Genealogy Chat

Hi I knew the date of the death in WW1 of my gr uncle but have never been able to find the location of his birth. According to his birth registration no he was born in the Blaby area but cannot find it in any of the parish records at Wigston. On the military-genealogy site where it lists his army information etc it lists his birth as St John, Leicester. Well I have lived in Leicester all of my life and I haven't got a clue which part that is............. I hope you can help me narrow it down. Many thanks Little Lil PS I have just had a thought ... could it be the area around the Foxhunter roundabout !!!

Hi Mike Been busy with work etc so not been around. Am still looking at Moore's and wondered if you could look at 1841 again, they may be in Barton-in-the-Beans Still looking for GEORGE MOORE c1817 born Thringstone, his father is George (possibly born Barton) and I think his mother is Anne. Hope this is enough and really appreciate you looking again Elaine

Thanks Mike Bev

Greeting's Again Beverly...... In a nut shell..... No... It was only Names,Dates.Location. I think the only way to bottom this is to see what the Parish records have to say at Wigston..... I see from my Leicestershire Project Disk It gives the marriage of Joseph Careless to Maria Storer (4th. April 1824) down as being in Burbage I.G.I has down as Hinckley... So I would think it must be the District of Hinckley ? I'll keep you posted.... MIKE. P.S. I see on the new on-line 1851. Census it has them down as COLLMAN. ..... Grrrr

Hi Mike Im sorry to be a nuisance but on your marriage disk does it say whether Maria Careless or Carless was a widow, because when she got married to Henry Coltman it said daughter of Paul Storer. There is a Maria Storer on igi marriage to a Joseph Careless 1824. So that would explain Maria Careless when she got married to Henry Page. It just seems like she wasn't married to Joseph for long she keeps bumping them off lol Bev

Thanks Mike, This is so very useful. I can't get to Leicestershire very often although I'm only 1 hour away so any help like this to get me back on track is great. Trudi

Thanks Mike

Thanks a lot Mike Im glad i didnt have to send out rescue party Bev

Beverly.... BINGO. !!! ...6,594 Names latter 1841. Census Image. The Hundred of Guthlaxton & Gartree. In the Borough of Leicester. St. Margaret's Parish. Upper Grove Street. Henry Page. 60. F.W.K. Maria. Wife. 40.Seamstress. Ann. Dau. 14. Ditto. Mary. Dau. 10. Ditto. Sarah. Dau. 6. ELIZABETH. 4 ALL Born within the County. MIKE.

Greeting's Angela.... Spitlehouse Street was between Leaden Hall Street & Wood House Street.& Ran down to the Canal To the North of...... FOUNDRY LANE !!! But it's on the 1904. ~ 1913. Maps It's now under the Charles Keen Collage MIKE.

Hi Donna You very kindly found where Grove Street used to be in Leicester for me. I wonder if you could check your 1907 map for a Spitalhouse Street please (doesn't appear to exist anymore) I think it will be in the same area -NW Leics formerly St. Margarets. Thanks Angela

Just checked out Metcalf Street But NO Go....Only another 17 Folders to go then ...Ummm On the marriage..... though On the I.G.I. St. Mary's Hinckley Church. 25th. May 1828. Henry Page. ~ Maria CARELESS. By Banns It gets worst .......( Dur..Smacks forehead .) From my Disks St. Margaret's Church Leicester. 4th. April 1826. Henry Page. ~ Maria CARLESS. By Banns. So it's back to the dark of the 1841. census then ? .... Gulp..... MIKE.

Thanks Mike I had got that of 1851 now its on Ancestry but not the marriage. I asked for the 1841 because the one im after is William and seeing as his Birth isn't till 1845 it should have Father on. Ok if we dont hear from you after 3 days ill send search party out lol Thanks again Bev

