1841, they are here HO107/328/24 = Thaxted Folio 42, Page 7 Newbiggin ----- Original Message ----- From: "barbara scott" <ellescott77@ntlworld.com> To: "Karen Massey" <karen_staines@hotmail.com>; <essex-uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [Ess] Linsdale Family of Thaxted >I can find a William LINSDALE, born 1808 Thaxted on the 1861 census, wife > Mary. Occupation Chimney Sweep. Could he have changed occupations? > > Unfortunately the 1851 census returns for this and many surrounding areas > are missing and I can't see the couple on the 1841. > > On the 1871, there is a William L. (transcribed by Ancestry as L, but > could > also be T or J) Lonsdale, born Thaxted 1844, living in Bermondsey. On the > actual census image it looks more like LINSDALE than LONSDALE. Did Louisa > have a brother? No sign of him as LINSDALE or LONSDALE on the 1861 census > > Barbara > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks Sue It's not my enquiry but I'd looked under every possible variation I'd found - LONSDALE, LINDSELL., etc. I'd even looked under just "William", but didn't think to try "Wm." . Wife is Elizabeth on 1841 and Mary on 1861. I can't find a second marriage within this period, so perhaps she just felt like a change of name as our ancestors so often did - just to confuse us! William is still a chimney sweep - not a grocer as apparently on his daughter's marriage certificate. I have several marriage certs.where the father's occupation is nothing like the reality (including a "Grocer" that I've never been able to find). I assume that the Eliza is Louisa Ann, looking at her age, and there is a William born about 1844, who would match up with the William LONSDALE I found in London on the 1871 census. Barbara