Of course all of this refers to the 1911 not 2011 !! ;-) Sue -----Original Message----- From: steve Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 3:47 PM To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WRY] Numbers on 2011 Census Hi, is there a list of these numbers we can see/download? Would be handy for reference. Steve -----Original Message----- From: west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: 05 February 2012 15:31 To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WRY] Numbers on 2011 Census Hi June, these are occupation codes, used to form listing of occupations. Your codes are: 130 Agricultural Labourers, Farm Servants - Distinguished as in charge of Horses 621 Millwrights Regards Jeff Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4790 - Release Date: 02/05/12 Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi I have just posted a list of 6 soldiers that were wounded on my blog they were found on a sheet in amongst and individuals WW1 service record and as the info might not be available anywhere else I transcribed them. They come from the 2nd West Yorks 5th Kings Own Yorks Light Infantry 1/4 West Yorks 9th Duke of Wellington's West Riding http://bradfordww1.blogspot.com/2012/02/yorkshire-soldiers-wounded.html I hope they will be of use to someone Kathryn Kathryn Hughes PhD WestYorkshireLives.co.uk BradfordWW1.co.uk

Hi, is there a list of these numbers we can see/download? Would be handy for reference. Steve -----Original Message----- From: west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: 05 February 2012 15:31 To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WRY] Numbers on 2011 Census Hi June, these are occupation codes, used to form listing of occupations. Your codes are: 130 Agricultural Labourers, Farm Servants - Distinguished as in charge of Horses 621 Millwrights Regards Jeff Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4790 - Release Date: 02/05/12

Hi June, these are occupation codes, used to form listing of occupations. Your codes are: 130 Agricultural Labourers, Farm Servants - Distinguished as in charge of Horses 621 Millwrights Regards Jeff

On Sun, 5 Feb 2012, at around 10:00:51 local time, Louise Wortley <qbangelcakes@aol.com> wrote: >I don't think there is any connection of my Hargreaves to yours. >However a bit ago I was searching for my grandfathers uncle William >Hargreaves' marriage in the Birmingham area, I could not find one so >did the whole of the country in case they married where his wife was >from even further south, or in Lancs. I was and still am surprised to >find they married in Wortley in Leeds? I am now wondering would they do >that if family were around that area? I have not ordered the marriage >cert yet. Could SKS on here get access to the entry on ancestry and email it? Dear Louise, Well, I certainly have a William HARGREAVE or two in my family, and I am sure that some married in Wortley. Have you any idea of the name of the spouse in the case of your great-uncle, or a date for the marriage, however approximate? > >Have you looked on Leodis.net there are photos of the Hargreaves Nussey >woolen mill. I found that yesterday :-) - but thank you for mentioning it. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson Born in the North Riding, but now a Soft Southern Jessie.

