----- Original Message ----- From: Angela MacLellan<mailto:angela@maclellan.org.uk> To: Lori Williams<mailto:williamslorid@msn.com> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] Re: CRAGGS Hi Lori The Arthur CRAGGS born Dec 1875 would be only 5 yrs old in Apr 1881 he would not be six til the Dec 1881 So this may be your man! Just a thought Angela -------------------- Could this be a cousin of his, born one year apart? -------------- There is an Arthur CRAGGS registered as below, could this be yours? Craggs, Arthur 1875 December Births Co. Durham North Riding of Yorkshire 10a 28 Best wishes, Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi Bill, this the Craggs in my family. > My ggg grandparents adopted a son, his name was Arthur Craggs, 5 years old in 1881. They are, William and Eleanor Harrison > Arthur Craggs born 1876, Darlington, Durham England ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Williams" <williamslorid@msn.com<mailto:williamslorid@msn.com>> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] Re: CRAGGS > I did see him listed on the census but there is another Arthur Craggs born 1876 living with William and Eleanor. I am not sure how common the name is with the s on the end. Maybe this was a relation to my Arthur Craggs living with Eleanor. There are not many listed on the census with the s on the end. Could this be a cousin of his, born one year apart? Or is this him, and they changed his birthplace to Darlington when he was adopted one year later? This could have been it! The Harrison's, William and Eleanor lived in Darlington but there daughter Margeret, my gg grandmother shows Yorkshire England as her birthplace. She married my gg grandfather late, in her 30's. I thought at first this was my ggg grandmothers nephew but can find no record of an Eleanor Craggs, born 1849, in Waskerly. So I am trying to figure out how Arthur Craggs came to be adopted by them. Could this have been their daughter's child, my gg grandmother or a possible aunts child? I am thinking th! > at more the relationship now. What ever the case is, there is a interesting story here. I thought I read on the 1891 census sent to me by a wonderful woman, Angela MacLellan, Arthur was listed as serv, servant. But he is down as a adopted son. We were thinking this was either bad writing by the enumerator , when he should have been listed as a son. Hmmmmm why would the census taker think to write serv rather than son? Could this have been an observation he made and a assumption? Anyway, all the help from everyone is so amazing. I am landlocked here in the United States in Oregon, unable to know too much of how the counties are set up England. So I am learning a lot and have so much more to learn. But I love it! > Thanks to everyone, > Lori > ---- Original Message ----- > From: Nivard Ovington<mailto:ovington1@btconnect.com<mailto:ovington1@btconnect.com>> > To: Lori Williams<mailto:williamslorid@msn.com<mailto:williamslorid@msn.com>> > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 9:58 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] Re: CRAGGS > > > Hi Lori > > There is an Arthur CRAGGS registered as below, could this be yours? > > Craggs, Arthur 1875 December Births Co. Durham North Riding of Yorkshire > 10a 28 > > Best wishes, Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > Hi Bill, this the Craggs in my family. > > My ggg grandparents adopted a son, his name was Arthur Craggs, 5 years > old in 1881. They are, William and Eleanor Harrison > > Arthur Craggs born 1876, Darlington, Durham England > > > > His last name was changed to Harrison in 1891. He is listed on the census > as Harrison. I am not sure what the story is here. I think that perhaps > this may have been Eleanor's nephew from a brother or sister. I am still > looking into this. What stumped me was that in 1881 he is listed on the > census as son, then in 1891 it looked like they wrote serv... looked to be > servant. But I did some talking to others and it looks like the enumerator > who wrote the census had some bad handwriting, we did some checking and he > is listed as their son. I will attach the notes given to me by a great > helper. > > I hope this helps, > > Lori > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com<http://www.grisoft.com/<http://www.grisoft.com<http://www.grisoft.com/>>). > Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 22/07/04 > > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > U.K. PhoneDirectory > http://www.bt.com/phonenetuk/<http://www.bt.com/phonenetuk/> > Looking for an address in the U.K. try, > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/<http://www.streetmap.co.uk/> > > >