George, Your ancestor does not appear to be witt this family in 1901 1901 England Census about Moritz Von Halle Name: Moritz Von Halle Age: 60 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Frances Von Halle Gender: Male Where born: British Subject, Germany Civil parish: Bradford Ecclesiastical parish: St Barnabas County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street Address: 2 Park drive, heaton, Bradofrd Occupation: Cloth Merchant Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Bradford West ED, institution, or vessel: 67 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 44 Piece: 4163 Folio: 142 Page Number: 10 Household Members: Name Age Moritz Von Halle 60 Frances Von Halle 46 Lawrence Von Halle 27 Amy Von Halle 24 Maud Von Halle 21 Nelly Von Halle 18 Jack Von Halle 9 Kate Haentein 30 Clara Dale 28 Helen Brown 27 Kate Preston 21 Class: RG13; Piece: 4163; Folio: 142; Page: 10. They are still there in 1911 though Moritz has died 1911 England Census about Frances Von Hall Name: Frances Von Hall Age in 1911: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Female Birth Place: Moutreal, Canada Civil parish: Bradford County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding Country: England Street Address: 2 Park Drive Heaton Bradford Marital Status: Widowed Registration district: Bradford Registration District Number: 498 Sub-registration district: Manningham ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Piece: 26774 Household Members: Name Age Frances Von Hall 56 Lawrence Von Hall 38 Amy Von Hall 30 Nelly Von Hall 28 Jack Von Hall 18 Kate Haenlein 40 Charlotte Moses 34 Elizabeth Skipworth 28 Harriet Walkins 21 Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 26774; On 19 Aug 2012, at 15:19, George Carter wrote: > Hello, > I wonder if someone would be so kind as to look up a Von Halle family who are in Bradford in the 1901 census. I`d be really interested in the family and in particular the servants if any. > I have a watch, given to me by my dad, which has an inscription, Given to John Thompson for his services to the Von Halle family and dated 1910, so he`ll probably be with them in 1901, hoping so anyway. > > My other interests in Yorkshire are the CARTER family who were in Barningham and Newsham in the middle of the 19th century, moving to Norton and then onto Gateshead by the turn. > Thanks for any help. > George Carter in Whaley Bridge. > ..... > 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 YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A small addition to Annes post Moritz died in 1910 , could this be the reason the watch was given perhaps ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 19/08/2012 15:36, Anne Peat wrote: > George, Your ancestor does not appear to be witt this family in 1901 > > 1901 England Census about Moritz Von Halle > > Name: Moritz Von Halle > Age: 60 > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 > Relation: Head > Spouse's Name: Frances Von Halle