Genealogy

I’ve spent quite a few hours today trying to consolidate some of my genealogy information. 

So here’s what I know.

Wiliam HALL and Elizabeth HINSON are my maternal great great garndparents. There are notes   

They lived in Crowland, Lincolnshire

He was baptised 28 March 1805 and she 29 may 1805

Their  children that I am sure of were  

William HALL 1835

Elizabeth HALL 1836

Samuel HALL 1838

Ann HALL 1841  

Joshua HALL 1843

Thomas 1847

Thomas HALL was my great grandfather

Census records give the family address as:

1841       Town lane, Crowland Lincolnshire (no number)                no occupation listed . Thomas not born yet.

              William HALL      age 35

              Elizabeth HALL   age35

                John HALL           age 8

William HALL      age 7

Elizabeth HALL   age 5

Samuel HALL      age 3

Ann HALL             age 1

Also on the 1841 census also listed is William HALL widow age 74, living next door.

Next door to him was the Cook family (read further down the page and you’ll see why this is included)

Richard COOK                    age 35 occ Ag Lab

Mary COOK                        age 45

May COOK                          age 10

Jane COOK                          age 6

Susannah COOK                               age 1

And next door to them was:

                William COOK                    age 40 Ag Lab

                Amey COOK                       age 40

                Ann COOK                           age 12

                Amey COOK                       age 9

1851       108 Poor House Lane, Crowland Lincolnshire      

                William HALL      age 46   Head occ Ag Lab

                Elizabeth HALL   age 46   Wife

                John HALL           age 8     Son

William HALL      age 16   Son occ Ag Lab

Elizabeth HALL   age 15   daughter

Samuel HALL      age 13   son

Ann HALL             age 10 m  daughter

Joshua  HALL      age 8   son

Thomas                HALL     age 4    son  

Next door at 109 Poorhouse lane:

                Richard COOK    age 48 head

                Mary COOK        age 56 wife

                Mary COOK        age 16 daughter

Susannah COOK age 13 daughter

1861       5 Poors Lane Crowland Lincolnshire

                William HALL      age 57   Head occ Ag Lab

                Elizabeth HALL   age 57   Wife

William HALL      age 27   Son occ Ag Lab

Elizabeth HALL   age 25   daughter

Samuel HALL      age 13   son

Ann HALL L          age 12   daughter

Joshua HALL       age 8     son

Thomas                                age14    son  occ Basket maker

Next door at number Poors Lane  6 was

Amy COOKE age 65 widow of Ag Lab

Next door to her at  number Poors Lane 7 was

                Richard COOKE age 61 head Ag Lab

                Mary COOKE      age 67 wife

                Susannah COOKE age 21 daughter

                John COOKE       age 3 grandson

                Samuel MEEKIN                age 71 lodger formerly a butcher

Next door at number 9 Poors Lane

                Peter HINSON age 44 head Ag Lab

                Sarah HINSON age 42 wife          

Susannah HINSON age 14 daughter

Rhoda HINSON age 5 daughter

Sarah HINSON age 1 m daughter

1871       90 Poors lane Crowland Lincolnshire                     

                William HALL age 67 head Ag Lab

                Elizabeth HALL ge 67 wife

Now here’s the link with the COOK family. Next door at 91 Poors Lane is

                Richard COOKE age 69 widow Ag Lab

                William HALL age 35 son in law Ag Lab (probably my great uncle)

                Susannah HALL age 31 daughter (of Richard, wife of William)

                Mary E COOKE age 8 granddaughter occ scholar

                John T COOKE age 12 grandson Ag Lab

1881       92 Poors Lane Crowland Lincolnshire (William HALL deceased by this time Elizabeth HALL described as occ Ag Lab widow)

                Living with Elizabeth (76) was her daughter, Elizabeth Baker, age 44. The younger Elizabeth’s occupation was Nurse SMS (Subsidiary Medical Services) she was also described as a widow.

Up until 1919 anyone could call themselves a Nurse. Putting Nurse SMS (Subsidiary Medical Services, i.e. anyone other than a properly qualified medical doctor) on a census form would have been an attempt to indicate that one was properly experienced and employed and not just the woman-up-the-road-who "did".

Neither Elizabeth show up on the 1891 census. Senior may well have been deceased.

I’ve  also found a possible set of parents and siblings for Elizabeth HINSON my maternal great great mother, on the LDS Family Search site.

Peter HINSON                   baptised 5 Sept 1785

                Thomas HINSON              baptised  12 March 1787

                Mary HINSON                    baptised 27 Jan 1787

                John HINSON                     baptised 14 Dec 1709

                William HINSON                baptised 7 Mach 1794

                Peter HINSON                   baptised 18 March 1796

                Peter HINSON                   baptised 18 May 1798

                Peter HINSON                   baptised 3 Apr 1803

Elizabeth HINSON            baptised 24 May 1805

A note about all the ‘Peters’, it wasn’t unusual to use a name for subsequent siblings if one had died