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Chasing information on my great grandfather. Know some things about his life in New Zealand but very little of his life in England. Born 1.01.1849 @ Scarborough.. His parents were William David, Stonemason, of the City of York and Elizabeth of Langtoft. John had siblings Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, David Robert, Henry and James Henry.
Elizabeth was married to John Thomas Atkinson and David Robert married Kate Dennis.

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
4, Hope Street, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Banister Head Widower Male 49 1812 Solicitors General Clerk & Secrtary In A Buildi### -
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Sarah Ann Banister Daughter - Female 13 1848 Scholar Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
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John William Banister Son - Male 12 1849 Scholar Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Banister Daughter - Female 7 1854 Scholar Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
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David Robert Banister Son - Male 5 1856 Scholar Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
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Hannah Connor Servant Married Female 30 1831 House Keeper Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

He's also a soliciter's clerk in 1861:

John William Banister

in the 1861 England Census
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Name: John William Banister
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: 1849
Relation: Son
Father's name: William Banister
Gender: Male
Where born: Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Scarborough
Town: Scarborough
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Scarborough
Sub-registration district: Scarborough
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 144
Piece: 3616
Folio: 42
Page Number: 26
Household Members:
Name Age
William Banister 49
Sarah Ann Banister 13
John William Banister 12
Elizabeth Banister 7
David Robert Banister 5
Hannah Connor 30

Yorkshire Baptisms Transcription
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First name(s) John William
Last name Banister
Birth year 1849
Birth date 01 Jan 1849
Baptism year 1849
Baptism date 21 Jan 1849
Baptism place Scarborough, St Mary
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) William
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
County Yorkshire (North Riding)
Country England
Archive East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service
Archive reference PE 165/5
Page 296
Record set Yorkshire Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
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Where did you get his DOB & his father's occupation from? As you don't give his MMN, you probably don't have the birth cert.

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Pickerings Row, Fridaythorpe, Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Banister Head - Male 47 1824 - Yorkshire, England
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Mary Banister Wife - Female 43 1828 - Yorkshire, England
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David R Banister Nephew - Male 15 1856 - Yorkshire, England
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Emily Garbutt Niece - Female 17 1854 - Yorkshire, England
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Morris Winder Servant - Male 34 1837 - Yorkshire, England

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England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription
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First name(s) William
Last name Banister
Name note -
Age 30
Marriage year 1846
Marriage date 21 Oct 1846
Marriage place Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Father's first name(s) -
Father's last name -
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Banister
Spouse's birth year 1825
Spouse's birth date 1825
Spouse's father's first name(s) -
Spouse's father's last name -
Spouse's mother's first name(s) -
Spouse's mother's last name -
Residence York, England
Place -
County Yorkshire
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
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Yorkshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1846
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
BANISTER William BANISTER Elizabeth Great Driffield, All Saints East Riding BRD221/001/224

Marriages Dec 1846 (>99%)
Ashby Ann Driffield 23 67
Banister Elizabeth Driffield 23 67 xxxx
Banister William Driffield 23 67 xxxx
Bowman George Driffield 23 67
Foster Anthony Driffield 23 67
Goodlass Maria Driffield 23 67
Hobson Rebecca Driffield 23 67
Kitson James Driffield 23 67

Is this William in 1841 - unable to read occupation

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Tanner Street Fish Yard, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
William Banister Male 25 1816 Yorkshire, England

Siblings Henry and James Henry mentioned by Neil - would appear to have been born and died in Scar'bro RD

Henry b 1857 d 1857 and
James Henry b1860 d 1860


and did Elizabeth die during or post birth of James Henry who was born Q3 and died Q4
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

First name(s) ELIZABETH
Last name BANISTER
Gender Female
Death quarter 3
Death year 1860
District SCARBOROUGH
County Yorkshire
Volume 9D
Page 176

I believe occupation in 1841 was Cl. Short for clerk?

Edit: Yes, confirmed here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Census_1841

On image of Baptism (Find My Past) posted by safc above, occ. of William as Attorney's Clerk.


1924/9954 Bannister John William 75Y

https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/

Chris :)

(below was a previous, 1851 added)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/968678


Neil Report 6 Nov 2007 11:38

Can anyone provide me with info on my great grandfather John William Bannister ( Banister ) born in Scarborough in 1849 and died in Hokitika New Zealand 26 November 1924? He was shown as the son of William Bannister in the English Census of 1861 and was 12 years of age. His brothers and sisters were Sarah Ann 13, Elizabeth 7, and David Robert 5. He was a lawyer at some stage in England and immigrated to the South Island of New Zealand where he became a school teacher and set up the first school on the West Coast of NZ.

https://www.onegreatfamily.com/fh/John-Bannister/590019321

The transcription of the 1851 census posted by Margee shows Elizabeth his mother as born in Thwing, Yorkshire (original could say that - which to the uninitiated seems a strange name). However family search shows the following baptism in Thwing, which would also fit her age shown. Thwing is about 5km from Langtoft

Elizabeth Bannister
England Births and Christenings
Name Elizabeth Bannister
Gender Female
Christening Date 17 Jul 1825
Christening Place THWING,YORK,ENGLAND
Father's Name William Bannister
Mother's Name Sarah
CITING THIS RECORD

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWNP-YJL : accessed 30 November 2015), Elizabeth Bannister, 17 Jul 1825; citing THWING,YORK,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 919,210.

06 November 1846 - Hull Advertiser and Exchange Gazette - Hull, East

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On Monday, the 2nd instant, at Driffield, Mr. William Banister. attorney’s clerk, Scarborough, to Miss Banister, niece to Mr. John Banister, Driffield.

Chris :)

(stone mason, bit of a mystery!, was that from below?)


Births Dec 1847 (>99%)
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Banister Sarah Ann Scarboro' 24 488


Births Mar 1849 (>99%)
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BANISTER John William Scarboro' 24 550

Welcome to the Community boards Neil


(I'll let Neil know how to find his replies) :-)

Cynthia thank you for this. I do think William was a Solicitor's clerk not a stonemason. I believe that profession was further up the chain.The info I received this on was an excerpt from the family bible.
thanks
Neil

Sarah Ann does not appear to have married ........ in 1901, she is housekeeper (non-domestic) for her cousin William Banister, Rope Maker, and living in Wold Newton, Yorkshire

Thank you for this information.
I have tracked down a fair amount of information on John William and his family but lose him when he migrated or was sent to New Zealand.
Thanks
Neil.