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I am trying to find the birth of Walter Hornby, born about 1885. He married Maria Crowe in 1912. I've checked the 1891 & 1901 censuses and think I've found him born to parents Handsley & Susan Hornby.
In 1881 census Handsley & Susan are living in Cemetery Lane. In 1891 census Handsley is shown as a widow and also female!! In 1901 census Susan is shown as head and a widow. I'm guessing that the Handsley shown in 1891 is really Susan but I can't find a death for Handsley. Can anyone find the birth of Walter, the census says he was born in Alford.

This birth shows on free bmd:

Births Dec 1885
Hornby Walter Spilsby 7a 597

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Did you try looking there first?

On a quick look there appears to be a Handsley, born about 1843, married to Sophia, and a Handsley, born about 1847, married to Susan, both Lincolnshire.
(And then another one, son to one of them)

This looks like a death, from free bmd:

Deaths Sep 1890
Hornby Hand_ley 43 Spilsby 7a 335

(I searched for a death for Han* Hornby, 1881 to 1891 in Lincolnshire

Baptism
County Lincolnshire
Place Alford
Church St Wilfred
RegisterNumber 1181
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 21 Dec 1887
Forename Walter
Sex M
FatherForename Handsley
MotherForename Susan
FatherSurname HORNBY
MotherSurname
Abode Alford
FatherOccupation labourer

(if relating?, from below link)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl


(also, amongst others)

Baptisms 25 Dec 1874 HORNBY Lucinda Lincolnshire Alford
Baptisms 21 Dec 1887 HORNBY Ethel Lincolnshire Alford
Baptisms 21 Dec 1887 HORNBY Maud Lincolnshire Alford
Baptisms 21 Dec 1887 HORNBY Frank Lincolnshire Alford
Baptisms 21 Dec 1887 HORNBY Ellen Jane Lincolnshire Alford


Marriages Sep 1873 (>99%)
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CODDINGTON Susannah Lincoln 7a 900
Edwards Louisa Lincoln 7a 900
Emerson William Charles M Lincoln 7a 900
Hornby Handsley Lincoln 7a 900

(Parents, perhaps)

Chris :)

(another, with Death 1914)

County Lincolnshire
Place Saleby
Church St Margaret
RegisterNumber 53
MarriageDate 16 May 1870
GroomForename Handsley
GroomSurname HORNBY
GroomCondition Bachelor
GroomOccupation Servant
GroomAbode Thoresthorpe in Saleby
BrideForename Sophia
BrideSurname WOODLIFFE
BrideCondition Spinster
BrideOccupation Servant
BrideAbode Binbrook
GroomFatherForename Joseph
GroomFatherSurname HORNBY
GroomFatherOccupation Labourer
BrideFatherForename George
BrideFatherSurname WOODLIFFE
BrideFatherOccupation Labourer
WitnessOneForename Joseph
WitnessOneSurname WOODLIFFE
WitnessTwoForename Susan
WitnessTwoSurname STONE


County Lincolnshire
Place Binbrook
Church St Mary
RegisterNumber 440
MarriageDate 31 Mar 1898
GroomForename Handsley
GroomSurname HORNBY
GroomAge 55
GroomParish Bratoft
GroomCondition Widower
GroomOccupation Labourer
BrideForename Fanny
BrideSurname SUMPTER
BrideAge 49
BrideParish Binbrook
BrideCondition Widow
BrideOccupation
GroomFatherForename Joseph
GroomFatherSurname HORNBY
GroomFatherOccupation Deceased
BrideFatherForename Joseh
BrideFatherSurname WRIGHT
BrideFatherOccupation Deceased
WitnessOneForename Tom
WitnessOneSurname ROCKLIFFE
WitnessTwoForename Ann Elizabeth
WitnessTwoSurname ROCKLIFFE

Deaths Dec 1914 (>99%)
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Hornby Handsley 72 Chester 8a 449

1911 (Find My Past)
Susan Hornby Head Widow Female 59 1852 Metheringham Fen Laundress
Maud Hornby Daughter Single Female 23 1888 Oxford (Alford on image) Spinster
Address 2 Moody Lane Grimsby
Parish Great Grimsby
County Lincolnshire
Census reference RG14PN19946 RG78PN1197A RD422 SD1 ED1 SN619

Chris :)


Births Jun 1853 (>99%)
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Coddington Susan Lincoln 7a 424


Baptism
County Lincolnshire
Place Metheringham
Church St Wilfred
RegisterNumber
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 17 Apr 1853
Forename Susan
Sex F
FatherForename Thomas
MotherForename Charlotte
FatherSurname CODDINGTON
MotherSurname
Abode Metheringham
FatherOccupation Labourer


Baptism
County Lincolnshire
Place Alford
Church St Wilfred
RegisterNumber 80
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 06 Apr 1847
Forename Handiley
Sex M
FatherForename Thomas Handiley
MotherForename Lucinda
FatherSurname HORNBY
MotherSurname
Abode Alford
FatherOccupation Labourer


Lincolnshire Cemetery Registers Transcription (Find My Past)
First name(s) HANDSLEY
Last name HORNBY
Birth year 1847
Death year 1890
Age 43
Burial year 1890
Burial day 17
Burial month Sep
Residence Alford
Place ALFORD
County Lincolnshire
Notes More in records
Reference O80
Source LIN CR
Record set Lincolnshire Cemetery Registers

1911 census surname transcribed as 'Homby' on Ancestry

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1347355

(just to add for above, 1901 says Metheringham Fen, not Nottingham, although more N than M!)

Chris :)

Yvonne

For births etc you should use freembd........

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Bookmark it for future reference

Sorry for being so long getting back ... internet was down all last night. Thanks so much for all this. I did look on freebmd but must've missed it somehow. It's usually my first go-to. It looks like you guys have done another amazing job, I'll have to digest this and maybe send off for some certificates.
Thanks.

Still wading my way through this great information. Chris, you found a ref to baptisms for some of Handsley & Susan's children and five of them were all baptised on the same day. Any guesses as to why this would be.

Bit of a 'job lot'!, quite a common thing to do.

They also had 4 in 1880, those have birth dates on.

Chris :)

Thanks Chris. I've never seen this done before but I guess they did a lot of strange things back then.

Having digested all this info, I'm now looking at Handsley Hornby. He was born in 1847. I can find him in 1861 and 1881 census but can't seem to locate him in 1771. He married Susan in 1873 but can't find hide nor hair of him in 1871.

Thanks.

Maybe????


1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Water Side, South, St Swithin, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Nayler Head - Male 25 1846 - Lincolnshire, England

Harriet Nayler Wife - Female 30 1841 - Lincolnshire, England

George Ths S Nayler Son - Male 6 1865 - Lincolnshire, England

Sarah Nayler Daughter - Female 3 1868 - Lincolnshire, England

***Landsley Thornby Lodger - Male 24 1847 - Lincolnshire, England

He was a 'Moulder' - born Alford, Lincolnshire.

Dea x

Thanks Dea, that's a good possible. I've never heard of the name Handsley before and on his son, Walter's, marriage certificate it looks like Hambley so I suppose it could be transcribed as Landsley ... definitely Handsley on 1861 and 1881 though.

Births Jun 1847 (>99%)
Hornby Handsley Spilsby 14 547

Thanks, Jacqueline, this is the correct birth.