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I'm on the hunt for missing family so if there's anyone you need looking up I can keep an eye out. There is NO name index for these discs so I need either an address or a village. DERBY alone covers several folios and I cannot trawl the lot without a more specific location. No personal messages please. Lou

Hi Lou, You're a glutton for punishment aren't you! Anyway, I wasn't going to search for these until I'd exhausted my Dillon branch but I can't resist your offer! I have a John Bateman born c. 1826 in Middleton, Derby. His father is called Philip. By 1855 he was in Manchester but if you run across any possibles in Middleton in the 1841 please let me know. Thanks, Louise

I wonder if you could look up in 1861 a Cockayne family at Sandiacre - John who would be 60, in 61, Sarah 50 and children John 32, Harriett 30, William27, Henry 25, Edward 21, Robert 19. I know they are on the 41 census all 20 years younger . The older ones may have left home!! but hopefully you can find Robert born in 1846 whom I'm trying to trace. Many thanks for your offer. If you can find out if any other cockaynes exist in Sandiacre that would be useful too!

Hi Lou Would be really grateful if you could find a family of Whetton in Clay Cross. Possibly in Wingfield Lane. Father John 32 in 1841 Mother Ann 40 Son Joseph 6 Daughter Louisa 4 Son James 2 and possibly George. Would like to know where they were born and if there are any other children. Thank you - Chrissie

Dear Lou Would you be able to look a STephen Sherwin and his family in 1841 he would have been approximately 5 and was born in Brassington Derbyshire. It is around the Chapel en le Frith, Buxton, Hognaston area. and the civil parish was Hartington Upper Quarter, In 1861 he would have been 25 so I am not sure that he would still have been with his parents although he did not get married to the wife I know about until 1866 and they married in Manchester so he could have been there in the 1861 census. Don't know any other names for certain but there is a strong possibility that his father was named George! Thank you for looking Abigail

**Louise** Bateman's in Middleton 1841 HO107/198 07 Water Lane, Middleton Francis Bateman 50 Lead Miner John Bateman 20 Lead Miner Town Street, Middleton John 60 Lead Miner Ann 55 Ann 19 Philip 15 Margaret 12 ??? (Female!) 5 Rise End, Middleton James 30 Lead Miner Ann 50 Emma 2 Rise End, Middleton Samuel 65 Labourer Sarah 50 Rise End, Middleton Henry 50 Lead Miner Amelia 50 Henry 20 Mary 20 Amelia 20 Mabel 15 All born in County...doesn't help rounding up their ages and not giving a relationship to the Head does it! Hope it helps in the future though! Lou

**Denise** HO107/190 04 North Street, Ripley Joseph Weston 80 Ind. Mary Weston 79 Rebecca A Anthony 47 All born in county. It doesn't give relationship to head of house in 1841 but if thats her and given their ages, maybe she was a housekeeper or something??? Lou

**Chrissie** HO107/107 197 Church Lane, Clay Cross WHETTON John 25 Ag Lab Ann 25 Ann 8 Joseph 6 Louisa 3 James 1 Doesn't give relationship to head of house or actual birthplaces but they were all born in county (i.e. Derbyshire!) Lou

**Abigal** Sorry, no Sherwin's that I could see in Brassington but the returns for that village are quite decayed and some are very feint Lou

Thank you for trying for me Lou! Abigail

Good Grief Lou! Is that all??? Couldn't you find some more to confuse me even more. Hope you found some of yours as well. Many many thanks, Louise

Louise Serves you right for saying find me any possible Bateman's! You got 'em!!!! Lou

Many Thanks Lou - very much appreciated. Chrissie

**Anne** They're all called Cockayne and all born Sandiacre unless otherwise stated or I'll still be typing this out at midnight! RG9/2492/17 Street Side, Sandiacre William 26 HEAD Minder Mary 24 WIFE John 6mths RG9/2492/23 Street Side Sarah 58 HEAD Charwoman (doesn't say if married or widowed unfortunately!) born Northamptonshire Henry 23 SON Un Ag Lab Edward 21 SON Un Ag Lab Living next door so same ref John 31 HEAD Lace Maker Mary Ann 25 WIFE Harriet 1 DAUG No sign of John Snr or your Robert and I checked the whole folio twice! I assume Harriet is married so wont be a Cockayne anymore! Other families in Sandiacre, again all called and born blah blah! RG9/2494/14 Town Street William 47 HEAD Wid Cotton Lace Maker Sabrina 19 DAUG Un RG9/2494/15 Long Hill Lane Thomas 36 HEAD Dealer (ooh er!) Mary 27 WIFE Nottinghamshire Thomas PERRY 8 VISITOR Nottinghamshire West Bridgford RG9/2494/13 Ashes Road Joseph 33 HEAD Railway Lab Edith 30 WIFE Joseph Edmund 3 SON Herbert 1 SON RG9/2494/10 Street Side James 38 HEAD Cotton Lace Maker Silvia/Lilian (?) 35 WIFE Lameck (?) GRUNDY 19 STEPSON Ag Lab Derbyshire Dale Abbey Henry (back onto Cockayne's from here) 17 SON Ag Lab Annabel 9 DAUG Scholar Joseph 6 SON Scholar Maria 3 DAUG Millicent 1 DAUG Lou

**Chris** They're not in Shardlow or Chaddesden in 1861. Anywhere else you'd like me to try? I don't have the 1861 Mars yet and I can't find my one that covers Jupiter's moons which is a shame cos I'm sure that's where all mine are! Lou

**Teresa** Even the centre of Derby covers over 1000 pages. Do you mind if I keep you on my list of To Do's cos that's actually where all mine are (around All Saints and St Werburgh) so I'm going to have to search the LOT over the weekend so can do yours at the same time Lou

**Chris** Given that I don't have the 1861 Mars yet and I can't find my one that covers Jupiter's moons which is a shame cos I'm sure that's where all mine are, I shall have a look at Spondon and Ockbrook. A few of mine came from Spondon actually so do need to search that disc at some point anyway. Not sure whether I'll get to it tonight now though...was up last night till 5am with 2 poorly children so not feeling too chipper today and trawling those returns kills the eyes! Lou

Thank you so much for your time and effort. The info you have given me may enable me to trace what may be members of the family. Without your help I was going no where fast for 3 years!! Wish I could return the favour!