A web log of my family history research

1891

Map: Meredith and Hill movements 1841-1911

June 4, 2009, Tim Sunter 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, Ada Keziah Meredith (Hill), Ann Badger, Edward Meredith (1876), Hill, Joseph Meredith, , 0

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1891 – Farm Bailiffs and Game Keepers

June 4, 2009, Tim Sunter 1891, Ada Keziah Meredith (Hill), Edward Meredith, Edward Meredith (1876), , 2

1891. Jack the ripper claims his last victim. Prime Minister Salisbury rules a country at war with the Boers. Agatha Christie is born. But more important events are at work. On 5th April the sixth full British Census takes place. In the small Staffordshire village of Kinver farm bailiffs and game keepers mind the land […]

Solved – the whereabouts of Charles Sunter in 1891

May 29, 2009, Tim Sunter 1891, Charles Sunter, , 0

The mystery of where Charles Sunter was in 1891 has been solved.

1891 Census Joseph Sunter

May 25, 2009, Tim Sunter 1891, Dorothy Sunter, Elizabeth Snowball, Gertrude Sunter, Grace E Sunter, Grove Street, Joseph Sunter, Uncategorized, William Sunter, , 0

I remember from my year working in the archives that the reading of names can be very difficult. Here is a good example. The transpcription of the 1901 census showed Jane A Sunter as coming from Leadgale. The 1891 Census transcription has it that she is from Seadgate. In fact I believe the answer is […]