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FINDING ROBERT OUTLAW

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Rosie

Rosie Report 11 Apr 2013 17:31

These look likely - thanks again. Will be back tomorrow

Cheers

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 11 Apr 2013 17:12

Just not placing Robert 1861...must be well hidden somewhere lol.

Chris :)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 11 Apr 2013 17:09

Thanks, Chris - it obviously wasn't Rosie's George, anyway, as he was living in West Ham in 1861.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 11 Apr 2013 17:04

(checked out that 1862 Death argyllgran, possibly below?)

Forenames:George
Surname:LEE
Residence:of Clay Way
Day:19
Month:Oct
Year:1862
Age:26
Parish:Ely, Holy Trinity
County:Cambridgeshire,England

Chris :)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 11 Apr 2013 17:01

Robert Outlaw's not with his Whitaker family in 1861 (well, some of them):


1861 England Census about Briggs Whitaker
Name: Briggs Whitaker
Age: 78
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1783
Relation: Father
Gender: Male
Where born: Coney Weston, Suffolk, England

Civil parish: Culford
Ecclesiastical parish: Ely
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Thingoe
Sub-registration district: Fornham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 44
Piece: 1138
Folio: 37
Page Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Whitaker 45
Matilda Whitaker 41
Walter Whitaker 18
Caroline Whitaker 13
Isabella Whitaker 9
Sarah Whitaker 7
Catherine Whitaker 4
Arther Whitaker 2
Briggs Whitaker 78
Albert Plummer 15

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 11 Apr 2013 16:53

Deaths Mar 1864 (>99%)
-----------------------------------------
LEE George W. Ham 4a 21

(also wondered if above was below?)


LEE GEORGE WILLIAM Burial date 28 Feb 1864 Authority London Borough of Newham West Ham Cemetery.


https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch
(from above link, credits needed to view)

Chris :)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 11 Apr 2013 16:50

Sophia's parents' deaths:

Deaths Sep 1861 (>99%)
WHITAKER Briggs Thingoe 4a 287

Births Dec 1856 (>99%)
Whitaker Elizabeth Thingoe 4a 396

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 11 Apr 2013 16:31

Baptism
County Suffolk
Place Coney Weston
Church St Mary
RegisterNumber 37
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 10 May 1818
Forename Sophia
Sex -
FatherForename Briggs
MotherForename Elizabeth
FatherSurname WHITAKER
MotherSurname SMITH
Abode Coney Weston
FatherOccupation Labourer

(above if her, on below link)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

Chris :)

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 11 Apr 2013 16:13

Births Mar 1857 (>99%)
----------------------------------------------
Lee George William Ely 3b 567


Births Dec 1861 (>99%)
-----------------------------------------------
Lee George William Ely 3b 511

(only seeing above, second George, son of William and Susan, Littleport, from Baptism, not seeing a Burial)

Chris :)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 11 Apr 2013 15:35

Marriages Dec 1837 (>99%)
OUTLAW Michael Newmarket 14 175
WHITAKER Sophia Newmarket 14 175

Can't find Sophia's birth, but assuming birthplace Coney Weston, Suffolk in 1861 census is correct, then these might be her parents in 1861 (below).
In which case, Robert's not with them, either.

1861 England Census about Michael Whitaker
Name: Michael Whitaker
Age: 75
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1786
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Whitaker
Gender: Male
Where born: Coney Weston, Suffolk, England

Civil parish: Coney Weston
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Thetford
Sub-registration district: Thetford
ED, institution, or vessel: 12e
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 3
Piece: 1266
Folio: 45
Page Number: 21
Household Members:
Name Age
Michael Whitaker 75
Mary Whitaker 51
Elizabeth Whitaker 9

Rosie

Rosie Report 11 Apr 2013 15:03

Thanks again Chris - it looks like there was a connection also to Canning Town. My Lee grandfathers all came from Cambridgeshire but it was my 3 x grandfather Matthew Lee who first moved to West Ham, Essex by 1861 taking wife Hannah and 2 sons my grt grt grandfather Matthew Robert and George- George was born in Littleport , Cambridgeshire in 1860 .

Matthew is still in West Ham in 1871 calling himself a widower while Hannah is with Robert Outlaw in Eston Yorkshire with Matthew Robert Lee age 19. They then seem to stay in West Ham until their deaths which were in the same quarter of 1883. I wonder if Robert was living in West Ham where he met Hannah


I can't find any record apart from 1861 for George Lee where he is 1 yr old - there is a George William Lee baptism in March 1857 in Littleport with parents Matthew and Hannah - he could have died as a baby and theyalso named the next child George . If anyone can help me find George it would be great. I know Lee isn't the easiest name to search for so any help would be fantastic.

