> G'day, re: 1841 Census Allerton > Thank you, Derek, for the time you spent looking up the Censi for me. I don't > think those lines warrant further time, thanks. The oldies, William (and > Martha), appear to have been dead by then and John and William were brothers of > my Jonathan and I was hoping I might get a bigger picture of the wider > family.... The William you found lived at the same end of Allerton as other > family members and was in the wooltrade but beyond that I have no further > corroberating info. I discovered they had a young brother bapt. at Worsborough > in 1836, and as the rest of the family were 'done' at Kipping or Allerton I > thought maybe John or William were down at Worsborough and Mum and Dad had gone > for a visit... - did they go on holidays then?? [Their Mum had 11 live births > over 36 years!! The mind boggles!!]. So we'll call that investigation > 'quits'! Many thanks again..... Incidentally, John [Hooper] says if the plural of 'mouse' is 'mice' - the plural of 'spouse' is 'spice'!!! Elizabeth Hooper > Hi Elizabeth, > I went to the library this arvo.to look for your Leach family on the 1841 > microfilm for Allerton. > Problem ! There were a lot of them !! > I hardly expected to find William [b.1765] as he would have been c.76.;and > I didn't. > Problem !! There were several Johns [now there's a novelty !!!],but not one > about > 25 years old.There were some older & some younger,some with their > parents,some with wives/kids etc.If you can give me more info.re possible > names of spouses [or is the plural spise ?], > and offspring,then I'll give it another go sometime. > Success !!!!! I hope.I found a William who was exactly the age you > indicated-35 > as foliows-------- > Bradford Census 1841,Allerton. > Moorhouse. > [All surnamed LEACH,all born Yorkshire] > William,aged 35,Woolcomber. > Martha,aged 30 > Stephen,aged 8. > Betty,aged 6. > Joshua,aged 4. > Jane,aged 1, > ======================================= > I just had time to take a quick look at the same family on the 1851 census > card index. > On that William's wife was 'Margaret' > [Maybe I mis-read the 1841 name Martha ; > the film was 'grotty'to say the least] > There were 2 more kidlets---Mary and Charles. > If this IS your family,I'll re-check '41 to verify the name > 'Martha/Margaret'; and make a proper transcript of the 1851 > entry. > Cheers-------Derek.