Hi everyone,
I wanted to know if I should claim a family I have found on census that appears to be mine.
My great x 2 grandfather, William Jones was born 1844c according to his marriage and death certificates and his father is named as Henry Jones, Silversmith, on the marriage cert from 1865. All census from 1871 show William as born in Sheffield.
On the 51 census, the only likely William Jones born Sheffield around 1844 with a father called Henry shows that Henry's occupation was a School Master. I cannot find any likely William on the 61 census.
I was going to rule out the 51 family because of dad's occupation which was the same in 1861 but in 1871, Henry Jones has become a Silversmith. So between 1861 and 1871 Henry changed occupation.
The only other thing that is going through my head is that when my nan talked about her family four years ago, she kept saying her dad (William's son Charles Henry) told her the family owned schools in Wales! We ruled this out as a load of tosh lol, especially when Charles and William both were born Sheffield but this occupation has got me thinking......
Would you say I have found the right family or am I trying to put pieces together and being totally wrong?
Any advice welcomed.
Claire
I wanted to know if I should claim a family I have found on census that appears to be mine.
My great x 2 grandfather, William Jones was born 1844c according to his marriage and death certificates and his father is named as Henry Jones, Silversmith, on the marriage cert from 1865. All census from 1871 show William as born in Sheffield.
On the 51 census, the only likely William Jones born Sheffield around 1844 with a father called Henry shows that Henry's occupation was a School Master. I cannot find any likely William on the 61 census.
I was going to rule out the 51 family because of dad's occupation which was the same in 1861 but in 1871, Henry Jones has become a Silversmith. So between 1861 and 1871 Henry changed occupation.
The only other thing that is going through my head is that when my nan talked about her family four years ago, she kept saying her dad (William's son Charles Henry) told her the family owned schools in Wales! We ruled this out as a load of tosh lol, especially when Charles and William both were born Sheffield but this occupation has got me thinking......
Would you say I have found the right family or am I trying to put pieces together and being totally wrong?
Any advice welcomed.
Claire
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