This looks like your John in 1861. Harriet has a 34 acre farm and was born in Shipston, Worcestershire. 1861 England Census about John Fairfax Name: John Fairfax Age: 4 Estimated birth year: abt 1857 Relation: Son Mother's name: Harriet Gender: Male Where born: Mickleton, Gloucestershire, England Civil parish: Mickleton County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Registration district: Shipston On Stour Sub-registration district: Campden ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Household schedule number: 151 Household Members: Name Age Charles Fairfax 10 Harriet Fairfax 34 John Fairfax 4 Mary A Fairfax 2 Thomas Fairfax 9 William Fairfax 13 Richard Fletcher 25 Sarah Sanford 16 ----- Original Message ----- From: "JA-MC" <bradygroup@ntlworld.com> To: <GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:19 PM Subject: [GLS] FAIRFAX > I'm new to this list because my search has taken me to Mickleton and > Stow-on-the Wold. > > John FAIRFAX was, I believe, born at Mickleton circa 1857 and married > Elizabeth [her maiden name may be Jenkins] Elizabeth was born in Stow on > the Wold. > On the 1891 census the family consisting of John, Elizabeth and their > children Charles, William H, Edith K, Amy and Lillian are living in Aston. > Birmingham. These children later joined by Alfred, Harry and Albert. > > If anyone has any interest in this family I look forward to hearing from > you. > > Carole > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.14/636 - Release Date: > 18/01/2007 > >
Thanks for that Karen, wonder why John travelled to Aston. I suppose it could be that [assuming Harriet, his mother, was a widow] the farm couldn't sustain all the family and John went to find his fortune in Birmingham. Thank you again Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Wintle" <wintle@dsl.pipex.com> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [GLS] FAIRFAX > This looks like your John in 1861. > Harriet has a 34 acre farm and was born in Shipston, Worcestershire. > > 1861 England Census > about John Fairfax > Name: John Fairfax > Age: 4 > Estimated birth year: abt 1857 > Relation: Son > Mother's name: Harriet > Gender: Male > Where born: Mickleton, Gloucestershire, England > > Civil parish: Mickleton > County/Island: Gloucestershire > Country: England > > Registration district: Shipston On Stour > Sub-registration district: Campden > ED, institution, or vessel: 4 > Household schedule number: 151 > Household Members: Name Age > Charles Fairfax 10 > Harriet Fairfax 34 > John Fairfax 4 > Mary A Fairfax 2 > Thomas Fairfax 9 > William Fairfax 13 > Richard Fletcher 25 > Sarah Sanford 16 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JA-MC" <bradygroup@ntlworld.com> > To: <GLOUCESTER@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:19 PM > Subject: [GLS] FAIRFAX > > >> I'm new to this list because my search has taken me to Mickleton and >> Stow-on-the Wold. >> >> John FAIRFAX was, I believe, born at Mickleton circa 1857 and married >> Elizabeth [her maiden name may be Jenkins] Elizabeth was born in Stow >> on the Wold. >> On the 1891 census the family consisting of John, Elizabeth and their >> children Charles, William H, Edith K, Amy and Lillian are living in >> Aston. Birmingham. These children later joined by Alfred, Harry and >> Albert. >> >> If anyone has any interest in this family I look forward to hearing from >> you. >> >> Carole >> _____________________________________________ >> >> Browse the list archives at: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ >> >> Keyword search - any or all lists: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.14/636 - Release Date: >> 18/01/2007 >> >> > > >