I am trying to find where William Rawlings was in the 1881 census and so far have not been able to find him, even with trying many different spellings of his surname. William was born on the 21 Nov 1863 to Frances Rawling /s and unknown father, at Upwell Norfolk. In June qtr 1870, Frances married William Maywood In the 1871 census, William aged 7 was with his Mother and William Maywood, under the name William R. Maywood and living at Town St. Upwell. William was no longer with his Mother in the 1881 census William married on the 31 January 1888 to Harriet Spinks In St. Peter Church Upwell. In the 1891 Census, William was living with his wife Harriet and family at Draw Dyke, Tydd St. Mary, Lincs. He is listed as an Ag Lab. This is Harriets birthplace In the 1901 census, William and his family were living at Walton Common, West Walton, listed as a farmer In the 1911 census, he and his family were living at Watlington, Downham, listed as farmer, employer. After William retired, he went to live in Kings Lynne, then later with my husbands parents at Walpole St. Andrew, where he died on 28 March 1953. Family history says William as a boy worked leading the horses on the barge tow paths., before working as a farm hand. When he married, he was a successful farmer, leasing many fields and running a good business. I feel that my being unable to find him in the 1881 census is because his name was mis transcribed and wondered if anyone on this discussion list may have better luck than I. Thanks in advance, Nan Bailey Queensland Australia

This sounds like the same problem we have with Elizabeth and Matthew Brothers, brother and sister from Attleborough. They disappeared from the 1881 census and haven't been seen since. We've searched shipping records, prison records, military records, parish records, but they seem to have disappeared. Given Elizabeth's propensity for having 4 children with unknown fathers we figure she just moved in with someone and took his name. Matthew, though is a real mystery. Rosemary On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Nan Bailey <aus.bailey@gmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to find where William Rawlings was in the 1881 census and so > far > have not been able to find him, even with trying many different spellings > of his surname. > > William was born on the 21 Nov 1863 to Frances Rawling /s and unknown > father, at Upwell Norfolk. > > In June qtr 1870, Frances married William Maywood > > In the 1871 census, William aged 7 was with his Mother and William Maywood, > under the name William R. Maywood and living at Town St. Upwell. > William was no longer with his Mother in the 1881 census > > William married on the 31 January 1888 to Harriet Spinks In St. Peter > Church > Upwell. > In the 1891 Census, William was living with his wife Harriet and family at > Draw Dyke, Tydd St. Mary, Lincs. He is listed as an Ag Lab. This is > Harriets > birthplace > In the 1901 census, William and his family were living at Walton Common, > West Walton, listed as a farmer > In the 1911 census, he and his family were living at Watlington, Downham, > listed as farmer, employer. > After William retired, he went to live in Kings Lynne, then later with my > husbands parents at Walpole St. Andrew, where he died on 28 March 1953. > > Family history says William as a boy worked leading the horses on the barge > tow paths., before working as a farm hand. When he married, he was a > successful farmer, leasing many fields and running a good business. > > I feel that my being unable to find him in the 1881 census is because his > name was mis transcribed and wondered if anyone on this discussion list may > have better luck than I. > > Thanks in advance, > Nan Bailey > Queensland > Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Nan, I found a William Rawlings on the 1881 giving his birth place just as Cambridgeshire ( which I think Town Street would have been in 1863 and he does give his birth county as Cambs in 1891) Piece 4727 Folio 105 page 32 as a soldier in Fulford Road Yorks but you would have to eliminate the other three or four with Cambs births by looking at the census records either side I think. Rosie On 26/07/2011 04:01, Nan Bailey wrote: > I am trying to find where William Rawlings was in the 1881 census and so far > have not been able to find him, even with trying many different spellings > of his surname. > > William was born on the 21 Nov 1863 to Frances Rawling /s and unknown > father, at Upwell Norfolk. > > In June qtr 1870, Frances married William Maywood > > In the 1871 census, William aged 7 was with his Mother and William Maywood, > under the name William R. Maywood and living at Town St. Upwell. > William was no longer with his Mother in the 1881 census > > William married on the 31 January 1888 to Harriet Spinks In St. Peter Church > Upwell. > In the 1891 Census, William was living with his wife Harriet and family at > Draw Dyke, Tydd St. Mary, Lincs. He is listed as an Ag Lab. This is Harriets > birthplace > In the 1901 census, William and his family were living at Walton Common, > West Walton, listed as a farmer > In the 1911 census, he and his family were living at Watlington, Downham, > listed as farmer, employer. > After William retired, he went to live in Kings Lynne, then later with my > husbands parents at Walpole