Joseph S Killings is shown, perfectly clearly, as a Nephew of Henry W Ross and Janet (nee Henderson) in Henry's household in Bootle in 1891.
Yesterday, I spent time at the FRC, seeing what I could find out.
I knew that
I looked at Henry W Ross. He was the eldest son of Patrick Ross, almost certainly b 17 Feb 1820 in Forfar, son of John Ross and Christian Grassick.
Patrick married Amelia Oakley of Edmonton. Using the ages from the 1861 census, their children born in London or Deptford were Henry (1845) Edward (1847) Alexander P (1849), Christiana A (1852) Mary Ann (1854) Robert (1856). The IGI for Glasgow shows Frederick (1858) Amelia (1860) and Margaret Kinlock (1861). Patrick certainly moved around: he was in Manchester in 1851 and I cannot find him at home after 1861.
But the family were in London and then Deptford until 1856 and then fixed in Glasgow. Henry married in Scotland and one child was baptised Amelia Oakley Ross. He moved to Bootle at some time between 1877 and 1881.
I have not followed the fortunes of Janet Henderson but have no reason to suppose a complicated background for her.
For the life of me, I cannot see any connection between a Norfolk Dumpling and a Scottish engineer.
Looking at the other people in the household, there are two ladies of independent means who have S as a relationship to the head of household. (There is also an S in the marital status column) And two men whose relationship is husband!
Do you reckon that it is reasonable to assume that there is no relationship between Josiah and Henry and the enumerator has made a poor stab at someone else's handwriting?
Yesterday, I spent time at the FRC, seeing what I could find out.
I knew that
- Josiah Skillings was the son of Edmund Skillings and Louisa (nee Garrad) born in Norfolk
- Edmund Skillings was the illegitimate son of Hannah Skillings, baptised in Edgefield, Norfolk
- Edmund was with his family in 1841, but had no siblings
I looked at Henry W Ross. He was the eldest son of Patrick Ross, almost certainly b 17 Feb 1820 in Forfar, son of John Ross and Christian Grassick.
Patrick married Amelia Oakley of Edmonton. Using the ages from the 1861 census, their children born in London or Deptford were Henry (1845) Edward (1847) Alexander P (1849), Christiana A (1852) Mary Ann (1854) Robert (1856). The IGI for Glasgow shows Frederick (1858) Amelia (1860) and Margaret Kinlock (1861). Patrick certainly moved around: he was in Manchester in 1851 and I cannot find him at home after 1861.
But the family were in London and then Deptford until 1856 and then fixed in Glasgow. Henry married in Scotland and one child was baptised Amelia Oakley Ross. He moved to Bootle at some time between 1877 and 1881.
I have not followed the fortunes of Janet Henderson but have no reason to suppose a complicated background for her.
For the life of me, I cannot see any connection between a Norfolk Dumpling and a Scottish engineer.
Looking at the other people in the household, there are two ladies of independent means who have S as a relationship to the head of household. (There is also an S in the marital status column) And two men whose relationship is husband!
Do you reckon that it is reasonable to assume that there is no relationship between Josiah and Henry and the enumerator has made a poor stab at someone else's handwriting?
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