Hi, The Middlesbrough Poor Law Union was opened on the corner of St Barnabas Rd and Ayresome Green Lane in 1875. Before this Middlesbrough was part of the Stockton Poor Law Union. I don't think there were any other institutions in the town in 1881. Janet (Middlesbrough) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Kelly" <erickelly@cymru9953.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 6:18 PM Subject: [N'Yorks] 1871 Census? LYNN in Middlesbrough. > --=======F314A0A======= > Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-152D6A8F; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > One of our ancestors was born in Middlesbrough: > > 7-Sep-1871 3 Albert Road Middlesbrough William James son of Solomon LYNN > labourer in ironworks and Mary (formerly Martin). > > and we have been able to document the lives of both father and son. Mary > (Martin) LYNN is a different case altogether! By 1881 she has "disappeared" > although Solomon is reported as "married" (NOT "widowed") in 1881, 1891 and > 1901. So, the 1871 census could give a clue to her birthplace, which would > be a small piece of the puzzle and a help in searching. > > Question 1. Is there an available index to the 1871 census for Middlesbrough? > > Question 2. Is Mary were to have entered a local institution - where might > it have been? > > All information / suggestions welcomed! > > > Roberta & Eric Kelly at home in Flintshire. > > --=======F314A0A======= > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-152D6A8F > Content-Disposition: inline > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 19/08/03 > > --=======F314A0A=======-- > > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! > It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to find surnames. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >