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can anyone see if they can find priscilla wilson on the 1841 and 1851 census' for yorkshire. she was probably living in or around menethorpe, malton, norton, broughton or possibly even york. she got married in york in 1855. she would have been born around 1830ish and i know her father was george and on her marriage cert he was down as a farmer. lou

Hi No obvious sign of her living in Yorkshire. Do you have her on later censuses with her husband and family? that would give her rough age and area of birth. suzanne

Who did she marry? If they can be found on 1861 census, we'll have more concrete info from which to work Reg

hi priscilla married in york in 1855. she married thomas botterill. priscilla was born abt 1830 in menethorpe (which is near malton) her father was george according to her marrige certificate and was a farmer. she is living in beverley east yorks on the 1861 census with thomas her husband, ellen jane atkinson, and 2 of her sons. i know she was born in menethorpe as the census tells me that. i have her marriage cert. lou

And it states she was a spinster on the cert? Suzanne

yes. 27th august 1855 between thomas botterill and priscilla wilson ages 26 and 25, bachelor and spinster, residence at time of marriage aldwark (york) father snowball botterill coachman, george wilson farmer

Sorry Lousie but I think 1851 has been exhausted....perhaps you might want to re-write a new hread and just ask for 1841? Cross fingers youll have more luck. Suzanne

This is 1861............. Ellen J Atkinson abt 1852 North America Daughter Beverley St Mary Yorkshire View Record Priscilla Batterill abt 1832 Menarthorpe, Yorkshire, England Wife Beverley St Mary Yorkshire View Record Thomas Batterill abt 1830 Malton, Yorkshire, England Head Beverley St Mary Yorkshire View Record James Botterill abt 1856 Yorkshire, England Son Beverley St Mary Yorkshire View Record Snowbale Botterill abt 1858 Beverley, Yorkshire, England Son Beverley St Mary Yorkshire View Record Tom Botterill abt 1860 Beverley, Yorkshire, England Son Beverley St Mary Yorkshire Where does the Atkinson girl fit? If she's Priscilla's daughter, it looks as though Priscilla could have been in America in 1851 Reg

Louise???????

Reggie - the Atkinson girl may not have been born in the USA. There is a place on the wolds called America. It is/was a very big farm and I wouldn't be in the least surprised if there used to be a north america farm as well Jools

hi reg-apologies for my silence-been like a zombie today thanks to my 8 mth old! thanks for looking for me. ellen jane was my gg grandma. she is said to be born in ohio usa, although i cant find any trace of it! (mind you they didnt keep birth records in 1852) this is what i am trying to establish-where does she fit in! her father was thomas atkinson from her marriage cert.-but was deceased. she is down as daughter to priscilla and thomas botterill and was with them in time for the 1861 census. oh and i dont think she is priscillas daughter-although i assuming-she was a spinster and got married in 1855, her maiden name was wilson-father george wilson. jools- so tell me more about this america in yorkshire? my grandad could have answered this i am sure. before i was born and when i was very small he used to say his grandma was from america but my family thought he was barmey and didnt listen-grrr! lou

i would like to know more abt this place in yorks but the 1871 census definately says ohio united states

The place where Priscilla was born is spelled Mennythorpe and I have found the Census pages for the village in 1851 ref 2369/241 - all 6 pages- so it wasn't very big. Two Wilson families Jane 55 widow and farmer of 20 acres Thomas 27 son Isabella 17 dau Thomas Wilson 46 farm lab, Ann 42, William 13, Esther 10, Maria 8, Charity 3 A family of Sellitts had a married daughter called Botterill and their next door neighbours surname was Snowball. George Wilson c.1819 is a nephew staying with the Dawsons.

At last, family search is finally working again! The Parish for Mennythorpe/Menethorpe is Westow C105461 PRESCILLA WILSON Christening: 03 OCT 1825 Westow, Yorkshire, England Father: GEORGE WILSON Mother: JANE And there were quite a few siblings! . WILLIAM WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 29 APR 1829 Westow, Yorkshire, England 2. ANN WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 20 APR 1821 Westow, Yorkshire, England 3. ISABELLA WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 30 OCT 1831 Westow, Yorkshire, England 4. ISABELLA WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 21 APR 1833 Westow, Yorkshire, England 5. THOMAS WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 28 JUL 1822 Westow, Yorkshire, England 6. MARY WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 11 MAY 1817 Westow, Yorkshire, England 7. PRESCILLA WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 03 OCT 1825 Westow, Yorkshire, England 8. JAMES WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 05 APR 1835 Westow, Yorkshire, England 9. JANE WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 12 MAR 1820 Westow, Yorkshire, England 10. GEORGE WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 10 MAY 1818 Westow, Yorkshire, England 11. PAMELA WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 11 JUL 1824 Westow, Yorkshire, England 12. FRANCES WILSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 13 MAY 1827 Westow, Yorkshire, England

helen just explain that to me again! LOL-im too tired! i see the two families, its not likely to be the 2nd as thomas was the head and we need george. the george staying with the dawsons would be too young as priscilla was born abt 1830. so its possible that george was dead and jane was the wife. im confussed with the botterill and snowball thing though-so sorry my 8 mth old was up all last night and im suffering now! i think i need to see the baptism records dont i? i thought it was spelt menathorpe? lou

ohh you sneaked in there whilst i was typing, that looks to be her! YIPPEE!

I'm on a roll now! Transcript of the entry of 'professions and trades' for MENETHORPE in White's Directory of 1840. Wilson George, corn miller Wilson Thomas, wheelwright, coal merchant and ferryman, Lay Sike Could this be George's father, also George? Cemetery records of Saint Mary Churchyard, Westow, North Yorkshire, England. ... Miller, George Wilson, bur. 27 Jul 1814, age 60yr, from www.interment.net/data/eng/north_yorkshire/stmary_west/

LOL i cant keep up with you!!!! cant believe how many kids they had! could well be his father. where are you getting this as family search never gave me a thing!

helen just found george wilson bapt in westow 1797 father also george and mother mary so it is likely that it was his father u just buried! thanks so so much

doesn't sound like Priscilla's mother stayed on at the mill much after 1851...... Andrew, Robert WARD and Mary Jane ROBINSON were married in the parish Church, Parish of Westow. I had that in my original draft but it was left out in my message. Roberts father, William WARD was the corn miller at the mill in Mennythorpe from sometime after 1851, until Christmas eve, 1860 when he was accidentally killed in the mill there. Source http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/YORKSGEN/2001-05/0991051320