help please 1901 census

[speleobat2]

Here's Ellen in 1901. Bridget McQuire is a boarder.

1901 Scotland Census 1901 Scotland Census
Name: Ellen Molloy
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/11
Registration district: Hutchesontown
Civil parish: Glasgow Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 4 Spring Lane
ED: 17
Household schedule number: 130
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1901_308
Household Members: Name Age
Ellen Molloy 48
Charles Molloy 22
Bridget Molloy 16
Bridget McGuire 50


Peter may just have missed the census taker. I have a great uncle whom I can't find in 1930 even though I know exactly where he was living. Of course, he was just ornery enough that he might not have answered the doorbell!

Carol

[nelmit]

Like Andrew said Peter and Patrick are totally interchangeable.

Regards,
Annette

[crayspond]

Good point Annette re Peter and Patrick being interchangeable. Also with his father in law being Patrick it may have been another reason to use Peter - although Patrick is a boilermaker on the 1901 census and Peter was a Carter when he married in 1902
Maybe tomorrow i will see something new with fresh eyes !

Goodnight all and thanks for the help.

Ailsa

[nelmit]

Good point Annette re Peter and Patrick being interchangeable. Also with his father in law being Patrick it may have been another reason to use Peter - although Patrick is a boilermaker on the 1901 census and Peter was a Carter when he married in 1902
Maybe tomorrow i will see something new with fresh eyes !

Goodnight all and thanks for the help.

Ailsa

Hi Ailsa,

Actually looking at the census records again I think it most likely that he is the soldier at Kent right enough.

Regards,
Annette

[crayspond]

Hi Annette,
That's interesting - any reasons why you might think this ?

Ailsa

[nelmit]

Hi Annette,
That's interesting - any reasons why you might think this ?

Ailsa

1891 census shows Peter Reynolds born Glasgow (your Peter), Cambuslang, Airdrie and Ayrshire all around the same age.
1901 census shows Peter Reynolds born Scotland (the soldier), Cambuslang, Airdrie and Scotland (he is definitely the one born Ayrshire).

Hopefully if Carol checks she will agree.

Regards,
Annette

[speleobat2]

Hi all,

Have to be out the door early this morning so I won't get back to this until later!

One question that I did have concerned Peter's occupation. Seems to me that boilermaker would take some training or experience and not be a job that one would just drop to become a carter. Unless he was injured or fired... That would make me lean toward the soldier being your Peter. Except if he was born in Ayrshire, then he wouldn't be yours? More questions than answers here!

Carol

[nelmit]

Hi all,

Have to be out the door early this morning so I won't get back to this until later!

One question that I did have concerned Peter's occupation. Seems to me that boilermaker would take some training or experience and not be a job that one would just drop to become a carter. Unless he was injured or fired... That would make me lean toward the soldier being your Peter. Except if he was born in Ayrshire, then he wouldn't be yours? More questions than answers here!

Carol

Hi Carol,

The one born Ayrshire is still living with his parents at Leicester in 1901.

Regards,
Annette

[crayspond]

Hi Carol and Annette,

Thanks for all your help - i have a feeling it will remain a mystery where Peter Reynolds was on census night 1901.
He married Agnes Malloy on 31.12.1902 and their first child was born 10.02.1903 - they waited a while before making it legal ! maybe he ran away but then decided to come back and face the music. I may never know.

Regards

Ailsa