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kim

kim Report 9 Jan 2010 21:57

hi there im trying to find james mitchell born c 1821 yorkshire possibly york
he married a jane and had children after 1845 and lived in beverly yorkshire

i think i may have found him in 1841 living in halifax but cant make out job description, can anyone else make sense of it please, as it may help, he was a railway guard from 1851 onwards.

1841
Name: James Mitchell
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1821
Gender: Male
Where born: Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Halifax
Hundred: Morley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

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Registration district: Todmorden
Sub-registration district: Hebden Bridge
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Mitchell 50
Betty Mitchell 50
Thomas Mitchell 28
James Mitchell 20
Jane Mitchell 20
Sophia Mitchell 15
Grace Mitchell 10

kind regards kim

kim

kim Report 9 Jan 2010 22:03

its the younger james i think is him, there is a jane same age which could possibly be his wife x

Freewheel

Freewheel Report 9 Jan 2010 22:04

Cotton weaver

The marriage cert will give you accurate info about his father.........for cross-referencing

I wouldn't have thought he would have gone from Cotton weaver to Railway Guard in 10 years -

kim

kim Report 9 Jan 2010 22:04

thats the right one for 1871 janet thankyou, i have this one and ones after, its he 1841 im looking for, thankyou x

kim

kim Report 9 Jan 2010 22:06

thankyou freewheel i will keep searching x

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 9 Jan 2010 22:26

it is possible that James went from cotton weaver to railway guard after 1841. If he was living in the Todmorden area at that time the railway through Todmorden opened in 1841 so he may have thought it was a good time to change jobs.

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

Freewheel

Freewheel Report 10 Jan 2010 12:00

1851 gives his birthplace as THIRSK

Name: James Mitchell
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: York St Crux
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: York
Sub-registration district: Walmgate
ED, institution, or vessel: 6a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 57
Household Members: Name Age
James Mitchell 29
Jane Mitchell 24 born YORK
Charles Mitchell 7
James Mitchell 4
William Mitchell 2