Thread: Great Grandfather John Laker 1861 Census

Hi Dottie - interesting!

OK forget the leather cutter! I found a record of a William Laker aged 20 born Sussex Shoreham on 1861 census crew lists - private RMLI - area Navy at Sea in Foreign Parts & Colonies - vessel HMI Orion - a possibility for WJL senior? There is a record for him (seamen's services) on the National Archives site which can be downloaded for £3-50.

Problem there are several William Lakers born around that time in Sussex.

I'll take a look at the Bourne Society records when I'm next at the Society of Genealogists library.

Gillian



Hi Gillian you do remember this....



I have googled and googled for information on this.........



and am in the process now of trying to follow the years after this Census ie 1871 onwards..........







Please could you post the link for me to the National Archives Site.



Many thanks



Dottie

Hi Dottie,



Gillian hasn't been on site for a few months, sorry.



Maybe this will help you.



http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/c....y=0&image1=GO

Hi Slizzy......



Thank you so much for this information..



I have checked it out and am praying this is now my great grandfather, once I have visited Kew and looked at records and bought copies, it should confirm this - well please let it be......



thanks once again Slizzy.....



dottie

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Best of luck, Dottie Let us know the outcome.

If I cannot get to Kew before the end of the month, I will download information as soon as I am paid, money what an awful word



thanks once again...........

It wasn't him........this William John Laker senior died before his sons William John Lakers birth.............