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The mysterious George Hainsworth

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Mary

Mary Report 16 Mar 2011 09:37

Hi Julie the tree is on Ancestry.co.uk.

If you are not a member see if they are still doing 2 weeks free trial.

Maryb

Julie

Julie Report 16 Mar 2011 01:00

Maryb, this may be a silly question but what's Ancestry tree? People in this community have been able to discover things I couldn't find out through the records available via Genesreunited!

I live in York so I'm not too far away from Haworth. It's been years since I last went there and until a few days ago I didn't know that any of my relatives were from Haworth. It's fascinating to think that my ancestors were living there at the same time as the Bronte family!

Mary

Mary Report 15 Mar 2011 22:12

Yes thats right Haworth is a district in Keighley registration,also people born in keighley in 1800s were classed as being born in Bingley.

Morton is about 4/5 minutes away from keighley and 15 mins from Haworth (Bronte Country).

I was up at Haworth yesterday.

Ann Redman's parents were according to Ancestry tree Peter Redman 1812 Wadsworth died Haworth and Alice 1818 Wadsworth.

1911 Ada Hainsworth 2,Church Street Bingley and at 6,Church St Sarah Ann Sunderalnd wife of Havilah?

1911 Miranda Sunderland with son and his wife at 222,Thornton Road Bradford.

Maryb

Julie

Julie Report 15 Mar 2011 20:14

Maryb, I didn't know Ann's maiden name but the date sounds about right. Their first child Havilah was born in 1856. Mary and her two oldest children were born in Haworth, which I believe is (or was) in the registration district of Keighley.

Mary

Mary Report 15 Mar 2011 19:25

Yes I would agree with you there,Ada is the daughter of James and Ann nee Redman married keighley 1855?

Maryb

Julie

Julie Report 15 Mar 2011 19:11

Yes, according to the marriage certificate Ada's father was John Sunderland. I've never heard of James and John being interchangable! In any case, I think it's fairly clear from the census evidence that Ada was in fact the daughter of James and Ann Sunderland.

Mary

Mary Report 15 Mar 2011 18:24

Julie,did you mean Ada's dad was John Hainsworth or Sunderland on the marriage certificate of George and Ada?
I think sometimes James/ John and Jack were interchanged

Maryb

Julie

Julie Report 15 Mar 2011 18:08

Helen, I forgot to add that HARLAK was a failed attempt on the enumerator's part at HAVILAH!

Julie

Julie Report 15 Mar 2011 17:07

I've searched the 1871 and 1881 census returns and found a John Sunderland with a daughter named Ada, but she was only 6 in 1881. My Ada's DoB would be c.1866 according to her marriage certificate or c.1869 as indicated by other census returns. There are a few other Ada Sunderlands of about the right age but none of them have a father named John!

I wonder if the person who wrote marriage certificate, having already put down "John Hainsworth" as the groom's father, got distracted and put down the same Christian name for the bride's father?

Helen

Helen Report 15 Mar 2011 11:06


1871 census - household transcription
Person: SUNDERLAND, Ada
Address: Paradise, Morton


Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born Original
census
image

SUNDERLAND, James Head M 39 1832 Yorkshire VIEW
SUNDERLAND, Ann Wife F 35 1836 Yorkshire VIEW
SUNDERLAND, Harlak Son M 15 1856 Yorkshire VIEW
SUNDERLAND, Emma Daughter F 14 1857 Yorkshire VIEW
SUNDERLAND, Walter Son M 7 1864 Yorkshire VIEW
SUNDERLAND, Ada Daughter F 2 1869 Yorkshire VIEW
SUNDERLAND, Frad Son M 0 1871 Yorkshire VIEW
SUNDERLAND, Wirandah Daughter F 11 1860 Yorkshire VIEW
RG number:
RG10 Piece:
4313 Folio:
34 Page:
32

Registration District:
Keighley Sub District:
Bingley Enumeration District:
22 Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish:
Morton Municipal Borough:
Address:
Paradise, Morton County:
Yorkshire

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 15 Mar 2011 10:53

This is probably Miranda;

1891 England Census
about Miranda Sunderland
Name: Miranda Sunderland
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Female
Where born: Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Manningham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Luke
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Bradford
Sub-registration district: Bradford West End
ED, institution, or vessel: 48
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Sarah A Taylor 63
John Taylor 22
Miranda Sunderland 28
Caroline Hooper 36
Arthur Sunderland 12


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Julie

Julie Report 15 Mar 2011 10:44

I now have a copy of George and Ada's marriage certificate. The wedding took place on 7/5/1887, and as I expected George's father is given as John Hainsworth, machine fitter. Unfortunately the certificate has thrown up another mystery: I was under the assumption that Ada was the daughter of James Sunderland, but on the certificate his name is given as JOHN Hainsworth (deceased), warp dresser. Yet one of the witnesses was Miranda Sunderland, who I thought had the same parents as Ada - James and Ann!

Julie

Julie Report 13 Mar 2011 23:32

Wonderful stuff - thanks to all of you!

Julie

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Mar 2011 15:22

Looks like George's little brother lived in the US;

U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
about Samuel Hainsworth
Name: Samuel Hainsworth
Birth Date: Apr 1869
Birth Place: Leeds, England
Age: 52
Residence: Paterson, New Jersey
Passport Issue Date: 20 Feb 1922
Father Name: John Hainsworth
Father's Birth Location: England
Father's Residence: Deceased
Passport Includes a Photo: Yes

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Mar 2011 15:07

George's birth;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Sep 1855 (>99%)
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Wright George Hainsworth Leeds 9b 369

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BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Mar 2011 15:05

Janes birth;

Births Jun 1859
WRIGHT Jane Ann Hainsworth Leeds 9b 373

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Mar 2011 14:53

1851 England Census
about John Ainsworth
Name: John Ainsworth
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Joshua Ainsworth
Mother's Name: Jane Ainsworth
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Oldham
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: Clarkesfield
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Oldham
Sub-registration district: Oldham
ED, institution, or vessel: 1g
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 128
Household Members: Name Age
Joshua Ainsworth 35
Jane Ainsworth 37
John Ainsworth 19


1861 England Census
about George Ainsworth
Name: George Ainsworth
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Grandson
Gender: Male
Where born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Oldham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas
Town: Oldham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Oldham
Sub-registration district: Oldham Below Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 27
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 103
Household Members: Name Age
James Leach 24
Elizabeth Leach 22
Sarah A Leach 1
Joshua Ainsworth 45
Jane Ainsworth 46
George Ainsworth 5


BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Mar 2011 14:43

The 1901 Brown connection???

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Dec 1854 (>99%)
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Abson William Leeds 9b 326
>>>>>>>>>>Brown Elizabeth Leeds 9b 326
Dickinson Mary Leeds 9b 326
>>>>>>>>>>Hainsworth John Wright Leeds 9b 326

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Mar 2011 14:42

1861 England Census
about John W Ainsworth
Name: John W Ainsworth
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Ainsworth
Gender: Male
Where born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Leeds
Town: Leeds
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Leeds
Sub-registration district: North Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 56
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 51
Household Members: Name Age
John W Ainsworth 29 >> Fitter
Elizabeth Ainsworth 24
Louisa Ainsworth 3
Jane A W Ainsworth 1


NO George!

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 13 Mar 2011 14:37

Sometimes to go backwards, can bring you forwards;

1871 England Census
about George A Hainsworth
Name: George A Hainsworth
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John Hainsworth
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Hainsworth
Gender: Male
Where born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Leeds
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Leeds
Sub-registration district: North Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 53
Household schedule number: 76
Household Members: Name Age
John Hainsworth 37 >>> Mechanic Fitter!
Elizabeth Hainsworth 37
George A Hainsworth 14
Jane A Hainsworth 12
Joshua Hainsworth 8
Ada Hainsworth 6
William Hainsworth 4
Samuel Hainsworth 2


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