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census lookup please

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littlelegs

littlelegs Report 15 Feb 2008 13:00

hi everyone can someone do me a 1861 census lookup george selby born 1793 mansfield notts wife sophia children sophia 1840 john 1843 timothy and solomon 1849 all born nottinghamshire thank you very much andy

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 13:05

Transcribed wrongly!!!


1861 England Census

about George Selly
Name: George Selly
Age: 67
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1794
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sofia
Gender: Male
Where born: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: Snelland
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Radford
Sub-registration district: Snenton
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 102
Household Members: Name Age
George Selly 67
John Selly 18 -Unmarried
Sofia Selly 54
Sofia Selly 21-Unmarried
Solomon Selly 12
Timothy Selly 15
William Selly 3 Mo -Grandson


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MargaretM

MargaretM Report 15 Feb 2008 13:06

Is this his birth? From BVRI:

SELBY, George Christening
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 18 Mar 1793 Recorded in: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Collection: BTs
Father: John SELBY
Mother: Elizabeth
Source: FHL Film 503790 Dates: 1788 - 1812

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 15 Feb 2008 13:09

1861 census:-

Name: George Selly
Age: 67
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1794
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sofia
Gender: Male
Where born: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: Snelland
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street address: Byron square

Occupation: Framework Knitter

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Radford
Sub-registration district: Snenton
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 102
Household Members: Name Age
George Selly 67
John Selly 18
Sofia Selly 54
Sofia Selly 21
Solomon Selly 12
Timothy Selly 15
William Selly 3 Mo

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Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2451; Folio: 119; Page: 21; GSU roll: 542973.

Kath. x UPDATE - Oops, I'm too slow, lol.

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 13:14

I have the nottingham BMD's if you need any other help.Doesn't cover everywhere unfortunately but i have the records of George and his brothers Timothy and James.

Kath I beat you to it! hehe

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 15 Feb 2008 13:20

thank you so much to all of you can you tell me if hospitals are on the 1901 census if so if you dont mind can some one see if there was a thomas leatherland born 1892 notts father arthur mother eliza

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 13:26

can't find a thomas leatherland but have got a Arthur father Arthur and Mother Eliza baptised 3/7/1892 Sneinton St Philip fathers profession is a wood cutter living in Kelly Court

marriage of Arthur Leatherland and Eliza Ann Makin 3/3/1890 Sneinton St Philip

am I on the right track????

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 13:28

oh! I thought you wanted a baptism!
hospitals on the census returns don't give that sort of info

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 15 Feb 2008 13:55

hi everyone you are so good at this can you see if you can find the same people the selbys on the 1871 census thank you andy

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 13:57

1871 England Census
about George Selby
Name: George Selby
Age: 79
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1792
Relation: Pauper Inmate (Pauper)
Gender: Male
Where born: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: Nottingham
Town: Nottingham
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:Married

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: St Ann
ED, institution, or vessel: Nottingham Union Workhouse
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number:

other family members not with him

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 14:01

1871 England Census
about Timothy Selby
Name: Timothy Selby
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Nottinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: St Mary
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: Byron
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 21
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Day 66
Frank Day 7 months
John Day 4
S A Day 31
William Day 29
William Day 6
Mary MacDonald 21
James Roberts 24
Timothy Selby 25


littlelegs

littlelegs Report 15 Feb 2008 14:05

hi me again any ideas where his wife could be as it says hes married or his daughter thanks andy

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 14:08

can't find his wife.I've found a possible marriage for his daughter sophia to Robert Smith 2/6/1880 but can't find them on the census yet to check.

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 14:15

1881 England Census
about Sophia Smith
Name: Sophia Smith
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Robert
Gender: Female
Where born: Hinkley, Leicestershire, England

Civil Parish: Nottingham St Mary
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street address: 16 Little John Street
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: St Ann
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Smith 54
Sophia Smith 41
William Selby Smith 20 -the william who was 3months in 1861


Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 14:19

Deaths Jun 1880 (>99%)
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Selby Sophia 75 Nottingham 7b 190

wonder where she is in 1871!probably been mistranscribed again

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 14:29

1871 England Census
about Solomon Selby
Name: Solomon Selby
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Alice
Gender: Male
Where born: Nottinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: St Mary
Town: Nottingham
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: Byron
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 242
Household Members: Name Age
Alice Selby 17
Solomon Selby 22


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Still can't find Sophia/Sofia!!

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 14:32

Marriages Mar 1870 (>99%)
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Hearson Alice Nottingham 7b 244

Selby Solomon Nottingham 7b 244

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 14:39

1851 England Census
about George Selly
Name: George Selly
Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1793
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sophia
Gender: Male
Where born: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: Nottingham St Mary
Town: Nottingham
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: St Mary
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 62
Household Members: Name Age

George Selly 58
John Selly 8
Soloman Selly 2
Sophia Selly 64
Sophia Selly 11
Timothy Selly 5
George Merrick 18-Son in law unmarried so unlikely!possibly Sophia's son before she married George.as he's born in the same place as Sophia



Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 14:49

1841 England Census
about Sophia Silby
Name: Sophia Silby
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
Gender: Female
Where born: Leicestershire, England

Civil Parish: St Margaret With Bishops Fee
Hundred: Leicester Borough
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Leicester
Sub-registration district: East Leicester
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Dennis 12
George Merrick 8
Thomas Merrick 5
Sophia Silby 30
Sophia Silby 1
William Silby 45
it definately says William not George!?!?

Samspade

Samspade Report 15 Feb 2008 14:53

A possible marriage?

Marriages Dec 1841 (>99%)
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MENICH Sophia Leicester 15 146

SELBY George Leicester 15 146