Hi there are Hargreaves in Settle Skipton area, and dont forget such things as the Leeds Liverpool railway, the Settle Carlise railway, all the ancillary services that followed with;- the growth of the wool and cotton mills, people moved around a lot regards Terry > From: qbangelcakes@aol.com > Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:00:51 +0000 > To: west-riding@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WRY] Hargreaves > > Hello Michael, > > Well your post jumped out at me because my grandmothers family were Hargreaves, however they originally came from Shaw in Lancashire and moved to Sowerby Bridge in West Yorks. > > I am from and live in Leeds, and don't laugh at my name, it is a coincidence, the Wortley's are from Norfolk. > > I don't think there is any connection of my Hargreaves to yours. However a bit ago I was searching for my grandfathers uncle William Hargreaves' marriage in the Birmingham area, I could not find one so did the whole of the country in case they married where his wife was from even further south, or in Lancs. I was and still am surprised to find they married in Wortley in Leeds? I am now wondering would they do that if family were around that area? I have not ordered the marriage cert yet. Could SKS on here get access to the entry on ancestry and email it? > > Have you looked on Leodis.net there are photos of the Hargreaves Nussey woolen mill. > > Looking forward to hearing from you > > Kind regards > > Louise Wortley > Leeds, West Yorks. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 5 Feb 2012, at 08:01, west-riding-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Hargreave & Nussey of Leeds, Cloth Manufacturers > > (Michael Hargreave Mawson) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:44:53 +0000 > > From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com> > > Subject: [WRY] Hargreave & Nussey of Leeds, Cloth Manufacturers > > To: WEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com > > Message-ID: <R1J3dTE1JVLPFwvJ@hargreave-mawson.demon.co.uk> > > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed > > > > Dear All, > > > > After having spent a few hours poking around in the British Newspaper > > Archive today, I have discovered that my HARGREAVE ancestors include the > > James HARGREAVE of Wortley (1794-bef. 1844), who, in partnership with a > > couple of NUSSEY brothers, was a prominent woollen manufacturer in > > Leeds, with a factory at Boar Lane. (His son, Charles James HARGREAVE, > > (1820-1868) was the younger brother of my g-g-g'mother, Emily HARGREAVE, > > (1819-1867) who married William MAWSON (1813-1885) in Leeds in 1841. He > > is the only member of the HARGREAVE family who made it into the > > Dictionary of National Biography - he was a judge, a professor of > > jurisprudence and a mathematician.) Another sister, Anne HARGREAVE > > (1814-1896), married Joseph NUSSEY in Leeds in 1851. > > > > Does anyone have any links to, or information on, any of the above > > names? > > > > ATB > > -- > > Mike > > Michael Hargreave Mawson > > Born in the North Riding, but now a Soft Southern Jessie. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To contact the WEST-RIDING list administrator, send an email to > > WEST-RIDING-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > > To post a message to the WEST-RIDING mailing list, send an email to WEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com. > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > > email with no additional text. > > > > > > End of WEST-RIDING Digest, Vol 7, Issue 11 > > ****************************************** > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Possibly, though I have a feeling those numbers were the references used by enumerators to codify the type of occupations people wrote on their schedules. I could be quite wrong but I think I remember hearing that in the past. Regards, Celia Renshaw in Chesterfield UK On 5 February 2012 10:55, Karen Hodges <rowantreek@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi June > > It was possibly a running count of the number of people in that census > area. > > Karen > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 7:19 PM, June Chan <mai_ling@aapt.net.au> wrote: > > > I have been checking the 2011 for my Yorkshire Ancestors on the 2011 > census > > and notice that in column 15 there are many handwritten numbers.

Hello Michael, Well your post jumped out at me because my grandmothers family were Hargreaves, however they originally came from Shaw in Lancashire and moved to Sowerby Bridge in West Yorks. I am from and live in Leeds, and don't laugh at my name, it is a coincidence, the Wortley's are from Norfolk. I don't think there is any connection of my Hargreaves to yours. However a bit ago I was searching for my grandfathers uncle William Hargreaves' marriage in the Birmingham area, I could not find one so did the whole of the country in case they married where his wife was from even further south, or in Lancs. I was and still am surprised to find they married in Wortley in Leeds? I am now wondering would they do that if family were around that area? I have not ordered the marriage cert yet. Could SKS on here get access to the entry on ancestry and email it? Have you looked on Leodis.net there are photos of the Hargreaves Nussey woolen mill. Looking forward to hearing from you Kind regards Louise Wortley Leeds, West Yorks. Sent from my iPhone On 5 Feb 2012, at 08:01, west-riding-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Hargreave & Nussey of Leeds, Cloth Manufacturers > (Michael Hargreave Mawson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:44:53 +0000 > From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com> > Subject: [WRY] Hargreave & Nussey of Leeds, Cloth Manufacturers > To: WEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <R1J3dTE1JVLPFwvJ@hargreave-mawson.demon.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed > > Dear All, > > After having spent a few hours poking around in the British Newspaper > Archive today, I have discovered that my HARGREAVE ancestors include the > James HARGREAVE of Wortley (1794-bef. 1844), who, in partnership with a > couple of NUSSEY brothers, was a prominent woollen manufacturer in > Leeds, with a factory at Boar Lane. (His son, Charles James HARGREAVE, > (1820-1868) was the younger brother of my g-g-g'mother, Emily HARGREAVE, > (1819-1867) who married William MAWSON (1813-1885) in Leeds in 1841. He > is the only member of the HARGREAVE family who made it into the > Dictionary of National Biography - he was a judge, a professor of > jurisprudence and a mathematician.) Another sister, Anne HARGREAVE > (1814-1896), married Joseph NUSSEY in Leeds in 1851. > > Does anyone have any links to, or information on, any of the above > names? > > ATB > -- > Mike > Michael Hargreave Mawson > Born in the North Riding, but now a Soft Southern Jessie. > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the WEST-RIDING list administrator, send an email to > WEST-RIDING-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the WEST-RIDING mailing list, send an email to WEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of WEST-RIDING Digest, Vol 7, Issue 11 > ******************************************

Dear All, After having spent a few hours poking around in the British Newspaper Archive today, I have discovered that my HARGREAVE ancestors include the James HARGREAVE of Wortley (1794-bef. 1844), who, in partnership with a couple of NUSSEY brothers, was a prominent woollen manufacturer in Leeds, with a factory at Boar Lane. (His son, Charles James HARGREAVE, (1820-1868) was the younger brother of my g-g-g'mother, Emily HARGREAVE, (1819-1867) who married William MAWSON (1813-1885) in Leeds in 1841. He is the only member of the HARGREAVE family who made it into the Dictionary of National Biography - he was a judge, a professor of jurisprudence and a mathematician.) Another sister, Anne HARGREAVE (1814-1896), married Joseph NUSSEY in Leeds in 1851. Does anyone have any links to, or information on, any of the above names? ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson Born in the North Riding, but now a Soft Southern Jessie.

I have been checking the 2011 for my Yorkshire Ancestors on the 2011 census and notice that in column 15 there are many handwritten numbers. On one particular census one person has the number 130 and another 621. I have tried to find information on google without any luck and wonder if anyone on the site might be able to help. Thank you June

Just a note re my email I mention a Henry MASKILL born 1900 that was a daughter Heley born 1900. sorry about that. BILL

Hi Listers I'd like to run a family mystery pass you and would appreciate your thoughts & advice. My wife's grandfather Henry BACKHOUSE wasa born 3 August 1872 at Cutsyke Whitwood Yorkshire mother Elizabeth BACKHOUSE no father given on birth cert but an informant was a Joseph ROBINSON occupier Cutsyke Whitwood Now at that time the only Elizabeth to fit the role of his mother was Elizabeth BACKHOUSE (1860)daughter of John BACKHOUSE and yes the sums say she was only 12 when she gave birth to Henry, he then disappears until his marriage in 1899 to Mary Ann RICHMOND in Bingley Wry and then again on the 1901 census born Castleford. Henry was a Master Fellmonger. Elizabeth is not seen again until she marries Arthur MASKILL IN 1878 both give their address at time of marriage as Cutsyke Arthur & Elizabeth have numerous children the last one born in 1900 and called Henry. Another Henry comes to light born 1872/73Castleford to Elizabeth BACKHOUSE (1849) and would seem he to was born illegitimate he appears on the 1871 census age 8 the son of Samuel GREENWOOD and Elizabeth Greenwood Samuel & Elizabeth were married in 1876.Elizabeth is the sister John Backhouse (1836) father of Elizabeth (1860) Now getting back to Joseph ROBINSON the informant at the birth of Henry he married Jane Backhouse (1827) who is also the sister of Elizabeth(1849) & John (1836) To add to the confusion looking through the bmd's I came across an Elizabeth BACKHOUSE who might have married a Joseph ROBINSON or a William WILKINSON IN 1866.We won't mention Elizabeth Backhouse (1822) who had Stephen out of wedlock. Bill Avoca Beach (very wet) Nsw

On browsing through 18th century burial records I find references sometimes to "buried in the body of the chapel". I'm wondering if there was any significance to this , eg that the person concerned was of high status? Many thanks for any help Steve

