Edward and Ada Meredith 1911 Census
Why was Jennifer not called Susan? What connection has the family got have with the Vaudeville and Music Hall? And how old was Auntie Gertie/Trudy? Read on and all will be revealed…
Sunter
The Sunter story so far…
1841…Thomas and Mary Sunter, knocking on a bit at 60, live in Lodge Green, Gunnerside, Melbecks, Yorkshire. They have a 15 year old son called William and the family earns its trade in the lead mining industry. Thomas and Mary Sunter are my great, great, great grandparents. 1851 William Sunter has married Hannah. They are […]
…and now what was Isabella doing in 1881
Now I’ve returned to the 1881 census. As noted previously Joseph doesn’t seem to appear on this census. But a search for his wife Isabella reveals that she has moved to West Derby, Lancashire and is living at 106 Edge Lane. The census entry reads: Isabella Sunter, head, 31, Milk Dealer William Sunter, son, 9, scholar, […]
1841 Census William Sunter
1841 Census This is the earliest Census data availalbe. It is 1841 and again the Sunter family is strong in Lodge Green. Thomas Sunter, 60, Lead miner Mary Sunter, 60 Thomas Sunter, 30, Lead miner Christopher Sunter,25 Lead miner William Sunter, 15, Lead miner Ruth Peacock 15 There has to be a question mark […]
1861 Census Joseph Sunter
Forgive me whilst I jump around a bit here. Stick with me and it will make sense. First of all in 1861 in the Hamlet of Lodge Green, Gunnerside, Melbecks (and each of these names are used to fill in census forms between 1841 and 1901) we have the following data: William Sunter, 37, head, […]
1881 Census – Joseph Sunter
Hit a bit of a brick wall here. Searching through the online census at Ancestery.co.uk there is no Joseph Sunter, born c1849 at Gunnerside anywhere. Could he have been out and about like Charles in 1891? I’m going to take a stab and go back a further census to 1871.
1891 Census Joseph Sunter
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 […]
1901 Census – Charles Sunter
1901 Census which shows that Charles Sunter is aged 19, a railway Stoker, and living at 5 Victoria Street, Thornaby. Thornaby is in Stockport and just to the South East of Unicorn Yard and Brunswick Street. I cannot find Victoria Street on Google Earth although there is a Victoria Road. The household is composed of: […]
1911 Census – Charles Sunter and Emma Marsh
1911 Census Charles Sunter And here it is. The 1911 Census entry for 14 West Row Stockton on Tees. Whatever did we do before Google? Now a Google Search confirms that Unicorn Yard and West Row were in the same place. Google Earth shows that the location of this, and John’s birthplace in Brunswick Street […]
Brunswick Street and Unicorn Yard
Lofty was born at 62 Brunwick Street Stockton on Tees. Google Earth shows that the street is still there and, unsurprisingly, it looks like a very industrialised area. Jane Marsh, who registered Lofty’s birth lived at Unicorn Yard. There is no record of this on Google Earth, however, near Brunswick Street you can see Blue […]