Greeting’s Again….. Beverly 1851. Census. 2088 / 545 / 1 / 1. Leicester. St. Margaret’s Parish. No. 4 Metcalf Street. HENRY COLTMAN HEAD M 43 M STOCKING MAKER LEI FLECKNEY MARIA COLTMAN WIFE M 43 F LEI HINCKLEY K COLTMAN DAU U 19 F SEAMSTRESS LEI SMGT S COLTMAN SON U 17 M WINDER LEI SMGT J COLTMAN DAU 14 F SEAMSTRESS LEI SMGT * ELIZABETH PAGE DIL 14 F SEAMSTRESS LEI SMGT WILLIAM PAGE SIL 5 M SCHOLAR LEI SMGT LOUISA COLTMAN DAU 1 F LEI SMGT To find them……. Hopefully…. It’s a trawl through 1841. I’ll start at Metcalf Street. 1.st. If you don’t see me for three days call “ International Rescue “…..lol :0) MIKE. And just to give you sumat to do whilst I'm gone sort this one out ....lol :0) St. Margaret's Parish Churh Leicester. Entry No.454, JUN 27, 1849, after Banns HENRY COLTMAN, full age, wid. SHOE MAKER, of GOWER St, s. of THOMAS COLTMAN, FWK MARIA PAGE, full age, wid. of GOWER St, d. of PAUL STORER, BUTCHER Wits: JOHN ADAMS, ANN PAGE

Hi Can any one look on 1841 Census for an Elizabeth Page birth 1837 Leicester mother Maria birth 1808 Hinckley tryingg to find out who father was Thanks Bev

Hi All Just thought i would let you know that i have found a rellie for my mums side from Scotland on the hot matches used to think they were a load of rubbish ...until yesterday when i found a lady with 3 of my rellies in her tree this should show you how far back the link is...my nan was Agnes Walker Reid Blain Wallace Monteith the connection is the Reid name . Sothanks to this site i have found 2 rellies now Jane in Loughborough and now this new one....happy hunting hope there are more. Donna

Greeting’s & Welcome Trudi… Unfortunately the 1841. Census Was too faded to be sure enough to post any details But all is not lost…. CHRISTENING’S found with Parents Thomas & Elizabeth Haines In the Village of Queniborough. Sarah Haines. 8th. December. 1822. Father:- Thomas ( Labourer ) Mother:- Elizabeth. Jane. Haines. 6th. August. 1826. THOMAS HAINES. 17th. February. 1828. Jane. Haines. 29th. May. 1831. Haines/ Hains Burials found for Queniborough :- HAINES * * THOMAS 21 JUN 1849 58 HAINES * ELIZABETH 10 JUL 1861 73 HAINES TOM 23 JUN 1862 7DAYS HAINES JOSEPH 21 APR 1868 1 HAINES MARY 12 MAY 1885 49 HAINS SARAH 23 MAR 1823 INF HAINES * THOMAS 29 APR 1898 69 * * = Thomas’s Father MIKE.

Thanks Donna, This is very useful, espechially the Queniborough one. What chance do you think I have got at finding a parish birth register for him at Wigston? My Family on both sides have not strayed away from sunny Leicestershire yet..and I have found that my grandparents were 1st cousins. This explains why there are alot of records for Haines around this area!!?? Thanks again Trudi

Hi Trudi I have just nipped into the library which holds 1851 census book for Queniborough found these Haines Elizabeth aged 61 Thomas aged 23 folio number 598 think it is volume 13 Queniborough falls between 590 to 604 found these others which are onlt about 15minutes walk from Queniborough just in case folio 537 Syston Alban aged 34 Ann aged 34 Edward aged 2 George aged 6 William aged 4 folio 535 Mary aged 22 Syston folio are 522 to 568 folio 635 Barkby Robert aged 14 Hope you can understand it you only get the first name and the age and the folio number which is one household ...hope it helps warm regards Donna

Hi Mike and all Thanks for the look up....have seen that Rachel before but didnt know whether to count her as mine ...shall keep her on file for now as you never know in this game if that person is yours. Just thought id let you know about my little treasure chest.... I have a birth cert for John James William Grant born 25th November 1917 entry number 211 register book 61 registered 28th December 1917 by Alfred E Manger. (No fathers name or mothers only a little cert) Also i have his death cert. I have his mothers death cert also she died 9th October 1936 at the Royal Infirmary Leicester Florence Lucy Grant 44 years old of 35 Brougham street wife of John James Grant engineer grinder hosiery machine builder . Died of heart failure and aplastic anaemia certified by a C H Comtie registered 10th October signature of Alfred E Manger (spooky he had registered her sons birth 19 years before ) Then on two very brown and very ripped pieces of paper you can make out that her husbands birth cert which reads John James Grant 10th or 16th September registered 13th October 1890. Also a cert for post war credit (issued to the first John in the list) that has a stamp on it for 9th June 1848. Well that was all but loads if you get my meaning....hope you all have had a lovely weekend and that your new monitor is looking good Mike . warm regards Donna