Hello Bryan This is the only James with a father Thomas in the 1881 census: Dwelling: Shortbutts Lane Alma Terrace Census Place: Normanton, York, England Marr Age Sex Birthplace Thomas POCKETT M 32 M Sydney, Gloucester, England Rel: Head Occ: Coal Miner Martha POCKETT M 29 F Wilkelwood, Glamorgan, Wales Rel: Wife William POCKETT 7 M Sydney, Gloucester, England Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Amy POCKETT 6 F Sydney, Gloucester, England Rel: Dau Occ: Scholar Charles POCKETT 3 M Sydney, Gloucester, England Rel: Son Daniel POCKETT 2 M Normanton, York, England Rel: Son James POCKETT 9 m M Normanton, York, England Rel: Son It is quite interesting to note that Martha is from Glamorgan, as there were a number of POCKETT entries in the Glamorgan 1881 census b. GLOS and also some burials in the NBI CD, including a James POCKETT aged 53 in 1880, buried in Swansea. Pam in New Zealand > > Is there some VKS out there in the world of cyberspace that can locate > a James POCKETT, born 1880, fathers name Thomas POCKETT, > > James eventually worked for the Railway and his father was at some > time believed to be a Greengrover in or near Coleford. > > Thank you so much. > > Bryan > The Celtic Laird > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > There is a Brain surname mailing list [email protected] > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

May I suggest that you version of the census has some transcription errors. To the best of my knowledge and references there is no Sydney in Glos This is likely to be Lydney, florrid L's can be mistaken for an S. The only Sydney in UK appears to be in Cheshire. Wilkelwood Glam also has me beat! but I am not such an expert on Glamorgan geography.. however there are no clues in the old maps gazetteer (see - http://www.old-maps.co.uk/) Waunarlwydd or Llangynwyd may be a closer match remembering the census was often taken orally, and then written in a 19th century hand and then transcribed by a 20th century reader. The entry in this case was taken in York where the welsh/ forest accent of the Pocketts may have been almost a foreign language!!!! When I was at school in Coleford (early 60's) there was a family of POCKETTs in the town. I am afraid they had a bit of a reputation, and much reference could be found to them in the Magistrate Court and Petty Sessions reports of the local newspapers!!!! Just trying to help <ggg> regards Bill Nash researching NASH,(Glos Somerset Barnett London) GUNTER,BATH,CONSTERDINE (Glos) SMITH (Monmouth), KEAR, HUGHES, GWILLIAM, KNIGHT(Glos) DEVANE, ELWIN, (Kent Surrey) SHAW (Kent Surrey S Ireland) MILES MORGAN JENKINS (Glos) ----- Original Message ----- From: Pam Thornbury <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [FoD] Census Lookup being begged for > Hello Bryan > > This is the only James with a father Thomas in the 1881 census: > > Dwelling: Shortbutts Lane Alma Terrace > Census Place: Normanton, York, England > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > Thomas POCKETT M 32 M Sydney, Gloucester, England > Rel: Head Occ: Coal Miner > Martha POCKETT M 29 F Wilkelwood, Glamorgan, Wales > Rel: Wife > William POCKETT 7 M Sydney, Gloucester, England > Rel: Son Occ: Scholar > Amy POCKETT 6 F Sydney, Gloucester, England > Rel: Dau Occ: Scholar > Charles POCKETT 3 M Sydney, Gloucester, England > Rel: Son > Daniel POCKETT 2 M Normanton, York, England > Rel: Son > James POCKETT 9 m M Normanton, York, England > Rel: Son > > It is quite interesting to note that Martha is from Glamorgan, as > there were a number of POCKETT entries in the Glamorgan 1881 census > b. GLOS and also some burials in the NBI CD, including a James > POCKETT aged 53 in 1880, buried in Swansea. > > Pam > in New Zealand > > > > Is there some VKS out there in the world of cyberspace that can locate > > a James POCKETT, born 1880, fathers name Thomas POCKETT, > > > > James eventually worked for the Railway and his father was at some > > time believed to be a Greengrover in or near Coleford. > > > > Thank you so much. > > > > Bryan > > The Celtic Laird > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > > There is a Brain surname mailing list [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > There's a new mailing list for the Lost Conections web site > [email protected] , dont forget http://www.lostconnections.co.uk for all your UK needs, try out the chatroom on our new look site > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >