I am hoping that someone is able to help me out. My 2xgreat grandfather was Thomas Kenworthy. He was born c1811 and married Bessy Gelder in Worsborough church on 26th July 1841. On his marriage certificate he gave his father's name as James, but of course no mothers name. Thomas appears on the 1871 census as head, but in 1881 Bessy is head. So I assume he died in that 10 year gap. However there is no death recorded on the free BMD. My questions are, when did Thomas die, and who was "James". Also where did Thomas' family come from. I live in a small town in Australia and have to rely mostly on whatever I can find on the internet, which isn't much. I would very much appreciate anyone who lives in the Worsborough/Darfield area who can help me, or even someone who is also researching this line. Regards Jenny Sharp

Jenny, I don't know if this will help or not, but .........from I.G.I. ........ There is a bapt. for a Thomas KENWORTHY, 4 Aug 1811, son of James and Mary, of Saddleworth. and a marriage, 19 Dec 1799 of a James KENWORTHY to Mary SCHOFIELD, also at Saddleworth. There seems to be loads of KENWORTHY's in Saddleworth. Gordon. On 26 December 2011 11:03, Jenny Sharp <sharjen@vic.chariot.net.au> wrote: > I am hoping that someone is able to help me out. My 2xgreat grandfather was Thomas Kenworthy. He was born c1811 and married Bessy Gelder in Worsborough church on 26th July 1841. On his marriage certificate he gave his father's name as James, but of course no mothers name. Thomas appears on the 1871 census as head, but in 1881 Bessy is head. So I assume he died in that 10 year gap. However there is no death recorded on the free BMD. > > My questions are, when did Thomas die, and who was "James". Also where did Thomas' family come from. > I live in a small town in Australia and have to rely mostly on whatever I can find on the internet, which isn't much. > > I would very much appreciate anyone who lives in the Worsborough/Darfield area who can help me, or even someone who is also researching this line. > > Regards Jenny Sharp > > 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 Jenny. On Ancestry Death records I think you will find that your Thomas Kenworthy dies and registered in June Qtr 1879 the estimated birth year 1812 this is in Barnsley Registry district. Worsborough is about 3 miles away Regards Keith Sharp (Yorkshire man exiled in The Wirral) >----Original Message---- >From: sharjen@vic.chariot.net.au >Date: 26/12/2011 11:03 >To: <west-riding@rootsweb.com> >Subj: [WRY] THOMAS KENWORTHY > >I am hoping that someone is able to help me out. My 2xgreat grandfather was Thomas Kenworthy. He was born c1811 and married Bessy Gelder in Worsborough church on 26th July 1841. On his marriage certificate he gave his father's name as James, but of course no mothers name. Thomas appears on the 1871 census as head, but in 1881 Bessy is head. So I assume he died in that 10 year gap. However there is no death recorded on the free BMD. > >My questions are, when did Thomas die, and who was "James". Also where did Thomas' family come from. >I live in a small town in Australia and have to rely mostly on whatever I can find on the internet, which isn't much. > >I would very much appreciate anyone who lives in the Worsborough/Darfield area who can help me, or even someone who is also researching this line. > >Regards Jenny Sharp > >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 jenny   There are two deaths for a Thomas Kenworthy between 1871 and 1881 in the Barnsley registration district, which is the appropriate one for the Worsborough area. One is in the June quarter of 1871, aged 66, the other in the June quarter of 1879, aged 67. The latter one fits well with an 1811 birth date. Where does Thomas claim as his birthplace in the censuses? regards, Lesley ________________________________ From: Jenny Sharp <sharjen@vic.chariot.net.au> To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 26 December 2011, 11:03 Subject: [WRY] THOMAS KENWORTHY I am hoping that someone is able to help me out. My 2xgreat grandfather was Thomas Kenworthy. He was born c1811 and married Bessy Gelder in Worsborough church on 26th July 1841. On his marriage certificate he gave his father's name as James, but of course no mothers name. Thomas appears on the 1871 census as head, but in 1881 Bessy is head. So I assume he died in that 10 year gap. However there is no death recorded on the free BMD. My questions are, when did Thomas die, and who was "James". Also where did Thomas' family come from. I live in a small town in Australia and have to rely mostly on whatever I can find on the internet, which isn't much. I would very much appreciate anyone who lives in the Worsborough/Darfield area who can help me, or even someone who is also researching this line. Regards Jenny Sharp 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

Hello Jenny when you found Thomas Kenworthy on the 1871 census where did it say he and Bessie were born also where did it say they were living at the time of the Census plus what was his occupation.Believe Worsborough is in Yorkshire. Bill Avoca Beach Nsw