Genealogy Chat

On the 1901 Census Wakefield (Ancestry) I have a Charles Burroughs living in Sharlston....... He origionated from Wiltshire.....for his wife it just gives her initials M A.......and for the rest of his family (except for one son) it gives just initials........why??.......Could it be that the enumerator couldn't understand a southern accent??........One of the kids from this family should be my great granny Rose and there is a child with the initial R....is there anywhere else I can check out this family??...........Sue

Don't suppose they were married in 1891 were they?

Sue I have a census entry where all the children are listed by initials only, on the 1891. Maddening! You should be able to find the wife's name from the couples' marriage cert and then find suitable children of the right age with the right surname in the births indexes. nell

It could just be that either whoever filled in the form or the enumerator couldn't be bothered to write the names out in full. There wouldn't be anywhere else you could check the family's details for 1901 that would have their full names; you would have to do other checking such as birth and marriage registrations, 1891 census if the children were born in / before 1891, er... can't think of much else offhand. Kate.

Hi Jess, I've only just started on this side of the family so I haven't got much on them. I was just suprised when I found them and his wife and none of the kids bar one have their names on the census....just their initials. Bl**dy hell...how hard will this be ha ha Sue xx

the 1901 C R Burroughs 6 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Son Sharlston Yorkshire Charles Burroughs 38 Chilsmork, Wiltshire, England Head Sharlston Yorkshire H H Burroughs 12 Agbrigg wakefield, Yorkshire, England Daughter Sharlston Yorkshire John E Burroughs 14 Horbury jon, Yorkshire, England Son Sharlston Yorkshire M A Burroughs 35 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Wife Sharlston Yorkshire M A Burroughs 4 Sharlston, Yorkshire, England Daughter Sharlston Yorkshire R M Burroughs 6 months Sharlston, Yorkshire, England Daughter Sharlston Yorkshire

Thanks all, looks like I'll be getting my monies worth out of my Ancestry subscription!! I knew I should have said NO to my Mam when she asked me to have a look at her side of the family. I'll check birth registry then Sue xx

Hi Jess, that's the family ha ha Sue xx

Yes it is the family. maybe people will be good enough to look on ancestry for you for births with those initials, with the info there jess

Sue At least you found them on a census! nell

Hi Helen Just checked 1891 Census and it gives some names. Wife is Martha Ann Son James E Daur Hilda H ...at least that's some names lol Sue xx