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I'm taking advantage of the free access on ancestry, but am having real trouble finding any of my families. can anyone give me some tips please? I must be searching wrong as have never had trouble with ancestry before. Thanks

Who are you looking for?

Perhaps they have been mistranscribed?

I could take a look for you.

Dea x

Are you perhaps being too specific with your search criteria?

That is very probably the case Reggie! - on Ancestry searches 'less is more' as they say ;-)

If you put too much detail in the search is often fruitless.

If you can tell us who you have tried to find and what you put in, if we can then find it we can probably advise you on what you are doing wrong (if anything).

Dea x

thanks hun, looking for Arthur Wilkes born 1878 Walsall Staffordshire, wife Rose born 1879 Walsall and children Eric, 1903 Edith 1904 ,Jessie 1909 and William 1910. should still be in the Walsall area.

Have been searching with name dob and Walsall

Clearly Wilkes on original, have submitted correction.



1911 England Census
about Arthur Wilfred
Name: Arthur Wilfred
Age in 1911: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Walsall, Staffordshire
Civil parish: Walsall
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street Address: 121 Moat Road, Walsall
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Fitter Labourer
Registration district: Walsall
Registration District Number: 370
Sub-registration district: Walsall
ED, institution, or vessel: 26
Household schedule number: 65
Piece: 17183
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur Wilfred 32
Rose Wilfred 31
Eric Wilfred 7
Maude Wilfred 5
Jessie Wilfred 1


Andy

FMP transcription

1911

Reg. District: Walsall
Sub District: Walsall
Parish: Walsall
Enum. District: 26
Address: 121 Moat Road Walsall
County: Staffordshire


WILKES, Arthur Head Married M 32 1879 Fitter Labourer Staffs Walsall
WILKES, Rose Wife Married
9 years F 31 1880 Staffs Walsall
WILKES, Eric Son M 9 1902 School Staffs Walsall
WILKES, Maude Daughter F 5 1906 School Staffs Walsall
WILKES, Jessie Daughter F 1 1910 Staffs Walsall

thank you everyone :) am very excited first time I have seen someone I remember on a census :-D

Another Son...

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England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
about Dennis E Wilkes
Name: Dennis E Wilkes
Mother's Maiden Surname: Bullock
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1921
Registration district: Walsall
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume Number: 6b
Page Number: 1515


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
about Dennis E Wilkes
Name: Dennis E Wilkes
Birth Date: abt 1921
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1927
Age at Death: 6
Registration district: Birmingham South
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 263

Thank you everyone, need a little bit more help if anyone is available please. Did a search of the census for Oram Pemberton born 1875 in Walsall. I get a match but it comes up as census summary book and therefore doesn't give me any information. Can I look him up another way to get the actual census? thanks again for your time

Household transcription
1911 census

Person: PEMBERTON, Oron
Address: New St Shelfield Walsall

PEMBERTON, Oron Head Married9 years M 35 1876 Labourer Darlaston Staffs VIEW
PEMBERTON, Sarah Ann Married9 years F 32 1879 Labourer Attercliffe Yorks VIEW
PEMBERTON, Norman Single M 8 1903 School Attercliffe Yorks VIEW
PEMBERTON, Frank Single M 6 1905 School Shelfield Staffs VIEW
PEMBERTON, Eva Single F 4 1907 Brightside Shelfield VIEW
PEMBERTON, Alice Single F 2 1909 Heely Notts VIEW
RG number: RG14
Piece: 17204
Reference: RG14PN17204 RG78PN1058 RD370 SD4 ED17 SN45
Registration District: Walsall
Sub District: Aldridge
Enumeration District: 17
Parish: Walsall Wood
Address: New St Shelfield Walsall
County: Staffordshire
( 4 children born and living)

When things are mistranscribed Linda it is worth using wildcards in the search boxes (i.e. not the full names) - If you had tried Art* Wil* and put the county of birth as Staffordshire (sometimes the actual place differs) - maybe even spouse's name as Rose, then you would have been given 2 results to look through - one born in Brierley and one in Walsall, which was, in fact the one you wanted but mistranscribed.

Always worth trying several combinations like those mentioned above.

Are you having trouble with anyone else?

Dea x

Thank you very much :)

I need re- educating!! lol I have taken a break from my tree for a while and not long started back. I need to brush up on my skills. I'm obviously putting in too much information. Thanks for the tips

Lol Dea, if you want a go at my brick wall feel free

For INFO

1901 England Census
Name: Orham Pemberton
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Hannah Pemberton
Gender: Male
Where born: Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
Civil parish: Attercliffe cum Darnall
Ecclesiastical parish: Attercliffe Christchurch
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England


Registration district: Sheffield
Sub-registration district: Attercliffe
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 47
Piece: 4384
Folio: 92
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
Hannah Pemberton 65
Orham Pemberton 25
Joseph Pemberton 21
George Pemberton 18
Minnie Pemberton 15
Susanah Pemberton 9
Orham Pemberton 8
Albert E Croudy 27
Alice L Croudy 23
William Croudy 1

The 1911 posted above was not from Ancestry

This is their version, found by searching only for Pemberton born 1876 in Darlaston

1911 England Census about Iron Pemberton
Name: Iron Pemberton
Age in 1911: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Darlaston, Staffordshire
Civil parish: Walsall Wood
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street Address: New St, Shelffield, Walsall
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Labourer
Registration district: Walsall
Registration District Number: 370
Sub-registration district: Aldridge
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Household schedule number: 45
Piece: 17204
Household Members:
Name Age
Iron Pemberton 35
Sarah Pemberton 32
Norman Pemberton 8
Frank Pemberton 6
Eva Pemberton 4
Alice Pemberton 2

thank you very much

Crikey!

Marriages Dec 1901 (>99%)

Eyre Sarah Ann Sheffield 9c 1115
McPemberton Oron Lunn Sheffield 9c 1115

I just posted that Reggie but got confused when I saw your 1901 and thought it was the 1911 and I had got the wrong one so I deleted :-D

What I also said was that I found it by just putting in the surname Pemberton
born 1875 +/- 2 years
Living in Staffordshire

This brought up 14 possibles and 'Iron' looked about right.

Dea x

Births Jun 1912 (>99%)
Pemberton John T Eyre Walsall 6b 1457

Births Dec 1916 (>99%)
Pemberton Adeline Eyre Sheffield 9c 1085