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This could be James William, b. 1896 in 1911

1911 Census

Name: James Cracknell
Age in 1911: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Relation to Head: Inmate
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Leeds
Civil Parish: Portishead
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County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Street address: National Nautical School, Portishead, Commander Willoughby E Still R N, Somerset
Marital Status: Single
Registration district: Long Ashton
Registration District Number: 318
Sub-registration district: St George
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Piece: 14825

Looks like he could have been born Sunderland


First name(s) Ebenezer
Last name Cracknell
Birth date 23 Sep 1890
Birth year 1890
Baptism date 09 Oct 1890
Baptism year 1890
Parish Sunderland
Church St. John
Father's first name(s) James
Father's occupation Acrobat
Mother's first name(s) Rose
Mother's last name Cracknell
Residence 3 Mill St
County Durham
Country England
Notes Born 23.09.1890
Record set Northumberland and Durham Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain
Northumberland & Durham Family History Society

Bit of a long shot but I wonder if this could be Louisa's birth reg?

Births Dec 1885
Tracknell Louisa Leighton B. 3b 398

The only Ebenezer coming up for the birth qtr

Births Dec 1890
Don Ebenezer Wilson Sunderland 10a 636

Samuels birth which will give mmn

Births Mar 1894
Cracknell Samuel Leeds 9b 448

And
Births Mar 1896
Cracknell James William Leeds 9b 441

Births Mar 1900
Cracknell Francis Redvers Leeds 9b 457

Maybe

First name(s) FRANCIS R
Last name CRACKNELL
Gender Unknown
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1900
Age 53
Death quarter 1
Death year 1953
District LEICESTER
County Leicestershire
Volume 3A
Page 710
Country England

Thank you so much. My grandfather never mentioned his life in Yorkshire or his family I think I now know why. but it has raised more questions. What was the signicance of Kaufman I haven't a clue. And how did rose end up in a workhouse in nottingham. The house in bishop Auckland was a lodging house I always assumed that this was a theatrical lodging house. But it may not have been

Linda ......

that house was a lodging house but not just for theatricals, there were people with all kinds of occupations living there, from labourers to French Polishers, hawkers, coal miners, a widow being supported by her children etc

There are about 40 people listed as living in that house, including the owner and his family