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Just to say that I have come across instances in the census records of my own family also from the Leeds area where the ages have been 'muddled'. One example is written as 11 months where I know from all my records that the person in question was 11 years old at the time. Another and much more annoying transcription error which I was only able to catch by looking up another of the children who had been living with a maternal grandparent was Orange transcribed as Grange.
Angie

Posting again as it seems to have disappeared from above:

1851:


Name: Mary Ann Cockerham
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Edward
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Where born: Armley, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Leeds
Town: Armley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Hunslet
Sub-registration district: Wortley
ED, institution, or vessel: 4a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 144
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Wilson Cockerham 10
Edward Cockerham 38
James Tingle Cockerham 8
Mary Ann Cockerham 9
Sarah Cockerham 35
Sarah Cockerham 11




Deb:)

Certainly seems to be the same person, weird mistake to make though, there must be a better explanation - I'll keep mulling it over!

Hi Andy,

I've just looked at both images from 1851 and 1861. Ann Wilson from 1851 and Wilson from 1861.......hmmm. Could they be the same person, just wrong info on one of the census records?


Deb:)

great, thank you - looking at what Pamela found above from 1851 an Ann Wilson is mentioned, which is what made me wonder what his gender was.

It has to be the right family as the names tie in, just Mary Ann's dob is wrong. I think it should have read 9 months on the 1851 and the enumerator forgot to record that important bit.

Andy

Edward is a widower and Mary Ann, Sarah and Wilson (son) are all his children.


Deb:)

Deb, you're a star!

Are the relationships of each member shown please? or is that not flagged on the 1861?

Also, is Wilson shown as a male or female?

Thanks for your help,

Andy

BINGO:


1861 England Census
about Mary Ann Cockram
Name: Mary Ann Cockram
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Edward
Gender: Female
Where born: Armley, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Wortley
Ecclesiastical parish: Wortley St John
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Hunslet
Sub-registration district: Wortley [Near Leeds]
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 96
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Cockram 48
Mary Ann Cockram 10
Sarah Cockram 21
Wilson Cockram 20



Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3349; Folio: 108; Page: 18; GSU roll: 543118.



Mary Ann is a cleaner at a cotton factory and Edward is a cotton weaver. And a widower.





Deb:)

I'm guessing that the name must have been mis-transcribed. Perhaps she is on the census as Cockram or cockeram or something similar.

1861 one poss

Name: Mary Cockerham
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Edwin
Mother's Name: Hannah
Gender: Female
Where born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Bradford
Town: Horton
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: Bradford
Sub-registration district: Horton
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 1
Household Members: Name Age
Edwin Cockerham 44
Eliza H Cockerham 8
Emmalley Cockerham 23
Hannah Cockerham 44
Mary Cockerham 20
Christiana Hardy 38




1861 another poss
Name: Mary Cockerham
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Laxton, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Doncaster
Town: Doncaster
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: Doncaster
Sub-registration district: Doncaster
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 43
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Brown 47
Emma Brown 21
James A Brown 53
Mary Cockerham 20
George Moorhouse 54
Emma Jane Southgate 3

Thanks Pamela,

I was hoping to disprove this but Mary Ann was probably being economical with the truth at her wedding saying she was born in 1850!

Is there a Mary Ann on the 1861 born abt 1840?

Thanks,
Andy

Andy,

I can only see one Mary Cockerham with father Edward but birthplace is different. Sorry, but I can't make out Edwards occupation as scan is faded.


1861 England Census
about Ann Cockerham
Name: Ann Cockerham
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Edward
Mother's Name: Amelia
Gender: Female
Where born: Oulton, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Rothwell
Ecclesiastical parish: Rothwell
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Registration district: Wakefield
Sub-registration district: Oulton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household schedule number: 60
Household Members: Name Age
Amelia Cockerham 36
Amelia Cockerham 1
Ann Cockerham 11
Edward Cockerham 39
Eliza Cockerham 5
Martha Cockerham 9
Sarah Cockerham 7
Wm Cockerham 15



Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3430; Folio: 10; Page: 11; GSU roll: 543131.






Deb:)

Please find Mary Ann Cockerham, born abt 1850 in Armley , Leeds.. She is the daughter of Edward Cockerham.

Thanks, Andy :-)