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1901/1911 Look Up Please

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Mark

Mark Report 6 Jan 2013 14:38

Please may i ask for a look up for

Samuel Watson who married Sarah Massey Oldham in Stockport 1896.

Many thanks

patchem

patchem Report 6 Jan 2013 14:41

How old were they, and were did they come from (if not Stockport)?
Thank-you

Added:
Births Jun 1872
Oldham Sarah Mas_ey Stockport 8a 10

Mark

Mark Report 6 Jan 2013 14:42

Sarah Massey Oldham was from Hyde b. 1872

patchem

patchem Report 6 Jan 2013 14:44

1911 England Census
Sarah Massey Watson
Age in 1911: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation to Head: Wife Gender: Female
Birth Place: Hyde, Cheshire, England Civil parish: Newton
County/Island: Lancashire Country: England
Street Address: 94 Lodge Lane Newton Hyde
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Ashton under Lyne
Registration District Number: 468 Sub-registration district: Newton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Piece: 24397
Samuel Watson 42 Newton Cheshire Cotton Mill Manager
Sarah Massey Watson 39
Beatrice Mary Watson 13 Newton Cheshire
Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 24397; ; .

Mark

Mark Report 6 Jan 2013 14:45

Thank you Patchem

patchem

patchem Report 6 Jan 2013 14:47

1901 England Census
Samuel Watson Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah N Watson
Gender: Male
Where born: N??, Cheshire, England
Civil parish: Newton Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephen
County/Island: Cheshire Country: England
Registration district: Ashton-under-Lyne Sub-registration district: Newton
ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Household schedule number: 267
Piece: 3792 Folio: 100 Page Number: 37
Samuel Watson 32 Cotton Mill Manager
Sarah N Watson 29
Beatrice M Watson 3
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3792; Folio: 100; Page: 37.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 6 Jan 2013 14:48

1901 England Census
about Sarah N Watson
Name: Sarah N Watson
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Samuel Watson
Gender: Female
Where born: Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Newton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephen
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Ashton-under-Lyne
Sub-registration district: Newton
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 267
Piece: 3792
Folio: 100
Page Number: 37
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Watson 32
Sarah N Watson 29
Beatrice M Watson 3


Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 6 Jan 2013 14:50

OMG have you seen the gorilla on the actual census page in the ink blot?? He is holding a big stick or club..........

Mark

Mark Report 6 Jan 2013 14:51

Thank you all for your help - much appreciated

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 6 Jan 2013 14:51

Looks like Samuel was a Cotton Mill Manager.

patchem

patchem Report 6 Jan 2013 14:53

I have just got error 2046, which appears intermittently, so I cannot now see the actual image, very frustrating, so back to tidying up. Gorilla will have to be inspected another time.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 6 Jan 2013 14:55

Have you got their marriage?

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
about Samuel Watson
Name: Samuel Watson
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1896
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 58



Sarah Massey Oldham Apr-May-Jun 1896 Stockport Cheshire

Samuel Watson Apr-May-Jun 1896 Stockport Cheshire

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 6 Jan 2013 14:59

1881 England Census
about Sarah Massey Oldham
Name: Sarah Massey Oldham
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas Oldham
Mother's Name: Fanny Oldham
Gender: Female
Where born: Hyde, Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Hyde
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address: 54 Church St
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Stockport
Sub-registration district: Hyde
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3467
Folio: 79
Page Number: 4
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Oldham 39
Fanny Oldham 33
Hebe Annie Oldham 10
Sarah Massey Oldham 9
Janet Amelia Oldham 7
Florence Augusta Oldham 5
Beatrice Mary Oldham 3
Lillian Maud Oldham 1


MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 6 Jan 2013 15:01

Mel, it's not a gorilla - it's a caveman.