Thanks Liane - they certainly were a strange bunch. I think they could possibly have been Official Census Evaders rofl!Robert James could well have been this grandson - I have come across him before - particularly as I don't ever remember Da talking of his fathers parents. He talked of his step mother who apparently detested him which ended with him running away at the age of 10 to the mines. Amazing how he managed to be educated later and become an Engineer, graduating from the Rolls Royce College!I shall continue the hunt! Sonja 'Children may never remember what you said or what you did but they will never forget how you made them feel.' > From: lfenimore@columbus.rr.com > To: west-riding@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:45:52 -0500 > Subject: Re: [WRY] Still trying to trace this WATSON family > > This database is online and you can narrow it by place - ELY. > > http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/community/BMD/camdex > > or for just births [they also have marriages and deaths]: > > http://www2.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/db/ridbirths.nsf/search?OpenForm > > I see what you mean with the census though there is a George and Susan > Watson [he was b Ely] who have a daughter Emma and grandson James [b Ely] > living with them in 1881. James was born 1877. They are living in Soham. > > George is sometimes listed as being born Stuntney which is between Ely and > Soham. He does seem to have a son named Samuel b 1846 who is in Bloomsbury, > London in 1881 as a stableman and who has a brother John bca 1859 living > with him, he was a laborer at the waterworks. They give Stuntney as their > place of birth. Could grandson James b 1877 be a son of the unmarried John? > > In 1891 James, 14, is still with grandfather George along with an unmarried > daughter Mary Ann [old enough to be his mother] and another grandchild > Elizabeth, 11. > > In 1901 the only fellow who could perhaps be the Ely grandson [if the > grandparents said he was 4 when he was really 8] seems to be James Watson, b > 1873, in Stuntney [Ely], working as a railroad porter in Ely. He has a wife > Annie [Hill, md 1896] but no children. He is also there in 1911. There is a > James Watson who died in Ely reg dist in 1960, aged 87, so born 1873 and > this man. > > It seems a bit strange to put down Ely as your place of birth unless it was > accurate or close enough. And there certainly are Watsons around. > > Liane > > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The record for Elizabeth Backhouse m. William Wilkinson feb 15th 1866 William aged 22 Bachelor occupation miner residence Garforth fathers name John Wilkinson miner Elizabeth aged 20 Spinster residence Garforth fathers name John Backhouse miner witnesses David Kilburn, Mary Backhouse, Charles Backhouse, Alice Wilkinson Does that fit with your family?? Good luck kathryn Kathryn Hughes PhD www.westyorkshirelives.co.uk www.Bradfordww1.co.uk > Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:16:41 +1100 > From: nomads71@bigpond.com > To: west-riding@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WRY] BACKHOUSE > > Hi Listers > I'd like to run a family mystery pass you and would appreciate your > thoughts & advice. > My wife's grandfather Henry BACKHOUSE wasa born 3 August 1872 at Cutsyke > Whitwood > Yorkshire mother Elizabeth BACKHOUSE no father given on birth cert but > an informant was a > Joseph ROBINSON occupier Cutsyke Whitwood Now at that time the only > Elizabeth to fit the > role of his mother was Elizabeth BACKHOUSE (1860)daughter of John BACKHOUSE > and yes the sums say she was only 12 when she gave birth to Henry, he > then disappears until his marriage > in 1899 to Mary Ann RICHMOND in Bingley Wry and then again on the 1901 > census born Castleford. > Henry was a Master Fellmonger. Elizabeth is not seen again until she > marries Arthur MASKILL IN 1878 > both give their address at time of marriage as Cutsyke Arthur & > Elizabeth have numerous children the last one born in 1900 > and called Henry. Another Henry comes to light born 1872/73Castleford to > Elizabeth BACKHOUSE (1849) and would seem > he to was born illegitimate he appears on the 1871 census age 8 the son > of Samuel GREENWOOD and Elizabeth Greenwood > Samuel & Elizabeth were married in 1876.Elizabeth is the sister John > Backhouse (1836) father of Elizabeth (1860) > Now getting back to Joseph ROBINSON the informant at the birth of Henry > he married Jane Backhouse (1827) who is also the sister > of Elizabeth(1849) & John (1836) To add to the confusion looking through > the bmd's I came across an Elizabeth BACKHOUSE > who might have married a Joseph ROBINSON or a William WILKINSON IN > 1866.We won't mention Elizabeth Backhouse (1822) > who had Stephen out of wedlock. > Bill > Avoca > Beach (very wet) > Nsw > > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It has been quite a few years since I have trotted out this old potato - so here we go ........................ again! I am researching from Australia - both parents were from England and have been flummoxed by my fathers line so here is what I know to date: Robert John WATSON (My father)b 20.02.1909 Rotherham - have birth cert father's occupation listed as Mechanical Engineerd 05.09.1976 Cairns FNQ Australia - was there & have cert This is where the brick wall starts:F: Robert James WATSON (my Grandfather)M: Martha Elizabeth Olive FOSTER d 02 July 1913 aged 29 at Women's Hospital, Sheffield. (have cert)Married 3 May 1907 Rotherham Register Office (have cert)He was 29 occupation Steam Crane Driver, living at 21 Herbert Terrace, Rawmarsh. His father was listed as Samuel Thomas WATSON - occupation: Skin DealerShe was 24, same address (tut tut). Her father Edward Foster, File Cutter Robert marries a second time: (have cert)m: 07 March 1916Robert James Watson, 38, Widower, Mechanic at munitions works, living at 142 St Anns Road, Rotherham. Fathers name John WATSON, occ Skin DresserElizabeth TAGGART, 27, Spinster Rose & Crown Inn, Mount Vernon, Barnsley. Father Francis TAGGART. occ Steel Worker The names on the two marriage certificates of Robert James father differ so I double checked with the issuing offices and the confirmed that they were correct. I have photographs written on by my Grandfather saying he was shown at work in Chickerell Road, Surrey and dated 1959 and a postcard from my father to my late sister saying he visited Grandie (his father) in 1959. 1911 Cenus entry: (have copy of original census entry)Robert James Watson Head 34 Married Steam Motor Lorry Driver Tramway Worker Ely CambridgeshireMartha Elizabeth Olive Watson Wife 27 Married Yorks ParkgateRobert John Watson Son 2 Yorks Masborough Postal address 38 Charlton Terrace, Rawmarsh. I knew my father had a step-brother called Harry: Found this birth entry for him Henry Taggart WATSONSept 1/4 1917Rotherham DistrictVolume 9cPage 1236 I have been unable to definitely identify Robert James on ANY census except the 1911 with either Samuel or John as his father. I have been unable to find any male called Samuel Thomas or John that would be an acceptable match for RJs father.I have absolutely no clue as to RJs parents names - they were never mentioned to my knowledge by my father. The closest birth entry I have been able to find for Robert James is Dec 1872, St Ives district, Vol 3b page 285. I have not yet sent for this certificate so cannot confirm or deny. Any help with this would be much appreciated as I would love to be able to move backwards with this line and maybe even forwards and discover descendants of Harry's. Sonja 'Children may never remember what you said or what you did but they will never forget how you made them feel.'

