Stuart, I keep coming across 'missing' records in Ancestry; they're probably in there somewhere but not picked up. Nearly all of them do turn up readily in Findmypast: www.findmypast.co.uk. So do your Rimmers: 1891 Census: RG number: RG12, Piece: 3107, Folio: 3, Page: 0 vi Registration District: Bolton, Sub District: Horwich, Ecclesiastical Parish: St. John The Evangelist Civil Parish: West Houghton RIMMER, John, Head, Married, 39, Carter RIMMER, Elizabeth, Wife, 38 RIMMER, Mary E, Daughter, Single, 17,Cotton Winder RIMMER, Thomas, Son, 15, Pony Driver In A ? [*Looks like 'coaliery'*] RIMMER, Margaret, Daughter, 15, Tenter For A Cotton ? [*Looks like 'winder'* ] RIMMER, Martha E, Daughter, 13,Tenter For A Cotton ? [*Looks like 'winder'*] RIMMER, Alice, Daughter, 11, Scholar RIMMER, James, Son, 10, Scholar Address: 12, Top' oth' Slack, West Houghton, Westhoughton County: Lancashire Note that the right hand side of the census page is torn/missing. It ends in the 'Occupation' column - which isn't complete - and there is therefore no information on where any of them were born. But the names are clearly those of your 1881 family. I'd recommend findmypast in addition to ancestry. FMP doesn't link you up with others in the same way as ancestry does but from what I've seen, it lives up to its claim of being the most complete set of BMD records for England & Wales available online. You can search the censuses (1841-1891) by name or address. There's also the option to buy a limited subscription. (No I'm not on commission for them! But I did find many of my ancestors who didn't show up at all on ancestry). Good luck, Jennifer > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:22:06 +0000 > From: Stuart Ashton <[email protected]> > Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] 1891 Census Lookup Please - RIMMER > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi, > > I would be grateful if someone could lookup a census record for me please. > > I have the following 1881 Census details (RG11 3821 Pg 10) > > 101 Leigh Road, Westhoughton > John RIMMER > Elizabeth RIMMER > Mary Eliz. RIMMER > Thomas RIMMER > Margaret RIMMER > Martha RIMMER > Alice RIMMER > James RIMMER > > and in 1901 Census (RG13 3611 Pg 82) > > 152 Manchester Road, Westhoughton > John RIMMER > Elizabeth RIMMER > Thomas RIMMER > Alice RIMMER > James RIMMER > Lily BYERS > > I have searched Ancestry and can't find anything in the 1891 Census. I > am assuming that it is incorrectly transcribed in some way. > > Kind regards, > Stuart > > > > ------------------------------ > > >

Hi Jennifer, That's really good news. I was under the impression that Ancestry was complete. I'll certainly look at FMP in the future. What's amazing is that 35 years ago, I used to live at Top o'th Slack - I can't remember the exact house number, but what a coincidence that I could have lived in the same house as my ancestors did 120 years ago! I believe all the houses have now been pulled down there though. Many thanks, Stuart