Questions tagged [1840s]
For questions about research in the decade from 1840 to 1849. If the question is not only specific to this decade, use the 19th-century tag.
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Occupation 1841 Scottish census [closed]
I have a man aged 65 in the Scottish 1841 census and his occupation is Mer, Ner or Her. I have looked online and cannot find the answer. He was a Carter Pauper in the 1851 census.
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Verifying a record of a death on board an emigrant ship?
My ancestor Johanna Foley Desmond immigrated from Ireland with her husband Timothy Desmond on board the Bark ARGYLE. The ship's registry just states "Died 20 May 1849" by her name on the ...
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Finding details of ancestor's trial at Chester Assizes in 1847
Are there any web-sites with English criminal records from 19th century available?
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Finding information on Emigration ships (UK to US) in 1841
My 3x great grandfather and his family of 5 emigrated to the US , arriving in New York on 16 July 1841 from Liverpool UK on board the Ship Splendid (or Splendid of New York). Archives image
I would ...
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Prison offence - trespassing underwood fence
I have come across this prison offence for one of my ancestors:
I have read the offence to be:
Trespass, Damaging Underwood fence
This offence was in 1844.
I understand this offence to mean that ...
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Reading a word in an 1841 census image
I'm struggling to read part of an 1841 census record:
The difficult element is at the far right of the line for Saml Brown Gamekeeper (in the column headed Where born in Scotland Ireland or Foreign ...
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Finding birth/baptism records for Prussian ancestor born around 1840?
My GreatGrandfather listed in his US census that he was born in Prussia around 1840. I believe that I traced him to Lubeck.
How can I find birth/baptism records for Lubeck/Travemunde for about that ...
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What can I infer about John Wright from this 1841 census entry?
The 1841 census for England and Wales (Piece number 1208, Book number 8, Folio number 26, Page number 2) has a John Wright aged 11 at Coventry Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. He is ...
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Seeking detailed passenger list for Solway sinking Falmouth-Corunna in 1843?
I found a website that gave full names of passengers lost at sea, including Childrens' names. I know that James John and Arabella Fitz-james were lost at sea on the sinking of the steam mail ship ...
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Seeking immigration record John Redonnett, born in France, who came to US ca 1840s?
John Redonnett appears to have come to the US circa the 1840s but can you suggest where I could look for more information?
Two records indicate that he was born in France.
He is in the 1850 US ...
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Finding Marriage of Elizabeth Smith Julian and Newton Bonner in 1840s Kentucky, North Carolina or Tennessee?
John Robert Bonner, was born in Missouri, on May 19, 1845.
His father, Newton Bonner, was born in Kentucky and I don’t know the year.
His mother Elizabeth Smith Julian is the Daughter of John ...
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8-year old male ancestor sailed alone from Liverpool to Philadelphia in 1840
The family always told us about Reuben sailing from Liverpool to Philadelphia in 1840 with his father, and being left in Philadelphia with his uncle to grow up in uncle's family, with the father ...
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Where is John Knight of Henry Kentucky in 1840 census?
I'm trying to find the 1840 census record for John Knight, b. 1793 in the 1840 census. Both Ancestry and FamilySearch list him in their index, but have no record. Here is result on FamilySearch:
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Seeking 1841/1851 Census Records for Ryle Holme, perhaps in Manchester, England?
I am interested in Ryle Holme who is the uncle of C.Z. Ede, a candidate for my great-grandfather, who I have asked about in a number of previous questions.
He was greatly concerned with the Meiji ...
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Nationality on Naturalization record Marine Court NYC?
My ancestor was born in France in 1804. All records list France as his place of birth except his naturalization record in the Marine Court of NYC in 1841. On that record his place of birth was ...
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