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Member Since: April 2007 Posts: 73 Send Message	Yvonne	Report	23 Dec 2012 12:22
Member Since: April 2007 Posts: 73 Send Message	i am despret to finding james douglas born 1839/30 salisbury wilshire, but no record of him born in salisbury wiltshire . we had a one hour seach but nothing. all we found was james age 12 with his brotherage ten in the workhouse salisbury. yvonne
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,013 Send Message	Andrew	Report	23 Dec 2012 12:32
	Correct family? 1851 England Census about James Douglas Name: James Douglas Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830 Relation: Nephew Gender: M (Male) Where born: Salisbury Civil parish: St George Bloomsbury County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: St Giles Sub-registration district: St George Bloomsbury ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 31 Piece: 1507 Folio: 138 Page Number: 8 Household Members: Name Age H Wm Douglas 37 Ann Douglas 28 All Douglas 6 Julia Douglas 4 >>>>James Douglas 21 Andy
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 28,167 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Dec 2012 13:21
	better transcription from FMP 1851 census transcription details for: 18, Woburn Place, Saint George Bloomsbury, Finsbury National Archive Reference: RG number: HO107 Piece: 1507 Folio: 139 Page: 8 Reg. District: St Giles in the Fields & St George Bloomsbury Sub District: Saint George Bloomsbury Parish: Saint George Bloomsbury Enum. District: 4 Ecclesiastical District: City/Municipal Borough: Finsbury Address: 18, Woburn Place, Saint George Bloomsbury, Finsbury County: Middlesex Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born DOUGLAS, William Head Married M 31 1820 Tailor Salisbury DOUGLAS, Ann Wife Married F 28 1823 Salisbury DOUGLAS, Alfred Son M 6 1845 Scholar Cripplegate, Middlesex DOUGLAS, Julia Daughter F 4 1847 London DOUGLAS, James Nephew Unmarried M 21 1830 Porter Salisbury
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is my hubby's maternal grandmother Harriet and her sister Nellie
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 28,167 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Dec 2012 13:29
	not seeing him any further!!
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is my hubby's maternal grandmother Harriet and her sister Nellie
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,592 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	23 Dec 2012 13:32
	Do you mean 1839/1840 ?
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,592 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	23 Dec 2012 13:36
	Can you post the census you have found him on and the name of his brother
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.
Member Since: January 2011 Posts: 2,182 Send Message	Flip	Report	23 Dec 2012 13:45
	I think this is the 1841: James Douglass Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829 Gender: Male Where born: Wiltshire, England Civil parish: St Thomas Hundred: New Sarum County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: View image Registration district: Salisbury Sub-registration district: Salisbury Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 1190 Book: 7 Page Number: 1 Added also there John Douglass age 10
	Researching: Anything & everything! No the photo is no longer my g-grandmother (or at least I don't think it is)
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,592 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	23 Dec 2012 14:04
	If that 1841 is correct then he could have been born anywhere in the country
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.
Member Since: January 2011 Posts: 2,182 Send Message	Flip	Report	23 Dec 2012 14:08
	I think his uncle William is in the same area in 1841 - he's a tailor: William Douglas Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819 Gender: Male Where born: Wiltshire, England Civil parish: St Martin Hundred: New Sarum County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: View image Registration district: Salisbury Sub-registration district: Salisbury Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 1190 Book: 4 Folio: 36 Page Number: 2 Household Members: Name Age William Douglas 22 Elizabeth Douglas 32 Mary Ann Douglas 8
	Researching: Anything & everything! No the photo is no longer my g-grandmother (or at least I don't think it is)
Member Since: January 2011 Posts: 2,182 Send Message	Flip	Report	23 Dec 2012 14:11
	James Douglas Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Sarah Douglas Gender: Male Where born: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Civil parish: Southwark St George County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: St George Southwark Sub-registration district: Kent Road ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 162 Piece: 327 Folio: 59 Page Number: 32 Household Members: Name Age James Douglas 32 Sarah Douglas 29 Sophia Douglas 5 James Douglas 4 Sarah A Douglas 1 ?? James Douglas Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830 Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1875 Age at Death: 45 Registration district: Camberwell Inferred County: London Volume: 1d Page: 581 (click to see others on page)
	Researching: Anything & everything! No the photo is no longer my g-grandmother (or at least I don't think it is)
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,592 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	23 Dec 2012 14:12
	1861 no idea if same person or not Name: James Douglas Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Sarah Douglas Gender: Male Where born: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Civil parish: Southwark St George County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View image Registration district: St George Southwark Sub-registration district: Kent Road ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 162 Piece: 327 Folio: 59 Page Number: 32 Household Members: Name Age James Douglas 32 Sarah Douglas 29 Sophia Douglas 5 James Douglas 4 Sarah A Douglas 1
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.

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