The entry on FMP is indexed as WALSHAW. I can understand Ancestry mis-transcribing the W in this instance, but have just come across an instance of a very clear and distinct occupation of 'domestic servant' transcribed as 'general labourer' Lin On 09/10/2014 20:35, Wendy King via wrote: > I have now found Thomas on the 1841 -with his maternal grandparents indexed > as BALSHAW. As Margaret has confirmed that this is of the right family I > have made the amendments to the information on Ancestry which they will get > round to fixing eventually I expect. > > No idea what they are indexed as on FMP but the initial letter of the last > names is a pretty flamboyant 'W' that can only be confirmed by checking it > against entries made by the enumerator > > Wendy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Margaret Cambridge via > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 11:07 PM > To: [email protected] > > Martha Oddy WALSHAW, b 1816 had an illegitimate son, Thomas WALSHAW, born 29 > Jue 1837, Birstall, St Peter. > > In 1841 Martha is found as a servant in the home of James Wooler, farmer & > corn dealer, & family in Soothill. Her son Thomas is not with her. > I am unable to find Thomas in the 1841 census. I know that he was living as > Martha Oddy WALSHAW married William WAKEFIELD (who is also found as an > agricultural labourer in the home of James Wooler, above) in 1843 and > Martha's son Thomas is with them in 1851. > > I have tried every which way to find Thomas in 1841 and would appreciate any > help. > > > Marg > >From the Beautiful British Columbia Cariboo Region, Canada > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >