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Harold Orrell b1879 Bolton, Lancashire

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Susan

Susan Report 20 Oct 2012 09:13

Harold is my gt grandfather and I have been unsuccessful with finding him on the 1911 census. Information above is correct as it was obtained from 1881 census. Can anyone give me any advice or suggestions how to locate him?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 09:19

When did he die? And where?

Who did he marry? And when?

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 20 Oct 2012 09:19

Have you found him in 1891 and 1901

Is he married by 1911

What is his occupation

Dea

Dea Report 20 Oct 2012 09:21

Is he this one??

ORRELL, Harry Head Married M 30 1881 Compositor Lancs Bolton VIEW
ORRELL, Bertha Wife Married2 years F 24 1887 Lancs Bootle
ORRELL, Wilfred Harry Son M 2 1909 Lancs Liverpool

RG number: RG14

Piece: 22473

Reference: RG14PN22473 RG78PN1323 RD455 SD6 ED30 SN148

Registration District: West Derby

Sub District: Kirkdale

Enumeration District: 30

Parish: Kirkdale

Address: 30 Woodbine St Kirkd

County: Lancashire

Dea x

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 09:22

For INFO

1891 England Census about Harold Orrell
Name: Harold Orrell
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Charles Orrell
Mother's name: Hannah Orrell
Gender: Male
Where born: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Great Lever
Ecclesiastical parish: Great Bolton St Bartholomew
Town: Darcy Lever
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Bolton
Sub-registration district: Lever
ED, institution, or vessel: 7a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3126
Folio: 38
Page Number: 37
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Orrell 40
Hannah Orrell 35
Thomas G Orrell 17
Charles G Orrell 13
Harold Orrell 12
James P G Orrell 10
Margaret B Orrell 6
George E Orrell 2

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 20 Oct 2012 09:24

Orrell seems to be a popular name in Lancashire

Are you certain you are researching the right person

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 09:28

Which of the man's children was your grandparent?

We need as much info as possible..........................

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 09:30

Ancestry links the 1891 census info to service records..............if they are for the right man, he enlisted in 1900

Dea

Dea Report 20 Oct 2012 09:31

This fits with the 1911 I posted above! (IF it is the one you are looking for) !

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 about Harry Orrell
Name: Harry Orrell
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1908
Registration district: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8b
Page Number: 709 (click to see others on page)

married Bertha Caster

Dea x

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 09:32

1901 England Census

Name: George E Arrell
[George E Orrell]
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Relation: Son
Parent's Name: Hannah Arrell
Gender: Male
Where born: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Farnworth
Ecclesiastical parish: Farnworth with Kearsley St John the Evangelist
Town: Farnworth
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Bolton
Sub-registration district: Farnworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 67
Piece: 3599
Folio: 86
Page Number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
Hannah Arrell 40
Margaret B Arrell 16
George E Arrell 12
Emma Arrell 9

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 09:33

The birth for HARRY....thus eliminating him

Births Dec 1880 (>99%)
ORRELL Harry Bolton 8c 362

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 09:41

Births Jun 1878 (>99%)
Orrell Harold Bolton 8c 480

Dea

Dea Report 20 Oct 2012 09:43

Thank you Reggie.

We really need to know what other details Susan has as there are a few 'candidates'

Dea x

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 09:45

Yes, dea, we do need more info...................it's a vain quest without it

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 09:47

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006

Name: Harold Orrell
Birth Date: abt 1878
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1947
Age at Death: 69
Registration district: Bolton
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10b
Page: 470

Susan

Susan Report 20 Oct 2012 10:25

Thank you everyone for your efforts.

The 1901 census and death notice information on this thread is indeed correct.
He married Annie Walmsley in Bolton in 1912 and died in Bolton in 1947. In the 1891 census he was a cotton piecer and on my grandmother's 1913 birth certificate, he was a journeyman clogger - not sure what this is. As far as I know, he never enlisted.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Oct 2012 10:59

No-one has actually posted 1901 for Harold............

Mike *

Mike * Report 20 Oct 2012 11:09

Is this correct family ?


1881

name: Harold Orrell
age: 2
gender: Male
birth year: 1879
birthplace: Bolton, Lancashire, England
relationship to head of household: Son
marital condition: Single
profession/occupation:
address: 19 Osborne St
census place: Great Bolton, Lancashire, England


Charles Orrell 30 Bolton, Lancashire, England
wife Clara Orrell29 Bolton, Lancashire, England
daughter Mary E Orrell 9 Bolton, Lancashire, England
son Thomas Orrell 7 Bolton, Lancashire, England
son Charles Orrell 5 Bolton, Lancashire, England
son Harold Orrell 2 Bolton, Lancashire, England
son James Orrell 0 Bolton, Lancashire, England




Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1871

ORRELL Charles - GREEN Clara
Bolton Register Office or Registrar Attended Bolton
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Do you have his marriage cert to Annie Walmsley to check who he names as his father ?

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1912

ORRELL Harold - WALMSLEY Annie
Bolton, St Mary the Virgin, Deane Parish Church Bolton

Susan

Susan Report 20 Oct 2012 12:20

Hi.

No, don't have marriage certificate, so might have to investigate this further.

Thanks for the advice.

Dea

Dea Report 20 Oct 2012 13:24

His army records are on Ancestry:


British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 about Harold Orrell
Name: Harold Orrell
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Age at enlistment: 22
Birth Parish: St Johns
Birth County: Lancashire
Document Year: 1900
Regimental Number: 11706
Regiment Name: Royal Field Artillery
Number of images: 6

He certainly had older brothers Thomas & Charles which fit with the above 'Charles & Clara' family.

He joined in August 1900 at which time he was a Groom.

He also called his daughter 'Clara' - she was born 7th January, 1913.

Dea x