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Caroline West

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Steve

Steve Report 23 Jan 2012 11:29

Trying to find birth info for Caroline West born about 1842 in Wheelock ? Cheshire, she married John Skelton in East Retford Notts in 1859 and family later moved to Liverpool. Any help with Carolines birth would be helpful thanks.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Jan 2012 11:33

It should be on FreeBMD if its not listed then she may not have been registered .Many births pre 1875 weren't.

Her marriage cert should name her father,if known.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Jan 2012 11:37

Is this her on the 1881? says born Goole Yorkshire

1881 England Census about Carloine Skelton
Name: Carloine Skelton
[Caroline Skelton]
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John Skelton
Gender: Female
Where born: Goole, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Toxteth Park
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 46 Royden Street
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status:

View image
Registration district: Toxteth Park
Sub-registration district: Toxteth Park
ED, institution, or vessel: 53
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3645
Folio: 16
Page Number: 25
Household Members:
Name Age
John Skelton 44occ Railway Engine driver
Carloine Skelton 38
Joseph Skelton 19
John Skelton 12
William Skelton 10
Carloine Skelton 5
Mary J. Skelton 6months

Adeline

Adeline Report 23 Jan 2012 11:39

A Skelton tree on another site gives her parents as George West and Elizabeth.

Choccy

Choccy Report 23 Jan 2012 11:40



1851

WEST, George Head Married M 48 1803 Excarvator
Gt Grimsby
Lincolnshire VIEW
WEST, Elizabeth Wife Married F 49 1802
Gt Grimsby
Lincolnshire VIEW
WEST, William Son Unmarried M 21 1830 Excarvator
Castleford
Yorkshire VIEW
WEST, Harriet Daughter Unmarried F 19 1832
Castleford
Yorkshire VIEW
WEST, Rebecca Daughter Unmarried F 17 1834
Garforsh
Yorkshire VIEW
WEST, Eliza Daughter F 15 1836
Goole
Yorkshire VIEW
WEST, Betsey Daughter F 13 1838
Goole
Yorkshire VIEW
WEST, Georgiana Daughter F 11 1840
Wakefield
Yorkshire VIEW
>>>>>WEST, Caroline Daughter F 9 1842
Willock
Cheshire VIEW
WEST, George Son M 3 1848
Gt Grimsby
Lincolnshire VIEW
MEADOWS, Thomas Lodger Unmarried M 24 1827
Rippingale
Lincolnshire VIEW
CLARK, John Lodger M 21 1830
Rippingale
Lincolnshire VIEW

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Piece:
2121 Folio:
549 Page:
6 Registration District:
East Retford

Civil Parish:
Ordsall Municipal Borough:
Address:
South Retford Wright Wilson Street, Ordsall County:
Nottinghamshire

LiverBird1

LiverBird1 Report 23 Jan 2012 11:41

1851 England Census about Caroline West
Name: Caroline West
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: George West
Mother's Name: Elizabeth West
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: Willock, Cheshire, England
Civil parish: Ordsall
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

View image
Registration district: East Retford
Sub-registration district: Gringley
ED, institution, or vessel: 9b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 25
Piece: 2121
Folio: 549
Page Number: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
George West 48>>>>>>>>>>>Excarvator
Elizabeth West 49
William West 21
Harriet West 19
Rebecca West 17
Eliza West 15
Betsey West 13
Georgiana West 11
Caroline West 9
George West 3
Thomas Meadows 24
John Clark 21

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Jan 2012 11:42

have you got the cert ?

Name: Caroline West
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1859
Registration district: East Retford
Inferred County: Nottinghamshire
Volume Number: 7b
Page Number: 17
spouse John Skelton

Choccy

Choccy Report 23 Jan 2012 11:45



1841

WEST, George M 40 1801 VIEW
WEST, Elizabeth F 40 1801 VIEW
WEST, Hannah F 15 1826 VIEW
WEST, Harriett F 9 1832 VIEW
WEST, Rebecca F 7 1834 VIEW
WEST, Eliza F 6 1835 VIEW
WEST, Elizabeth F 4 1837 VIEW
WEST, Georgiana F 2 1839 VIEW
SMITH, Francis M 30 1811 VIEW
JACK, William M 30 1811 VIEW
BROWN, Thomas M 25 1816 VIEW
FARLEY, Joseph M 25 1816 Cheshire VIEW

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Piece:
122 Book/Folio:
13/5 Page:
5 Registration District:
Congleton

Civil Parish:
Sandbach Municipal Borough:
Address:
Wheelock, Sandbach, Wheelock County:
Cheshire

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Jan 2012 11:46

1891 says Goole again
1891 England Census about Caroline Skelton
Name: Caroline Skelton
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John Skelton
Gender: Female
Where born: Goreld, Yorkshire, England
[Goole]
Civil parish: Toxteth Park
Ecclesiastical parish: St Cleopas
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View image
Registration district: Toxteth Park
Sub-registration district: Toxteth Park
ED, institution, or vessel: 45
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2932
Folio: 23
Page Number: 40
Household Members:
Name Age
John Skelton 52
Caroline Skelton 48
Mary J Skelton 14
Caroline Skelton 10

Steve

Steve Report 23 Jan 2012 11:50

Thank you for your prompt replies, amazing!!!

Her parents were George West and Elizabeth Freshnay both born about 1803 in Lincolnshire. I think her father was an excavator, possibly a navvy working on either canals or railway (I'm only guessing here). If so the family probably had quite a nomadic existence, was it a legal requirement to register a birth.

Steve

Steve Report 23 Jan 2012 11:50

Thank you for your prompt replies, amazing!!!

Her parents were George West and Elizabeth Freshnay both born about 1803 in Lincolnshire. I think her father was an excavator, possibly a navvy working on either canals or railway (I'm only guessing here). If so the family probably had quite a nomadic existence, was it a legal requirement to register a birth.