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INTRODUCTION Brief History, Access to Returns, Unfilmed Census, Recovering Lost Souls
THE RECOVERY PROJECT DISTRICTS
AFFECTED WHERE TO FIND IT FREE NAME INDEX
FREE STREET INDEX
CASE STUDIES |
Introduction
Samuel Bamford A search of the index to the unfilmed returns produces results for both Samuel and Jemima (spelt Jamima) in the Prestwich, Cheetham and Harpurhey returns, Samuel at the bottom of one page and Jemima at the top of the next. The household as shown at Blackley in schedule 94 of the recovered returns is as follows:
Sch. Street etc. Name
Relation St Age Occupation
Birthplace Observations: Many of the households have been recovered in their entirity. The return for the Bamford household falls within a large section of the census which has virtually no lost information.
Elizabeth Gaskell
A search of the index for Elizabeth GASKELL
proved unsuccessful but using Elizabeth's distinctive birthplace to search
the transcribed records, a family can be identified in schedule 13 of the
recovered returns as below:
Sch. Name Relation Status
Age Occupation Birthplace This is clearly one of the most badly damaged pages and the surviving information might initially be considered worthless. The street name has been lost, but the previous page relates to Plymouth Grove. The surname has been substantially lost and the small surviving portion has been misinterpreted. Nevertheless, the ages and birthplaces of the Head and Wife fit closely (though in the case of the head the age is a little adrift) with what we know about William and Elizabeth. Although the names of the three daughters are also lost, their ages would suggest that they are: Margaret Emily ("Meta") who was born in 1837, Florence Elizabeth, born 1843 and Julia Bradford born 1846. The two totally unreadable lines would possibly have contained details of house servants. The fragment of occupational detail may have originally read "Minister of Religion", the "6" being a misinterpretation of a partial "R". Observations: Not every entry can be found using the index. Some entries are very badly damaged but families might be recognised if some distinctive details have survived. Although very great care was taken, errors may be made in the interpretation of fragmentary words.
Edward Riley Langworthy
Sch. Name Relation St Age Occupation
Birthplace Observations: This is another section of the returns which has been only slightly damaged and which has been recovered in its entirety. It is also a reminder that a family may be found in a completely different district to that with which they had even recently been associated.
Other Prominent Residents Last modified 17 August 2009 |