Who When Where

There's a Hetherington in my family tree. Born in Northumberland, lived off and on in Scotland, and died in Cumbria. He married my 1st cousin (3 x removed) in 1871. Interestingly, he names his Scottish father as Thomas Beatty Hetherington (file cutter) on the marriage record. TBH might not have been...

Agnes appears in all census records in New Cumnock from 1841 to 1871. My experience with Scotland census records is that it's unusual to see a specific English birthplace listed. Usually it's just "England". Are you sure Agnes' birthplace is "Northumberland" in each census recor...

...her parents were recorded as being James Findlay and Margaret Hetherington, and I cannot for the life of me find a shred of any information about them, and there is the usual case of other family trees on ancestry seemingly inventing them... Question for clarity: Do Agnes' parents (James and Mar...

I've found with workhouse records it's important to always look at the previous and subsequent images (which can include notes/addresses for the inmate in question). I've discovered quite a few vital clues that way, usually on the subsequent images.

I think Mo has made reference to the Murrays in the workhouse register That's right...I did. :lol: And also mentioned the 1892 birth reg for a Henry Murray in Islington, which might just be a coincidence. So, when did Eliza Murray die? And when did Mary Keating come on the scene? And what happened ...

Apparently some of the notebooks are searchable: https://booth.lse.ac.uk/notebooks You can search the Stepney Union casebooks for names and ages (or birth dates) of individuals mentioned. Looks like the Police notebooks are searchable, as well.

Some of the Admission entries I saw noted "Has a bad leg". At first I thought it said "He's a bad egg".

I thought I'd located an ancestor in the Mint Street Register on Ancestry. This register is a goldmine for anyone with an ancestor in this workhouse. In many cases the Admission notes for each inmate contain home addresses, occupation, martial status, and specific reason for admission. The notes als...

I think the last time Ancestry/Fold3 offered free access was Memorial Day weekend 2021. That was Ancestry.com (not Ancestry UK).

jonwarrn wrote: ↑08 Nov 2023, 08:34 Is there a birth reg for him in London?

Given his aunt's maiden name was Murray this looks like a possibility:

Births Dec 1892
Islington
Henry Murray
1b See D/50