This database is online and you can narrow it by place - ELY. http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/community/BMD/camdex or for just births [they also have marriages and deaths]: http://www2.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/db/ridbirths.nsf/search?OpenForm I see what you mean with the census though there is a George and Susan Watson [he was b Ely] who have a daughter Emma and grandson James [b Ely] living with them in 1881. James was born 1877. They are living in Soham. George is sometimes listed as being born Stuntney which is between Ely and Soham. He does seem to have a son named Samuel b 1846 who is in Bloomsbury, London in 1881 as a stableman and who has a brother John bca 1859 living with him, he was a laborer at the waterworks. They give Stuntney as their place of birth. Could grandson James b 1877 be a son of the unmarried John? In 1891 James, 14, is still with grandfather George along with an unmarried daughter Mary Ann [old enough to be his mother] and another grandchild Elizabeth, 11. In 1901 the only fellow who could perhaps be the Ely grandson [if the grandparents said he was 4 when he was really 8] seems to be James Watson, b 1873, in Stuntney [Ely], working as a railroad porter in Ely. He has a wife Annie [Hill, md 1896] but no children. He is also there in 1911. There is a James Watson who died in Ely reg dist in 1960, aged 87, so born 1873 and this man. It seems a bit strange to put down Ely as your place of birth unless it was accurate or close enough. And there certainly are Watsons around. Liane

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Hi Lianne......many thanks for this......however, he is not my man as my guy died when struck by lightening when he was only 30 years old. I appreciate the lookup! mary lou In a message dated 1/26/2012 5:34:42 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, lfenimore@columbus.rr.com writes: Mary Lou, He was born to John [1811-1888] and Elizabeth Coates, date is 'about,' he married Alice and had a number of children including an Oliver and Alfred between 1863-1878, and was living in Bradford in 1881. It is mostly from the census and FreeBMD, no parish records or exact dates, etc. Oliver came to Massachusetts. Please email me off list if you want more. Liane Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would love to help you Mary Lou, but a bit more information would make life easier, there are x5 born 1840 x3 born 1839 Yorkshire. which one would you like Regards Lenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Lou" <mlou1173@aol.com> To: <west-riding@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:03 PM Subject: [WRY] Ancestry Look Up, Please > Having only the U.S. subscription to Ancestry, I'm hoping that SKS will > have a look at JAMES COATES b. 1840 in the West Riding. I see that there > is a family tree posted, but I can't get the details to see if it is > indeed my man. > > Any clues would be great! > > Thanks.....mary lou > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message