Hi Doug Actually, I said the IGI entry was likely to be his. Although quite possibly correct, you can't accept that John's mother was Hannah simply because John's age and birthplace match an IGI entry of baptism. You need to do further research, for example: parish register; bastardy order, apprenticeship indenture. In 1851, there is a William Mason in the preceding household to John & Ann Mason in Ruswarp. William's wife Sarah is in Fylingdales with two children; William & Ann, in the household of her parents. Am sending you the census images. Good luck with your research. Barbara > Excellent, many thanks Barbara. > Crayke, Yorkshire. > Yes that was part of his family. Interesting to see a dob and birth > place for Ann. Also his grandson John LOWDER (I have him as LOWTHER) > To also find his mother's name (Hannah) is a real bonus. > His son William, my g-grandfather, had married Sarah Newton of > Fylingdales at St Mary's Whitby in 1847. Can you tell me if he is > listed in Whitby in 1851? > Many thanks once again. > Doug

Philip Many thanks for taking the time to help me. I totally agree about the need to verify the information. It's very interesting to see the original census documents themselves. I think a trip to Northallerton Records Office is now called for. I live in Staffordshire and it's about 160 miles from here so I guess it will probably in the Spring. Thanks once again. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Thamm" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:19 AM Subject: Re: [ERY] Handwriting Problem (1851 Census) > Hi Doug > > Actually, I said the IGI entry was likely to be his. Although quite > possibly correct, you can't accept that John's mother was Hannah simply > because John's age and birthplace match an IGI entry of baptism. You need > to do further research, for example: parish register; bastardy order, > apprenticeship indenture. > > In 1851, there is a William Mason in the preceding household to John & Ann > Mason in Ruswarp. William's wife Sarah is in Fylingdales with two > children; William & Ann, in the household of her parents. Am sending you > the census images. > > Good luck with your research. > Barbara > >> Excellent, many thanks Barbara. >> Crayke, Yorkshire. >> Yes that was part of his family. Interesting to see a dob and birth place >> for Ann. Also his grandson John LOWDER (I have him as LOWTHER) >> To also find his mother's name (Hannah) is a real bonus. >> His son William, my g-grandfather, had married Sarah Newton of >> Fylingdales at St Mary's Whitby in 1847. Can you tell me if he is listed >> in Whitby in 1851? >> Many thanks once again. >> Doug > > > ==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== > To post to the list address message to, > [email protected] > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.3/173 - Release Date: 16/11/2005 >