[email protected] wrote snip<> Also of Joseph Sykes who died Nov 18th 1860 aged 80 snip<> for James SYKES in Drighlington who would have been born 1809 (and hence be > about 42) Hi I found these 2 in 1851 Hope they are yours if you want images let me know Christine View RecordJoseph Sykesabt 1780 Drighlington, Yorkshire, EnglandHead Drighlington Yorkshire View RecordSamuel Sykesabt 1831 Drighlington, Yorkshire, EnglandSon Drighlington Yorkshire View RecordSarah Sykesabt 1789 Bierley, Yorkshire, EnglandWife Drighlington Yorkshire and View RecordBrock Sykesabt 1849 Adwalton, Yorkshire, EnglandSon Drighlington Yorkshire View RecordEsther Sykesabt 1845 Adwalton, Yorkshire, EnglandDaughter Drighlington Yorkshire View RecordGrace Sykesabt 1847 Adwalton, Yorkshire, EnglandDaughter Drighlington Yorkshire View RecordHenry Sykesabt 1835 Adwalton, Yorkshire, EnglandSon Drighlington Yorkshire View RecordJames Sykesabt 1834 Adwalton, Yorkshire, EnglandSon Drighlington Yorkshire View RecordJane Sykesabt 1841 Adwalton, Yorkshire, EnglandDaughter Drighlington Yorkshire View RecordJoseph Sykesabt 1803 Adwalton, Yorkshire, EnglandHead Drighlington Yorkshire View RecordMary Sykesabt 1808 Adwalton, Yorkshire, EnglandWife Drighlington Yorkshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cas and LISA Liber (& family)" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:56 AM Subject: [ BRAD] 1851 census lookup - James SYKES age 42 (see below) > Hi all, > I'm back after unsubscribing for a month - as luck would have it the film > I > ordered (Drighlington Monumental inscriptions) from my local LDS arrived a > few days before I was to leave for hols and I mananged to look at it for 1 > day before it had to be returned. However I was in luck as I did find a > couple of things out on tombstones of direct ancestors of help. > > On a tombstone of my ancestors - Joseph SYKES and Elizabeth > THACKRAH/THACKRAY (etc.) of Drighlington: > ---------------------------------------------- > In memory of Elizabeth wife of Joseph Sykes of Drighlington and daughter > of > John Thackrah of Tong Lane End who departed this life February 13, 1820 > age > 41 > > Also of James son died 20 Sep 1859 age 50 > > Also of Joseph Sykes who died Nov 18th 1860 aged 80 > ------------------------------------------------ > The james bit intrigued me - I was wondering if anyone could look up 1851 > for James SYKES in Drighlington who would have been born 1809 (and hence > be > about 42) and have a birthplace possibly listed as Tong (?). This may help > me pinpoint Joseph as being in Tong for a while after he got married... > > > PS: I can't thank Arthur Blackburn enough for his transcriptions 80 odd > years ago > > > ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== > The Mailing List Archives are at:- > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ENG-YKS-BRADFORD > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ENG-YKS-BRADFORD > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/340 - Release Date: 15/05/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/340 - Release Date: 15/05/2006