Lost Relation!

[rob123]

Was wondering if anyone has a suggestion, I have a relation in the 1901 census aged 35 by the name of George E Beaumont born Thurlston Yorkshire. Seeing that he was 35 that would mean he was born in 1866, however on searching the 1871 census when he would be 5 and 1891 aged 25 census he is no where to be found There are George Beaumonts listed at that same age but not born in Thurlston. Any help please.

[Elaine ..Spain]

Possible for 1891
RG12; Piece: 3785; Folio 17; Page 28

[Elaine ..Spain]

Possible for 1871
RG10; Piece: 4654; Folio: 5; Page: 9;

[rob123]

Many thanks Elaine but forgive my stupidy but can I have that in English please

[Elaine ..Spain]

Sorry Rob!
Do you have a subscription to Ancestry?

[rob123]

Elaine no I don't only GR

[Elaine ..Spain]

My apologies - what I have given to you is the census reference.

I will do a transcription of the information for you - back in a mo!

[Elaine ..Spain]

1891

Isaac Beaumont c1821 Thurlstone, Yorkshire - Head - occ fancy weaver
George M Beaumont c 1866 Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England Son - occ.fancy weaver
Mary Beaumont c 1869 Worsborough Dale, Yorkshire - Daughter-in-law
Milton Beaumont c1890 Thurlstone, Yorkshire - Grandson

Address: In the Town, Thurlstone,


1871

Isaac Beaumont c1821 Thurlstone, Yorkshire - occ.Fancy woollen weaver
Sarah Beaumont c 1830 Thurlstone, Yorkshire
Adelaide Beaumont c 1871 Thurlstone, Yorkshire
George E Beaumont c1866 Thurlstone, Yorkshire
John Beaumont c1856 Thurlstone, Yorkshire
Louisa Beaumont c 1870 Thurlstone, Yorkshire
Selina Beaumont c 1854 Thurlstone, Yorkshire
William Beaumont c1864 Thurlstone, Yorkshire

Address: The Green, Thurlstone

[rob123]

Elaine many many thanks for that - hope you have a good christmas

[Christine in Herts]

Rob.

I haven't tried using the GR search system, but does it allow for "wildcards" or Soundex?

If so, it would be worth experimenting with putting in less info in the search terms, and substituting wildcards. For instance, "Thurlston*" would pick up both "Thurlston" , which you had expected, and "Thurlstone" (or anything else starting with "Thurlston..."), which you hadn't expected.

If you (or anyone else reading this) haven't come across "wildcards", then (usually)

"?" stands for a single character, and
"*" for any number of characters.

Some systems demand a certain number of specified characters before the wildcard; Ancestry, for instance, requires a minimum of three (and that doesn't allow spaces).

Christine

[Elaine ..Spain]

When you are searching on GR you use the asterisk for wild card searches and you need three characters before a wild card.

So a search using Thurlston* / Thurls* / Thu* would all bring up a place of birth of Thurlstone.