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Hello Tracey,

I am the webmaster of the mentioned site. I will try to explain the confusing 1861 census entry for you;

Rebecca Flinn was born a Town(s)end, the illegitimate daughter of Nina Townend. Nina married a John Lawton in the same year so he may be the father. Nina had a previous illegitimate son called John Kilner Townend (1793).

Rebecca had an illegitimate daughter Amelia before she married a Michael Flinn 10 years after.

Amelia had 2 illegitimate daughters Ellen Taylor Townend (1841) and Ruth Townend (1843) before she met Richard Booth. Another daughter, Elizabeth was born in 1853 before they were married in 1855.

Ellen Taylor Townend had an illegitimate son, Walter before marrying James Moorhouse about 7 years later.

I hope you find this interesting!

All the best

Russell

Tracey, yes it is the Skelmanthorpe Experiment, I know about it because my OH has family from there which I have added to the site.

Jennifer

Rutland Belle,

Thanks for your info, is this site what they call the Skelmanthorpe Experiment?

Regards Tracey

Tracey, you might be interested in this site, if you go to it and send a message to the webmaster he will give you the password. There is lots of info about Skelmanthorpe and district including Moorhouse names:

http://skelmanthorpe.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=skelmanthorpe&view=9&rand=874615338

It would be nice to think so..............

Reggie,

Just as a second thought, maybe Walter was his but he just took a while doing the right thing for what ever reason, still its nice to think there was some good sorts back then.

Reggie, a big thankyou for your time and help, I really appreciated it.

Formal adoption didn't come in until the 1920's.

He would have just 'taken him on'..........

At least he seems to have accepted the boy.......by calling him his 'son'.....and not stepson; or 'wife's son'

Thats a bit of a turn up for the books!! Does that mean James would of formerly adopted him or would he would just been a Moorhouse after the marriage?

1861 census...............

Name: Walter Townsend
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation: Grandson
Gender: Male
Where born: Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Cumberworth Half
Ecclesiastical parish: Scisset St Augustine
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England


Registration district: Huddersfield
Sub registration district: Kirkburton
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 102
Household Members: Name Age
Amelia Booth 39
Elizabeth Booth 8
Emma Booth 5
Green Booth 1
Phoebe Booth 3
Rebecca Flinn 61
Ellen Townsend 20
Ruth Townsend 19
Walter Townsend 3

Not so much a second wife....as a wife who already had a child......................

Reggie,

I guess there is a possiblity it could be a second wife, as while researching the data kept throwing up Mary as his spouse, but I put this down to the fact there are 2 james's from Skelmanthorpe one 1832 and one 1833, one from mirfield and one from wakefield reg districts.

Thankyou for that

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Marriages Dec 1865 (>99%)


Gill Ann Huddersfield 9a 509
Moorhouse James Huddersfield 9a 509
Smith Levi Huddersfield 9a 509
Townend Ellen Huddersfield 9a 509

Julie,

It looks likely it could be her as the date certainly fits the 1876-1881 range, and huddersfield was the reg district for skelmanthorpe,

Thankyou

Looking at 1871, I can't help wondering if Ellen was a second wife................

Name: Walter Moorhouse
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James
Mother's Name: Ellen
Gender: Male
Where born: Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Cumberworth Half
Ecclesiastical parish: Scissett St Augustine
Town: Skelmanthorpe
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: Huddersfield
Sub registration district: Kirkburton
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 103
Household Members: Name Age
Clara Moorhouse 7
Ellen Moorhouse 30
James Moorhouse 39
Walter Moorhouse 13
Wellie Moorhouse 7 months

The marriage will be on freebmd

If you're lucky, it may be on Yorksbmd

Worth checking.....................

Could this be her

Deaths Jun 1879 (>99%)
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Moorhouse Ellen 38 Huddersfield 9a 236

Can someone help find details (birth marriage and death) regarding
the spouse of James Moorhouse born 1832 Skelmanthorpe, he married Ellen born 1841 Skelmanthorpe, they had the following children Walter 1859, Clara 1864, Willie 1871 and Emma 1876, all
born in Skelmanthorpe, in the 1881 census James was classed as a widow, so I presume Ellen died between 1876 and 1881.
The only record I have been able to find with her in it was the 1871
census.
many thanks for your time Tracey