Genealogy Chat

Can anyone offer any help here please? I'm looking for George Evans born in Leicestershire 1830 according to the cenus. He was married to Mary and they had 9 children from 1852-1874, being Walter, Alfred, Ada, Harriet, Emma, Elizabeth, Maryann, George and William. Now question is, I can find George in all the Cenus(s) but not on the 1851 cenus? Any clues? Surely he should be on the 1851 Cenus too? Long shot here, but I was just thinking was Leicestershire actually called Leicestershire back in 1851? I know that Rutland was in there some where and at one time was part of Leicestershire and then became a separte county, in fact think it got changed back and forth quite a few times? Thanks so much for any help! Fiona

Leicestershire was always Leicestershire, but boundaries have changed over the years; and Rutland, which used to be a separate county, got absorbed into Leicestershire at the big reorganisation some years ago. It has (nominally?) escaped again since then. There's a ''Who are you looking for in Leicestershire'' thread on this board - try the thread-search, with & without the ''-shire'' bit. Christine PS - which was the census-year you found George Evans in?

where and when was the first child born? name ? where they in 1841 and 1861

For info - I think this must be the family in 1861 Elizabeth Evans abt 1858 Leicestershire, England Daughter Leicester St Margaret Leicestershire George Evans abt 1829 Leicestershire, England Head Leicester St Margaret Leicestershire George Evans abt 1853 Leicestershire, England Son Leicester St Margaret Leicestershire Mary Evans abt 1830 Leicestershire, England Wife Leicester St Margaret Leicestershire Mary Ann Evans abt 1856 Leicestershire, England Daughter Leicester St Margaret Leicestershire William Evans abt 1851 Leicestershire, England Son Leicester St Margaret Leicestershire

There is a thread somewhere about 'who are you looking for in Leicester' if you leave a message on that there is a guy named Mike who knows everything about Leicester who i'm sure will be able to help Have just moved in to the top of the threads for you

Just been looking quick 1851 and can't find anything, wondered if you had a bit more info? Someone has nudged the Leicester thread where you can find us all and was just wondering if you knew when they were married in case we should be looking for George on his own Elaine

Seasonal Greeting’s Fiona..... Just Wonder if this is the marriage of George to Mary ? George’s age fits in…… St. Margaret’s Parish Church.:- Entry No.108, DEC 10, 1849, after Banns GEORGE EVANS, 20, Bach. FWK, of SANDACRE St, s. of GEORGE EVANS, FWK MARY FINDLEY, 19, Sp. of NEW LANE, d. of WILLIAM FINDLEY, FWK Wits: HENRY FINDLEY, ELIZA SUTTON, Is this to do with Caroline’s 1st Husband Family History? MIKE. UPDATE...... HO 107 / 604 / 16./ Page. 17. 1841. Census Image.:- Leicester. St. Margaret's Parish. Sandacre Street. George Evans. 40. Frame Work Knitter. Harriot. Wife. 45. Charles. Son. 15. GEORGE. Son. 11. All Born within the County. I think this is your George on the 1851. Census. St. Margaret's Parish No 11 New Lane. REBECCA FINDLEY HEAD W 62 F LEI KIRBY MUXLOE HENRY FINDLEY SON U 22 M F.W.K LEI KIRBY MUXLOE ( Witness on Marriage details ) * GEORGE EVANS HEAD M 21 M F.W.K LEI KIRBY MUXLOE * MARY EVANS WIFE M 20 F LEI KIRBY MUXLOE THOMAS WEBSTER HEAD W 62 M F.W.K LEI STANTON ELIZABETH WEBSTER DAU U 25 F LEI MARKFIELD Ref Numbers to view above Image :- HO 107 / 2089 / 362 / Page. 28. INDEXED as GEORGE DOSIS.....On Ancestry site .... Hope this solves your problem ...

Nudging ... For Fiona when America wakes up ..... MIKE.xx

Hi Mike : ) From Leicester How are doing? What a star! Thank you! I didn't realise all the help you have given the folk needing Leicestershire lookups. What an expert! Very nice to hear from you again! Yes, the George Evans I'm looking up is from Carolines side of the family. Her fathers side, so old George would have been my great great grandfather! The name Findley does ring a bell, so I'm sure the info is correct. Talking of family we lost Brenda my Gran in October. I went over for the funeral. So I got to meet up with a few other members of the family too! So I'm right in thinking that the other George and Harriet you mentioned would have been Georges parents? Question, you might be able to answer, can I order certs from Britain? Do they send them over here? I have no clue as to where to get them from. Well, I wish you a very happy new year from over the pond! Would you mind helping me out again if I need some more info, please : ) Take care for now and thanks again! Fiona

Greeting's Again Fiona..... I've answered your questions via a message to your private E-mail address I have for you..... Hope you've not change it .....lol :0))))) MIKE.xx