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Would anyone be kind enough to look up the 1861 census indexed on Ancestry as -George Wadham age 15 [born 1846 in Somerset] living Lancashire-I am trying to track his parents as I only have him in 1851 living in Poole with his grand parents. Thanks

Not entirely helpful!


1861 England Census
Name: George Wadham
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: Bath, Somerset, England

Civil Parish: Liverpool
Ecclesiastical parish: St Alban
Town: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration District: Liverpool
Sub-registration District: St Martin

Mary Nayland 35
Catherine Nayland 32
Ann Barnes 28
William Barnes 10
George Wadham 15

Just a caution! When do you have him for sure as your ancestor - when married for example?

Births Dec 1843 (>99%)
Wadham George Albert Bath 11 8
Births Dec 1845 (>99%)
Wadham George William Taunton 10 441
Births Jun 1847 (>99%)
Wadham George Taunton 10 440

Thanks for your quick reply -as you say not very helpful but I'll keep looking-all I have for certain is him being in Poole in 1851 as a grand child but no mention of parents

Is this your George?

1871 England Census
Name: George A Wadham
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Relation: Son
Father's Name: George Wadham
Mother's Name: Sarah Wadham
Gender: Male
Where born: Bath, Somerset, England
Civil Parish: St Michael
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
Town: Bath
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration District: Bath
Sub-registration District: Abbey

George Wadham 51
Sarah Wadham 50
George A Wadham 27
Ellen Wadham 25
Sarah Wadham 22
Mary A Wadham 19

I think this is the only Wadham family in Bath - but you might need his birth or marriage cert to confirm it is right:


1851 England Census
Name: George Wadham
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah Wadham
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Twerton, Somerset, England

Civil Parish: Bath St James
County/Island: Somerset

Registration District: Bath
Sub-registration District: Abbey

George Wadham 31
Sarah Wadham 30
Leonard Wadham 9
George Albert Wadham 7
Ellen Wadham 5
Sarah Wadham 2
Harriett Davis 16

Thanks again I think this is the George Albert Wadham who was born in Taunton so not my George as he was in Poole in 1851 and born in Bath

1851 (this one?)
WADHAM, Thomas Head Married M 74 1777 Drawing Master
Poole, Dorset
WADHAM, Sophia Wife Married F 73 1778 School Mistress
Poole, Dorset
WADHAM, Sophia Daughter Unmarried F 40 1811 Dress Maker
Poole, Dorset
FARBER, Harriet Daughter Married F 33 1818 Master Mainer's Wife
Poole, Dorset
WADHAM, George Grand Son M 5 1846 Scholar
Batle, Somerset
Piece: 1855
Folio: 345
Page: 10
Registration District: Poole
Civil Parish: St James
Municipal Borough: Parly Poole
Address: Baiter, St James, South East Municipal Ward, Parly Poole
County: Dorsetshire

Chris :)

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(above sometimes useful Somerset)

just a thought

I note on the 1851 census, that his mother is given as Harriett Furber, Harriett is the daughter of the parents listed Thomas & Sophia Wadham.

Records for Harriett
Name:

Harriet Amy Wadham



Gender:

Female



Christening Date:

31 Dec 1817



Christening Place:

Poole, Dorset, England



Father's Name:

Thomas Wadham



Mother's Name:

Sophia

Marriage



London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Harriett Amy Wadham







Name:

Harriett Amy Wadham



Spouse Name:

James Furber



Record Type:

Marriage



Event Date:

16 Jan 1844



Parish:

Bermondsey St James



Borough:

Southwark



Father Name:

Thomas Wadham



Spouse Father Name:

James Furber



Register Type:

Parish Register

So is George Wadham the son of Harriett born before she married Furber? unless im reading it all wrong


George

Thanks for 1851 census which is the one I have -as I read it I don't think Harriett Furber is the mother of George unless she had him before she married James Furber-I have traced Harriett right through her life and George does not occur again to link him .with her -She married James Furber in 1844 and George was not born until 1846 so he would have had Furber as surname.a puzzle! Maybe his was the son of Sophia who was unmarried.

BessofDorset

Sorry about the info i posted,i was getting the dates of birth & marriage mixed up i must make sure i look more closely :-(

george

There is no reason whatsoever for him being recorded as Harriet's son - just the transcriber leaping to a wild conclusion!
The birthplace does say Bath 1851 by the way.
Jan