All I am trying to help my father in law, and we spent a very fruitful weekend looking at the 1901 and 1881 censuses (as well as the 1891 Yorkshire DVD I have). For the next step, we want to try and find Hannah Cartwright in the 1851 census. She was bc 1835 in Warthill, but my father in law says that she was not with the rest of the family in 1851 Warthill. We know the census has been indexed for this area, and wondered if anyone could take a quick look for us, as it would appear that she was working away from home? Best regards Andy Kerridge

Hello Andrew, The 1851 census index for the area has been produced by the City of York & District Family History Society. It is available on CD-Rom or microfiche. A booklet is also available, which lists the towns and villages in the area, giving the census piece number and folio (page) number. See http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk for further details. Using these 2 resources, I am able to tell you that Hannah CARTWRIGHT, aged 15, born at Warthill, was in Dunnington village on Sunday 30 Mar 1851. Regards, Janice Wood www.btinternet.com/~jansfamily/ www.yorkshireancestors.com in North Yorkshire Researching: BANKS, BEALL, BULMER, CALVERT, COCKERILL, FISHER, FOX, FOXTON, GARBUT, HARRISON, HAWKINS, HOLYDAY, HURD, KIRK, LOWTHER, MATTISON, NAWTON, PATTISON, PICKARD, PICKERING, POTTER, SCAIFE, SHOUT, SIMPSON, SKILBECK, STONEHOUSE, THOMPSON, TRENHOLM(E), WARRINER, WEATHERILL, WEDGEWOOD, WILSON, and WOOD.