Hi Gill It's possible, but the only record I've got for William is the 1841 census which doesn't state birthplace. His wife Maria was born in Mansfield according to the 1851 census so it's possible that William was from there too.His age in 1841 was given as 70, and Maria's as 50. Actually this is a bit of a brick wall for me as I've never managed to find out where they got married, where William's from, and why John Martin, listed as Maria's nephew, is shown as living with her in 1851 - what happened to his parents and via what branch is he her nephew?? I've not had much of a chance to explore the new records on Ancestry so I'm hoping I'll find some of teh answers on there... On 16 February 2012 12:04, Gill Goddard <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. Do any of these cook people connect to the Cooks in South Croxton it's > not that far away. Gill. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emma > Faulkner > Sent: Thursday, 16 February 2012 7:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LEI] Syston - pub on "Highway Road" in 1841 > > Hi all > > If you look in the 1841 census for Syston, you'll find a William and Maria > Cook on what looks like Highway Road. William's profession is listed as > Publican. I've not been able to exactly pinpoint which pub this is, but I > seem to remember the closest one I found is what is now the Midland, which > is near the railway bridge. > > It looks like there's a butchers' next door. > > Does anyone have any old lists or anything that might shed any light on > which pub it was? The road no longer exists... > > Thanks all! > > PS as I've renewed my Ancestry membership I'm happy to do the odd lookup > again :) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >