Thread: 1861 & 71 Staffordshire Census Request

Froggy_Jo · 11-09-2008, 03:13 PM

Hello
I am trying to trace my ancestor, Elijah Cook. He was born in approximately 1854, give or take a couple of years, and appears to have spent his entire life in Staffordshire as a boiler maker. I have found him on the 1881 census, married to Ann. I have a suspicion that he married in 1870, in which case, he would appear on the 1871 census as married. If someone out there has access to the Staffordshire censuses and wouldn't mind having a look, I would be incredibly grateful.

Raven · 11-09-2008, 03:40 PM

Hi Froggy,

I have found a marriage for a Elijah Cook(e)

1871 4th Qtr W. Bromwich Vol 6b Pg 1107

there is an Ann Cartwright on the same page... If this is him then he wouldn't be with Ann on the 1871 Census

pejay · 11-09-2008, 03:44 PM

Hi there - would this be him on the 1861 census at Abigail Lane, Sedgey,Staffs.
Joseph Cook head widower age 44 coal miner Sedgley
Sarah Cook mother widow age 65 Sedgley
Frederick Cook nephew unmarr age 19 forgeman Sedgley,
Pamela Cook niece unmarr age 16 Sedgley
Elijah Cook nephew age 9 scholar Sedgley.

RG09 piece 2050 folio 70 page 8

pejay · 11-09-2008, 04:08 PM

This is the only one I can find on the 1871 he would still be unmarried he is at Horton St, West Bromwich.
RG10 piece 2982 folio 128 page 20

Elizabeth Cook head age 57 Shropshire
Elijah son age 19 Miner Staffs
Phoebe Morris lodger age 28 Staffs
Samuel Morris lodger age 9 Staffs
William Morris lodger age 5 Staffs
Joseph Morris lodger age 3 Staffs
Phoebe Ann Morris lodger age 1 Staffs
Mary Ann Moore lodger age 34 Staffs
Margaret Ann Moore lodger age 14 Staffs
Mary Ann Moore lodger age 5 Staffs

hope it's the right one

Raven · 11-09-2008, 04:13 PM

Hi Froggy,

I searched for a birth for Elijah and the only one that comes up for
births between 1850 -1855 in West Bromwich is this..

1852 1st Qtr West Bromwich Vol 6b Pg 583

Froggy_Jo · 15-09-2008, 12:50 PM

Thanks very much, Pejay & Raven. I think I may have got the marriage date slightly wrong, in which case seeing him as unmarried in 1871 would be right. I think I'll go ahead and order that marriage cert. The fact that he appears listed as a nephew may indicate his parents weren't around, so a deceased father would be a good correlation. And the birth date looks quite promising too!

11-09-2008, 03:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Froggy_Jo New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8	1861 & 71 Staffordshire Census Request Hello I am trying to trace my ancestor, Elijah Cook. He was born in approximately 1854, give or take a couple of years, and appears to have spent his entire life in Staffordshire as a boiler maker. I have found him on the 1881 census, married to Ann. I have a suspicion that he married in 1870, in which case, he would appear on the 1871 census as married. If someone out there has access to the Staffordshire censuses and wouldn't mind having a look, I would be incredibly grateful.
Froggy_Jo New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8

11-09-2008, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Raven Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunny Stonehaven Posts: 2,731 Total Awards: 5	Re: 1861 & 71 Staffordshire Census Request Hi Froggy, I have found a marriage for a Elijah Cook(e) 1871 4th Qtr W. Bromwich Vol 6b Pg 1107 there is an Ann Cartwright on the same page... If this is him then he wouldn't be with Ann on the 1871 Census
	Raven.. researching: Matchett (Ayrshire, Dundee),McFarland (Co derry NI) Dick, Ewing, Nairn, Young (Ayrshire) Koehler (East Prussia), Russell( Peebleshire)

11-09-2008, 03:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
pejay Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: lincolnshire Posts: 421 Total Awards: 2	Re: 1861 & 71 Staffordshire Census Request Hi there - would this be him on the 1861 census at Abigail Lane, Sedgey,Staffs. Joseph Cook head widower age 44 coal miner Sedgley Sarah Cook mother widow age 65 Sedgley Frederick Cook nephew unmarr age 19 forgeman Sedgley, Pamela Cook niece unmarr age 16 Sedgley Elijah Cook nephew age 9 scholar Sedgley. RG09 piece 2050 folio 70 page 8
	pejay looking for Brown, Twizell, Storey, & Fenwick from Northumberland. Parkinson from Lincolnshire & Kelly, Kinsella & Mcguire from Ireland

11-09-2008, 04:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
pejay Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: lincolnshire Posts: 421 Total Awards: 2	Re: 1861 & 71 Staffordshire Census Request This is the only one I can find on the 1871 he would still be unmarried he is at Horton St, West Bromwich. RG10 piece 2982 folio 128 page 20 Elizabeth Cook head age 57 Shropshire Elijah son age 19 Miner Staffs Phoebe Morris lodger age 28 Staffs Samuel Morris lodger age 9 Staffs William Morris lodger age 5 Staffs Joseph Morris lodger age 3 Staffs Phoebe Ann Morris lodger age 1 Staffs Mary Ann Moore lodger age 34 Staffs Margaret Ann Moore lodger age 14 Staffs Mary Ann Moore lodger age 5 Staffs hope it's the right one
	pejay looking for Brown, Twizell, Storey, & Fenwick from Northumberland. Parkinson from Lincolnshire & Kelly, Kinsella & Mcguire from Ireland

11-09-2008, 04:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Raven Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sunny Stonehaven Posts: 2,731 Total Awards: 5	Re: 1861 & 71 Staffordshire Census Request Hi Froggy, I searched for a birth for Elijah and the only one that comes up for births between 1850 -1855 in West Bromwich is this.. 1852 1st Qtr West Bromwich Vol 6b Pg 583
	Raven.. researching: Matchett (Ayrshire, Dundee),McFarland (Co derry NI) Dick, Ewing, Nairn, Young (Ayrshire) Koehler (East Prussia), Russell( Peebleshire)

15-09-2008, 12:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Froggy_Jo New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8	Re: 1861 & 71 Staffordshire Census Request Thanks very much, Pejay & Raven. I think I may have got the marriage date slightly wrong, in which case seeing him as unmarried in 1871 would be right. I think I'll go ahead and order that marriage cert. The fact that he appears listed as a nephew may indicate his parents weren't around, so a deceased father would be a good correlation. And the birth date looks quite promising too!
Froggy_Jo New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8