I have been trying to trace a family tree and got stuck with John Powell.
On the 1884 Marriage Certificate, his father was Thomas Powell, a labourer.
According to 1891, 1901 and 1911 Census in Salford, Lancashire, he was born about 1857-8 in Alfrick, Worcester.
But I cannot find him in 1861, 1871 or 1881.
The 1891 census shows a daughter, Ellen powell, aged 12 - but I also cannot find her in 1881.
The census is particularly hard to read, and I cannot make out her place of birth - it looks like "Late M Newton".
As an indication of how bad the census writing is, Ancestry.co.uk interpret it as PAVELL, and FindMyPast.com interpret it as BALD.
Can anybody suggest where I can find John in the 3 earlier census records ?
Or any good census interpreters who can have a look at the 1891 record and see if they can make out where Ellen was born ?
On the 1884 Marriage Certificate, his father was Thomas Powell, a labourer.
According to 1891, 1901 and 1911 Census in Salford, Lancashire, he was born about 1857-8 in Alfrick, Worcester.
But I cannot find him in 1861, 1871 or 1881.
The 1891 census shows a daughter, Ellen powell, aged 12 - but I also cannot find her in 1881.
The census is particularly hard to read, and I cannot make out her place of birth - it looks like "Late M Newton".
As an indication of how bad the census writing is, Ancestry.co.uk interpret it as PAVELL, and FindMyPast.com interpret it as BALD.
Can anybody suggest where I can find John in the 3 earlier census records ?
Or any good census interpreters who can have a look at the 1891 record and see if they can make out where Ellen was born ?
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