Judy writes: >Has anyone any notes on the name Watkinson. I am looking for this man who >probably came from Sheffield. I have all his relations from his son >William's birth. > >Sheffield Telegraph - He was born in India, February 2nd 1788 and was the >only son of Lt. G. Watkinson who died when his son was only a few >months old. >He was sent to England to his uncle and guardian Joseph Badger, Esq., of >this town. He carried on his business in Pinfold Street for many years. > >I am also searching for his uncle Joseph Badger who had a business in >Pinfold Street. In an 1837 Directory he was a Plumber and Painter and >William >became a painter [house] when he grew up. As Badger was his uncle >perhaps the >mother of this child was born a Badger and married Lt. G. Watkinson. His >mother could have course have been an Indian. > >Could anyone do me a look up of the 1841 census to see if you can find >either man. By "either man", I'm assuming (always dangerous!) that you mean William WATKINSON and Joseph BADGER... The only Joseph BADGERs indexed in the 1841 census as living in Sheffield were neither Plumbers nor Painters. However, on Pinfold St in 1841 there is the following WATKINSON family: Willm, 53, Painter Hs Ann, 51 (?) Ann, 27 Willm, 21, Painter Hs John COCKIN, 13, App all shown as born in the county. Dave in northern Illinois