Cheers

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 11 Apr 2013 11:04

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/census/known-issues

(quite a few Parishes nearby missing too)

Chris :)

(below are Parents Burials)

First name(s): Michael
Last name: OUTLAW
Date of burial 1 Oct 1886
Age at death: 80
Calculated year of birth: 1806
Place of burial Dalham
Dedication: St Mary
County: Suffolk

First name(s): Sophia
Last name: OUTLAW
Date of burial 30 Jul 1875
Age at death: 58
Calculated year of birth: 1817
Place of burial Dalham
Dedication: St Mary
County: Suffolk


1881 (Brother)
OUTLOW, Samuel Head Married M 33 1848 Labr In Manuf Work
Wallham, Kent (Suffolk Dalham!)
OUTLOW, Elizabeth Wife Married F 31 1850
Ipswich, Suffolk
OUTLOW, Laura Daughter Single F 7 1874 Scholar
Imbecile Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
OUTLOW, James I Son Single M 4 1877
Canning Town, Essex
OUTLOW, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 0 1881
Canning Town, Essex
Piece: 1714
Folio: 105
Page: 28
Registration District: West Ham
Civil Parish: West Ham
Municipal Borough:
Address: 15, Grenville St, West Ham
County: Essex

Day:15
Month:Mar
Year:1873
Groom forename:Samuel
Groom surname:OUTLAW
Groom's residence:of Russell St
Groom's condition:bac
Groom's occupation:gardener
Groom's age:24
Groom's father's forename:Michael
Groom's father's surname:
Groom's father's occupation:lab
Bride forename:Elizabeth Ann
Bride surname:STUKELY
Bride's residence:of Russell St
Bride's condition:sp
Bride's occupation:domestic servant
Bride's age:23
Bride's father's forename:James Thomas
Bride's father's surname:
Bride's father's occupation:cab man
By Licence:by banns
Place:Cambridge, St Paul
County:Cambridgeshire,England
Witness 1 forename:Henry
Witness 1 surname:DEAN
Witness 2 forename:Mary Ann
Witness 2 surname:STUKELY

Rosie

Rosie Report 11 Apr 2013 10:47

Hello - I'm back on the trail

Thanks for the baptism record - looks like the right record for "my" Robert but he's still nowhere to be found in 1861 - Ihe could have been with grandparents or other family members with his name indistinguishable (can't spell !) I'll keep looking possibly at all Outlaws living in or around Suffolk

I wonder why Dalham is missing from 1851.

Thanks everyone - much appreciated :-)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 10 Apr 2013 18:47

Well done, Chris Ho :)

So that is the correct family in 1861 above. They are also in Dalham in 1841.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 10 Apr 2013 18:35

Baptism
Day:3
Month:Oct
Year:1841
Forenames:Robert
Surname:Outlaw
Relationship:
Father:Michael
Occupation:Labourer
Mother:Sophia
Abode:Dalham
Parish:Dalham, St Mary
County:Suffolk
Record source:Suffolk Baptism Index

Chris :)

edits (Dalham is missing from 1851)

Rosie

Rosie Report 10 Apr 2013 18:30

George and Matthew Robert are the correct births -

Could Samuel be Robert

Sorry hubby just come in so will be back later

Rosie

Rosie Report 10 Apr 2013 18:27

I agree - they might be Robert's family but where is he - I have looked and looked but not found him living with another family - unless as you say he changed his name

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 10 Apr 2013 18:26

Baptism
Day:15
Month:Mar
Year:1857
Forenames:George William
Surname:Lee
Relationship:son of
Father forenames:Matthew
Fathers occupation:lab
Mother forenames:Hannah
Birth Day:
Birth Month:
Birth Year:
Abode:otp
Place:Littleport
County:Cambridgeshire

Baptism
Day:26
Month:Mar
Year:1854
Forenames:Matthew Robert
Surname:Lee
Relationship:son of
Father forenames:Matthew
Fathers occupation:lab
Mother forenames:Hannah
Birth Day:
Birth Month:
Birth Year:
Abode:otp
Place:Littleport
County:Cambridgeshire

(adding above, if any use)

Chris :)

Rosie

Rosie Report 10 Apr 2013 18:24

I dont think that Hannah and Robert were married as I found a possible record for her first husband Matthew Lee in 1871 in West Ham calling himself a widower - or maybe this wasn't him.

I haven't found a marriage for Hannah and Robert so maybe Robert did have another name. Lack of a birth record is also a mystery.

The 1871 and 1881 census for Hannah and Robert are definately correct although Hannah's place of birth is down as Norfolk and not Cambridge.

Where is Robert ?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 10 Apr 2013 18:21

I AM NOT CLAIMING THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ROBERT!
This is the only family of Outlaws living in Dalham in 1861. They're also there in 1841, but I can't find them in 1851. But no sign of a Robert.


1861 England Census about Michael Outlaw
Name: Michael Outlaw
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sophia Outlaw
Gender: Male
Where born: Ousden, Suffolk, England

Civil parish: Dalham
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Newmarket
Sub-registration district: Gazeley
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 34
Piece: 1034
Folio: 21
Page Number: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
Michael Outlaw 54
Sophia Outlaw 43
Mary Ann Outlaw 22
Samuel Outlaw 13
Susannah Outlaw 11