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Thanks, Robin, They are always out there somewhere - I guess I'll never know what happened to him - must have been relatively ok to have got married. Hope I can trace more details of Mary - she must have had a pretty bad time. Cheers, Tricia

Hi Patricia Notts 1861 Piece 2452 Folio 71 County and Borough Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Snenton near Nottingham. Samuel Baxter, Married, 38(33?) Labourer b Mansfield I have not found him in 1851 yet.but this covers the city only. Update. Notts Burial Index Samuel Baxter, 16.11.1871 45 Yrs Abode, Asylum, Place of burial, Nottingham St Mary.

Hello, again. Remember the missing Samuel Baxter and Mary?? Well, Barbara Bateson checked the 1871 census and this is what she found - 1871 - Pauper lunatic asylum Snenton, Nottingham Samuel Baxter 45 married, lunatic, labourer born Mansfield Notts. Makes you feel like crying! It must be him. And it does explain why I keep finding Mary and her son in Derybshire with no sign of him. Maybe she called herself widow to save face. So he could well be in this institution in 1851 and 1861 - what do you think? And how can he be a stonemason, married with a son one minute and a lunatic the next? I suppose the term lunatic covered a multitude of things in those days including nervous breakdowns - no funny pills. Go on,Robin, make me feel a bit better about it, please. Tricia

Hi Robin. I've followed up Elizabeth Harris' birth in Bottesford and found her parents and her siblings via IGI, but I'm sitting here in disbelief as her mother is a Clark - the 6th Clark/e line I've got, including Clark's marrying Clarkes. I married a Smith and he's the only one in the family! Thanks again Helen

Thanks Robin. You're a star. This is the first info I have that Elizabeth Harris (Hallam) didn't come from Nottinghamshire - and the first mention of daughter Hannah. Helen

Hi Helen Notts 1871 Piece 3548 Cotgrave Folio 91 Village Francis Harris, Head, 32 Yrs Ag Lab b Cotgrave, Mary, wife, 35 b Rempston, William, 9, Francis 5, Mary, 2 All b Cotgrave. Folio 94 The Fosse Thomas Harris, Head , 39 Ag Lab, b Owthorpe, Mary, wife, 39 b Cotgrave, Jane, dau ,11, b Wilford, William, son, 4, b Cotgrave. I do not know if this is the same family but threy are the only other Harris family in Cotgrave.

Hi Helen Notts 1861 Piece 2485 Cotgrave Folio 94 Francis Harris, Head 23 Ag Lab Mary, Wife 26, James ,son 2 All born Cotgrave. Folio 99 Daniel, Harris, Head, 52 Ag Lab, born Arnold, Elizabeth, Wife 55, Charwoman,b Bottesford Leics, Hannah, Un Mar, Dau, 17, Servant b Cotgrave Both addresses are just listed as "Private House" I believe I may have given you this before . A Daniel Harris/Elizabeth Hallam, Married West Bridgford 16.10.1828. I also found this christening at Arnold 4.6.1809 which may fit. Daniel Harris,Parents James/Mary. If the Hallams you are looking for are Elizabeths parents, you will need Leics

Hi Robin. Are you still doing look-ups. You've looked up this family for me before. I'm still trying to pin down Daniel and Elizabeth Harris. You found them on the '41 census for me at Cotgrave, but I have no more sightings of them. Their son Francis is still in Cotgrave in 1881. Son William married in Tideswell in 1862, but he wasn't there in '61. Also, any Hallams in the West Bridgford area? Can yuo help me again please. Thanks Helen

Hi Robin - thanks very much - oh well I live in hopes - one day I SHALL find them !! Cheers Chris

Hi Christine Percy Smith living at 1 Minerva Street, Artificial Teeth maker!

Hi Robin - GUESS WHO - I have just noticed the Smith living on Minerva Street in 1920 - do you have a first name please? Sorry to be a pain. Cheers Chris

hi Robin, thanks for your help. linda

Hi Linda These are the surnames listed at Minerva Street ,1920, but not 93. Daykin,Pinkett,Shipman, Smith,Stockdale, Morley,Prince, Richardson

hi Robin, i hope i am not to late, i was wondering if you could tell who lived at 93 Minerva St in Bulwell in 1923. i am not sure if you can do it without a name but my grandmother gave that address on her marriage cert and i would like to know who she lived with. thanks. linda

Thanks for looking Robin Best Wishes Anna

Hi Rosemary Partial success.There are no Harveys in Piece 2442 1861, which covers Nuthall and area. Piece 2472 Folio 88 Norton, Joseph Harvey, Head. 53 Yrs Ag Lab B Kneeton Mary Wife 59 Yrs B Norfolk, Addington Thomas Grandson 9 Yrs B Yorks Handby I have never heard of Handby.

Thanks Robin, This is getting quite interesting. My great grandfather was born in 1852 so I suspect that inbetween then and 1861 Samuel has 'disappeared' and Mary has re-located to Derbyshire with son. I doubt if they had any other children - will you post a message when you get 1851?? Many thanks, Tricia

Anna No trace on my Indexes for Christening or Marriage. Thomas is on Free BMD Sept Q 1891 Nottingham 7b 298

Hi Rosemary I cannot find Soloman 1861 in Southwell or Rolleston areas, Pieces 2470/2472. I assume that he is still single and will be working on a farm somewhere. I will do a bit more checking in the area.

Hiya Robin,If you have time could you see if you can find a birth/Christening of a Thomas Orton Hickling in 1892.The family were living in Radford,Notts in 1891.His parents names are Alfred William and Betty(dont know her surname) Thanks in advance Anna