till someone found his discharge from hospital he was a soldier he gave his birth as  Bedworth in 1780 and occupation as a Hatter - the son we knew about my 4xggf also William was a hatter in Mancetter.
So we ordered his dc and John was in attendance. We thought it might be Williams son but not baptism for this. There was only one John Lounds living in Yorkshire that we could find on census. Then we found baptism in 1811 for John son of Abraham and Mary this led to a dead end and I was directed to others researching John which is what led us to Corley near Coventry a place where Williams brother James Lowns had been baptised. This family has so many surname variations. We found a Thomas Lynns buried in Corley in 1787 and his line going back to 1600s but just want the link of John to William x

[CaroleW]

Yes - the various spellings don't make it easy do they😱

[angel~eyes]

Its an absolute nightmare Carole. I have found 2 more Lownds about the same age as John and they ended up as Williams nephews. So I'm hopeful I can connect John. I have written down all the census places they are all pretty much in the same streets as each other. I also found one of the nephews children in Wakefield Prison with a great grandson from Willenhall. Sadly I don't think William had a relationship with his first son also William. Thank you again for all your support on this line x

[CaroleW]

Do you already know about this 1851 entry for Bowling Yorks

William Lowndes 44 b Bedworth occ woolcomber
Can't make out wife's name - but she's 40 b London

No children
Piece 2305   folio  80 page 62

[angel~eyes]

Thanks Carole. No but that is very interesting. I will need to find out who this William is now so born c1797 will look for him later thanks again x

[ShaunJ]

Do you already know about this 1851 entry for Bowling Yorks

William Lowndes 44 b Bedworth occ woolcomber
Can't make out wife's name - but she's 40 b London

No children
Piece 2305   folio  80 page 62

Per the 1841 census, his wife was Betsy.  (piece 1292, page 62 folio 80)

[angel~eyes]

Thank you Shaun and Carole
 We have found this William as a child of a siblings of my 5xggf William Lowns - there is definitely a few up in Bradford and it opens up more about John as although this William was raised in Bedworth his baptism was in Birmingham his mother's parish and we have found a sister who stayed in Warwickshire. Just going through other parish records in Birmingham for John it really is widening our family. Thank you both again x