Family History in Leeds

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Tue 13 Oct, 2009 4:12 pm

weenie wrote: sorry guy's does anyone know:Tankersley, Yorkshire, England it comes up Rothwell / sheffield on google but on census for a Joseph Stead 1841 it shows Tankersley as Wortley? also on another on it says Tankersley again and address on the census is 4th Avenue New Wortley? Tankersley, as previously pointed out is in South Yorkshire, and it's close to Wortley, Sheffield, nothing to do with Wortley, Leeds. I guess you've been (understandably) misled by the annoying habit that some places have of sharing the same name as others.I was looking for a branch of Waitrose on its website, and it queried whether I wanted Leeds, Yorkshire, or Leeds, Kent.

weenie · Post by **weenie** » Tue 13 Oct, 2009 4:34 pm

Thats what i thought but if you search Joseph Stead born abt 1829 on the 1841 census it showsMale 12where born: YorkshireCivil parish: TankersleyHundred:Staincrosscounty/island: England Registraton district: Leedssub reg district : Wortleyand the street when you view it is Lower Wortley Rd that is what threw me and that is not the first one ive come accross ?????

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Tue 13 Oct, 2009 5:13 pm

weenie wrote: Thats what i thought but if you search Joseph Stead born abt 1829 on the 1841 census it showsMale 12where born: YorkshireCivil parish: TankersleyHundred:Staincrosscounty/island: England Registraton district: Leedssub reg district : Wortleyand the street when you view it is Lower Wortley Rd that is what threw me and that is not the first one ive come accross ????? H'mmmm. It's a strange one, then. Wonder if some 19th century clerk got it wrong and the felony's been compounded over the years. Sorry I can't help you further. I guess geneology must be pretty frustrating on occasion. Hope you do manage to make some sense of it all.

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 13 Oct, 2009 6:19 pm

weenie wrote: sorry guy's does anyone know:Tankersley, Yorkshire, England it comes up Rothwell / sheffield on google but on census for a Joseph Stead 1841 it shows Tankersley as Wortley? also on another on it says Tankersley again and address on the census is 4th Avenue New Wortley? Theres anothe Wortley in what is nowSouth Yorkshire,in what was originally the West Riding.This Wortley was a registrartion district for BMD'shttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wortley,_South_Yorkshirehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankersley,_South_Yorkshire

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 13 Oct, 2009 6:20 pm

Uno Hoo wrote: weenie wrote: sorry guy's does anyone know:Tankersley, Yorkshire, England it comes up Rothwell / sheffield on google but on census for a Joseph Stead 1841 it shows Tankersley as Wortley? also on another on it says Tankersley again and address on the census is 4th Avenue New Wortley? Tankersley, as previously pointed out is in South Yorkshire, and it's close to Wortley, Sheffield, nothing to do with Wortley, Leeds. I guess you've been (understandably) misled by the annoying habit that some places have of sharing the same name as others.I was looking for a branch of Waitrose on its website, and it queried whether I wanted Leeds, Yorkshire, or Leeds, Kent. OOOOOPS Sorry Uno Hoo,just saw your reply!!

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Wed 14 Oct, 2009 12:27 am

[quotenick="cnosni"][quotenick="Uno Hoo"] weenie wrote: sorry guy's does anyone know:OOOOOPS Sorry Uno Hoo,just saw your reply!! No worries, cnosni. Your reply was more helpful than mine.UH

compton · Post by **compton** » Wed 14 Oct, 2009 8:06 pm

Uno Hoo wrote: weenie wrote: Thats what i thought but if you search Joseph Stead born abt 1829 on the 1841 census it showsI think you may have got the wrong end of the stick, Tankersley being where he was born, but living in Wortley in 1841, my gdad is down as born in lincolnshire, but in 1891 registered in WortleyMale 12where born: YorkshireCivil parish: TankersleyHundred:Staincrosscounty/island: England Registraton district: Leedssub reg district : Wortleyand the street when you view it is Lower Wortley Rd that is what threw me and that is not the first one ive come accross ????? H'mmmm. It's a strange one, then. Wonder if some 19th century clerk got it wrong and the felony's been compounded over the years. Sorry I can't help you further. I guess geneology must be pretty frustrating on occasion. Hope you do manage to make some sense of it all.

compton · Post by **compton** » Wed 14 Oct, 2009 8:12 pm

Weenie, I tried to post an answer for you but it got mixed up with another post. Tankersley is where your ancestor was born but in 1841 age 12 he is living in Wortley in Leeds, my gdad is down in 1891 as born in Lincolnshire but registered in Wortley Leeds.

weenie · Post by **weenie** » Wed 14 Oct, 2009 8:23 pm

thankyou guys for all your help, it has got me hooked as this familty tree lark. much appriciated

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 14 Oct, 2009 8:51 pm

weenie wrote: thankyou guys for all your help, it has got me hooked as this familty tree lark. much appriciated Its a slippery slope