Hello Jean I've just spent a happy hour or so exploring your Lunns! In 1861 he is at Jubilee, Linthwaite, with his wife Mary Ann. He is a cleaner. Ancestry have his age transcribed as 2 instead of the 22 which it clearly is on the image. Ref: RG9 Piece 3270 Folio 90 Page 21 In 1871 he is transcribed as Dunn on Ancestry: Joseph 29 Woollen teaser Mary Ann 29 Anne 9 Dyson 6 Edeth 3 Florence 1 All at Crossley Place Linthwaite Ref: RG10 Piece 4339 Folio 10 Page 13 I can't find him, Richard or Charlotte in 1841. There is a Richard Lunn stonecutter in Ravensworth in 1841, of about the right age, not with a family. I wondered if Joseph was maybe Charlotte's child but not Richard's - there's an awfully big gap and don't appear to be any others near Joseph's age. Maybe William H's birth certificate would give a lead. Anne PS Found them on The Genealogist! >In the 1881 census there is a Joseph LUNN born about 1839 in Staleybridge, >Lancashire living at 247 Scar Wood Terrace, Golcar. In 1891, I find him in >the Infirmary, haven't yet located the rest of his family but I believe his >wife died in 1888 I also think she was Mary Ann DYSON who he married in >1860. In the 1901 census he is living in Longwood with his son Dyson, and >son Joe, daughter Frances and Florence (ENTWISTLE). In 1851 he is living at >Road Side (I think Linthwaite or Slaithwaite) and Richard LUNN is listed as >father. Mother is listed as Charlotte (although I am wondering if she is a >second wife). Each time Joseph lists place of birth as Staleybridge, >Lancashire. > >I haven't been able to discover him in 1841 census or in 1861 or 1871 so >far. If anyone wants a challenge and cares to hunt with me (I have a >subscription to Ancestry.) I would appreciate this. I suppose I could send >for a birth certificate and might eventually but at the moment I can't find >the details for that either. > >Jean in S.Australia. > > >------------------------------- >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 > > -- Nick Hopton and Anne Hopton Caversham, Reading, England <hopton@dsl.pipex.com>