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Census help please

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alviegal

alviegal Report 30 Oct 2016 12:52

His place of birth really does vary, doesn't it! We've had Scotland, Ipswich and now, Newcastle.


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
3, Lower Barclay Street, Ipswich St Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Loudon Head Married Male 46 1855 Railway Porter Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Sarah An Loudon Wife Married Female 40 1861 - Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Alice M Loudon Daughter Single Female 14 1887 Coat Maker Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Gertrude E Loudon Daughter - Female 12 1889 - Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Ellen L Loudon Daughter - Female 9 1892 - Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Daisy V Loudon Daughter - Female 7 1894 - Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Lilly R Loudon Daughter - Female 2 1899 - Ipswich, Suffolk, England

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Oct 2016 11:30

I imagine James moved south with the railways as that seems to be where he worked.

You definitely need James's marriage certificate for the name of his father.

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Oct 2016 11:29

Could this be daughter Gertrude's marriage? :-

First name(s) GERTRUDE
Last name LOUDON
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1907
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ GERTRUDE LOUDON married one of these people
MORRIS EDWARD CHAPMAN, >>>>>>CHRISTOPHER BOWMAN<<<<<<
District IPSWICH
District number -
County Suffolk
Country England
Volume 4A
Page 1998
Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008

There is a Bowman granddaughter with the family on the 1911 census.

Kath. x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Oct 2016 09:10

well if you know he married Sarah Bloomfield then you need the cert for its info

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 30 Oct 2016 09:07

1911 (Find My Past)
James London Head Married Male Craneman 56 1855 Ipswich Suffolk
Sarah Ann London Wife Married Female - 50 1861 Ilford Suffolk (Ufford)
Alice Maud London Daughter Single Female 5 Needle Machine 24 1887 Ilford Suffolk (Ufford)
Daisy Vorlet London Daughter Single Female - 17 1894 Ipswich Suffolk
Lilly Rose London Daughter Single Female - 12 1899 Ipswich Suffolk
Beatice Anne London Daughter Single Female - 9 1902 Ipswich Suffolk
Elizabeth E M Bowman Granddaughter Single Female - 2 1909
Address 3 Lower Barclay St Ipswich
Parish Ipswich
County Suffolk
Census reference RG14 PN10836 RG78 PN585 RD213 SD2 ED11 SN199
(says Married 27yrs, 8 children born, 5 living, 3 died)


Deaths Dec 1918 (>99%)
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Loudon James 63 Ipswich 4a 2164

sharmaine

sharmaine Report 30 Oct 2016 08:42

Marriage for Bloomfield seems more likely but have no idea of his father's name will have to look for earlier census I think the Catherine could have been a child that died they had 8 but lost 3 thanks

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Oct 2016 08:21

will give mums maiden name
First name(s) ALICE MAUD
Last name LOUDON
Birth year 1886
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District WOODBRIDGE
County Suffolk
Country England
Volume 4A
Page 837
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

sharmaine

sharmaine Report 30 Oct 2016 08:21

1891 census is right has name of 2 daughters just miss spelling of surname

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Oct 2016 08:18

First name(s) James
Last name Louden
Gender Male
Birth year 1855
Birth place PERTH,PERTH,SCOTLAND
Baptism year -
Baptism date -
Baptism place -
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Louden
Mother's first name(s) Margaret
Mother's last name Mc Naughton
Place Perth
County Perthshire
Country Scotland
Record set Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

First name(s) James
Last name Louden
Gender Male
Birth year 1856
Birth place ALYTH,PERTH,SCOTLAND
Baptism year -
Baptism date -
Baptism place -
Father's first name(s) David
Father's last name Louden
Mother's first name(s) Margaret
Mother's last name Leslie
Place Alyth
County Perthshire
Country Scotland
Record set Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl


there are others so you need to know his father.s name

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Oct 2016 08:15

???

Marriages Dec 1885
Londen James Shipston 6d 1019
Louden James Shipston 6d 1019
Marson Edith Sarah Southam 6d 1019
POLLARD Sarah Shipston 6d 1019

Shipston is Warwickshire

as a station porter he could have been sent anywhere

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 30 Oct 2016 08:12

1891:

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Little Barclay Street, St Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

James London Head Married Male 35 1856 Railway Porter Scotland
Sarah A London Wife Married Female 30 1861 - Ufford, Suffolk, England
Alice M London Daughter - Female 4 1887 - Ufford, Suffolk, England
Gertrude E London Daughter - Female 3 1888 - Ufford, Suffolk, England
Catherine A London Daughter - Female 1 1890 - Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 30 Oct 2016 08:11

Is that the Lowden /Bloomfield 1884 Marriage, Suffolk (District, Ipswich)?...

Chris :)


Marriages Sep 1884 (>99%)
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Bloomfield Sarah Ann Ipswich 4a 1050
Lowden James Ipswich 4a 1050
POTTER Elinor Ipswich 4a 1050
TODD George Winslow Ipswich 4a 1050


Deaths Jun 1911 (>99%)
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Loudon Sarah A 50 Ipswich 4a 489


Britain, Trade Union membership registers Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) James
Last name Loudon
Birth year 1855
Admission year 1917
Age 62
Occupation/grade Crane man
Trade Railway workers
Union name National Union of Railwaymen
Union branch Ipswich
Union branch as transcribed Ipswich
County Suffolk

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Oct 2016 08:09

well the marriage cert should name his father ,if known

sharmaine

sharmaine Report 30 Oct 2016 08:00

Have a James Loudon b1855 in 1901 and 1911 census states born Northumberland Newcastle married to a Sarah Ann 1885. He was living in suffolk can't find any early census with him on looks like Sarah Ann came from suffolk how did he get here and who where his parents any help welcome