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1861 CENSUS ?

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Sylann

Sylann Report 10 Feb 2013 14:59

Can someone help with this census
I've got it on ancestry?? well I'm supposed to have it but I can't find the people

Alexander Coutts 24 born Scotland
Margaret 22 born Macclesfield
Charles 1
Richard Porter 20
James Mathers 17

Living in Salford

Not sure what is happening I've gone each side of this census but can't find them

Catherine

Catherine Report 10 Feb 2013 15:02

Here you are:-

1861 England Census about Alexr Coutts
Name: Alexr Coutts
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Margt Coutts
Gender: Male
Where born: Scotland
Civil parish: Salford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthias
Town: Salford
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Registration district: Salford
Sub-registration district: Greengate
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 8
Piece: 2916
Folio: 84
Page Number: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexr Coutts 24
Margt Coutts 22 born: Macclesfield, Cheshire,
Charles Coutts 1 born: Macclesfield, Cheshire,
Richard Porter 20
James Mathers 17

Sylann

Sylann Report 10 Feb 2013 15:03

Did you get the census up to view it

Catherine

Catherine Report 10 Feb 2013 15:10

Have just been trying to view original but doesn't open on correct page?

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Feb 2013 15:14

go to view the image and it shows as image 3 of 49

Change the number 3 to 28 - so it reads 28 of 49

You should find them

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 10 Feb 2013 15:15

The image opens OK on FMP, was there something you wanted to check?

Sylann

Sylann Report 10 Feb 2013 15:15

Thank you

Thinking I was doing something wrong

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Feb 2013 15:16

You are not doing anything wrong but Ancestry seem to have the pages a bit muddled up

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Sylann

Sylann Report 10 Feb 2013 15:22

Thank you I was just going through each page

Catherine

Catherine Report 10 Feb 2013 15:26

Found them!

Try page number 28

Alex is a Brass Finisher
Their address is 22 London Street