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I know what you mean Cath, it just seems logical that no matter were they came from I imagine being released as young men in this area they would probably stay around for a while, also I have had people say he was the son of a farmer, seems to me more likley for someone in those days to wind up as a chimney sweep would not have had that good of a start in life?

Thanks also to you Kath I will try that.

Thankyou to Cathy and rootgatherer yes I am almost sure this is the right William but there are a couple of others that people seem to think could be right, can you find any earlier conections?

Could this be him with a slightly different birth place and year?

1851

Name: William Canwell
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1832
Relation: Assistant
Gender: Male
Where born: Stanground, Northamptonshire, England

Civil parish: Spalding
Ecclesiastical parish: South Holland
Town: Spalding
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England


Occupation: Chimney Sweep


Registration district: Spalding
Sub-registration district: Pinchbeck
ED, institution, or vessel: 2c

Northamptonshire Record Office has the records for Peterborough Workhouse (at least the ones that survive). They have admission and discharge registers from 1836 to 1930 so you could find details there.

The record office address is:-

Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, Northants, NN4 8BQ

You can find this information here:-

www.workhouses.org

Put Peterborough in the search box.

Kath. x

Thankyou also Ann, you people are very fast, but I am afraid I am still confused i have found some of the info you sent me but how do I conect this to mt Grt Grt Grandad William?

1881

John CANWELL Head M Male 69 Stilton, Huntingdon, England Groom (N D)
Mary A. CANWELL Wife M Female 59 Perton Hall, Bedford, England
Sarah J. CANWELL Daur U Female 19 Fletton, Huntingdon, England Laundress


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Source Information:
Dwelling South Street
Census Place Standground, Northampton, England
Family History Library Film 1341381
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1591 / 11
Page Number 15

John Canwell Compact Disc #13 Pin #785345 Pedigree
Sex: M
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Event(s)
Birth: abt 1799
Yelling, Huntingdonshire
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Parents
Father: William Russell Canwell Disc #13 Pin #785464
Mother: Ann Bennett Disc #13 Pin #785465
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Marriage(s)
Spouse: Keziah Gale Disc #13 Pin #785346
Marriage: 15 Nov 1833
Yelling, Huntingdonshire
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other Event(s)
_FA1: 25 Jan 1799
Baptised. Yelling.
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Submitter
Matthew CANWELL
13 Soot Street, Gotu, Norfolk, NR31 5DF, England

Thankyou Cathy for the swift reply you really got that information quickly, but this is the one i know for certain is correct, I was hoping for an earlier conection to Spalding or Peterborough, Thanks anyway

50. John Canwell - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male License: NOV 1785 Thorp, , Northampton, England

51. John Canwell - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Other: NOV 1785 Phorp, , Northampton, England

52. JOHN CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 29 NOV 1786 St John Baptist, Peterborough, Northampton, England

53. JOHN CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 23 DEC 1794 St John Baptist, Peterborough, Northampton, England

54. Mrs. John Canwell - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Female Birth: About 1795

55. JOHN CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 25 JAN 1799 Yelling, Huntingdon, England

56. JOHN CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 28 DEC 1808 Holbeach, Lincoln, England

57. John Canwell - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 21 AUG 1815 Alwalton, Huntingdon, England

58. JOHN CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 25 APR 1821 Stamford Baron Saint Martin, Northampton, England

59. John Canwell - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 12 MAR 1827 St Peter, Wisbech, Cambridge, England

60. JOHN CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 05 OCT 1828 Yelling, Huntingdon, England

61. JOHN POLLARD CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 03 JUL 1831 Paston, Northampton, England

62. JOHN CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 15 NOV 1833 Yelling, Huntingdon, England

JOHN CANWELL Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 23 DEC 1794 St John Baptist, Peterborough, Northampton, England
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Parents:
Father: WILLIAM CANWELL Family
Mother: ELEANOR

48. WILLIAM CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 15 OCT 1765 St John Baptist, Peterborough, Northampton, England

49. WILLIAM CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 04 JUN 1769 Barnack, Northampton, England

50. WILLIAM CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Christening: 17 FEB 1782 Barnack, Northampton, England

51. WILLIAM CANWELL - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 20 JUL 1790 St John Baptist, Peterborough, Northampton, England

WILLIAM CANWELL Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 02 OCT 1796 St John Baptist, Peterborough, Northampton, England
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Parents:
Father: WILLIAM CANWELL Family
Mother: HELEN

WILLIAM CANWELL Pedigree
Male Family
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Marriages:
Spouse: MARY ANN ENDERBY Family
Marriage: 14 AUG 1828 Spalding, Lincoln, England
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Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.

WILLIAM CANWELL Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 22 SEP 1833 Eltisley, Cambridge, England
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Parents:
Father: SAMUEL CANWELL Family
Mother: JANE
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

I seem to have made a mess of this thread, I deleted it by accident, someone sent me a census record for William but it was not my realation thankyou anyway.
My query was something like this - I was looking for my Grt Grt Grandad William CANWELL b1833 I have what may be him and his brother John in a union workhouse in Peterborough 1841, then in spalding 1851, then for certain in York 1861 and Middlesbrough 1871, I am hoping for some definate conection between Peterborough to Middlesbrough, I would also love to know how to find out how the children came to be in the workhouse and is it possible to find out who put them there?