St. Andrew, where he died on 28 March 1953. > > Family history says William as a boy worked leading the horses on the barge > tow paths., before working as a farm hand. When he married, he was a > successful farmer, leasing many fields and running a good business. > > I feel that my being unable to find him in the 1881 census is because his > name was mis transcribed and wondered if anyone on this discussion list may > have better luck than I. > > Thanks in advance, > Nan Bailey > Queensland > Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi I am just writing to tell you I am doing a family tree for my friend. Does your family have any connections with Chesterfield England. Alice's surname is coming up sometimes as Newman/Rawlins obviously with different spellings. Alice was born 1884 and died 1996 in Chesterfield. If there is any connection please get in touch. Gillian -----Original Message----- From: Nan Bailey Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:01 AM To: norfolk@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFK] William Rawlings b1863 Upwell I am trying to find where William Rawlings was in the 1881 census and so far have not been able to find him, even with trying many different spellings of his surname. William was born on the 21 Nov 1863 to Frances Rawling /s and unknown father, at Upwell Norfolk. In June qtr 1870, Frances married William Maywood In the 1871 census, William aged 7 was with his Mother and William Maywood, under the name William R. Maywood and living at Town St. Upwell. William was no longer with his Mother in the 1881 census William married on the 31 January 1888 to Harriet Spinks In St. Peter Church Upwell. In the 1891 Census, William was living with his wife Harriet and family at Draw Dyke, Tydd St. Mary, Lincs. He is listed as an Ag Lab. This is Harriets birthplace In the 1901 census, William and his family were living at Walton Common, West Walton, listed as a farmer In the 1911 census, he and his family were living at Watlington, Downham, listed as farmer, employer. After William retired, he went to live in Kings Lynne, then later with my husbands parents at Walpole St. Andrew, where he died on 28 March 1953. Family history says William as a boy worked leading the horses on the barge tow paths., before working as a farm hand. When he married, he was a successful farmer, leasing many fields and running a good business. I feel that my being unable to find him in the 1881 census is because his name was mis transcribed and wondered if anyone on this discussion list may have better luck than I. Thanks in advance, Nan Bailey Queensland Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Gillian, I haven't found any connections for our Rawlings family in Chesterfield, sorry. I have heard the name Rawlings said as Rawlins by others in the family though on his birth certificate it had the g All the best with your searching. Nan Bailey On 12 August 2011 19:11, gillian beavis <gillianbeavis@live.co.uk> wrote: > Hi > > I am just writing to tell you I am doing a family tree for my friend. Does > your family have any connections with Chesterfield England. Alice's > surname > is coming up sometimes as Newman/Rawlins obviously with different > spellings. > Alice was born 1884 and died 1996 in Chesterfield. If there is any > connection please get in touch. > > Gillian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nan Bailey > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:01 AM > To: norfolk@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NFK] William Rawlings b1863 Upwell > > I am trying to find where William Rawlings was in the 1881 census and so > far > have not been able to find him, even with trying many different spellings > of his surname. > > William was born on the 21 Nov 1863 to Frances Rawling /s and unknown > father, at Upwell Norfolk. > > In June qtr 1870, Frances married William Maywood > > In the 1871 census, William aged 7 was with his Mother and William Maywood, > under the name William R. Maywood and living at Town St. Upwell. > William was no longer with his Mother in the 1881 census > > William married on the 31 January 1888 to Harriet Spinks In St. Peter > Church > Upwell. > In the 1891 Census, William was living with his wife Harriet and family at > Draw Dyke, Tydd St. Mary, Lincs. He is listed as an Ag Lab. This is > Harriets > birthplace > In the 1901 census, William and his family were living at Walton Common, > West Walton, listed as a farmer > In the 1911 census, he and his family were living at Watlington, Downham, > listed as farmer, employer. > After William retired, he went to live in Kings Lynne, then later with my > husbands parents at Walpole St. Andrew, where he died on 28 March 1953. > > Family history says William as a boy worked leading the horses on the barge > tow paths., before working as a farm hand. When he married, he was a > successful farmer, leasing many fields and running a good business. > > I feel that my being unable to find him in the 1881 census is because his > name was mis transcribed and wondered if anyone on this discussion list may > have better luck than I. > > Thanks in advance, > Nan Bailey > Queensland > Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com 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 > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >