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1901 census help please

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Battenburg

Battenburg Report 30 Apr 2017 06:34

Please can someone look for William Renwick born c1861 Allendale Northumberland.
Occupation Farmer. He married Margaret Little and in 1891 they are together with children.

Margaret has another child Eleanor Little Renwick in Sept qt 1891 then Margaret dies.
In 1901 3 Williams children are living with his sister Ann Renwick.

I can't find William in 1901 or 1911. Can someone help me please?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 07:26

Have you looked to see if he died too pre 1901

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 07:29

Wonder tho if this is him


First name(s) WILLIAM
Last name RENWICK
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1861
Age 63
Death quarter 4
Death year 1924
District Berwick
County Northumberland
Volume 10B
Page 525
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007


Edit not him as William went to Canada and died there ,see later postings

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 30 Apr 2017 07:29

I can't find a death that matches before 1924

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Apr 2017 07:30

when did Margaret die please ..................

I can't find a suitable death for her in 1901?

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Apr 2017 07:31

I can find possible marriage(s) for William before 1901

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Apr 2017 07:33

Is this Margaret's death .... in 1891?

Deaths Dec 1891 (>99%)
RENWICK Margaret 36 Haltwhistle 10b 272

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 30 Apr 2017 07:37

Yes that's Margaret's death Sylvia

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 07:48

She doesn't state her fathe as deceased on the cert. her husband does say his father is deceased so would think she would also have said if William was


Name: Eleanor Little Renwick
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1892
Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1924
Marriage Place: Riddlesdown, St James, Surrey, England
Parish as it Appears: Coulsdon
Search Photos: Search for 'Riddlesdown, St James' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Father: William Renwick
Spouse: Claude Hood
Reference Number: 6078/4

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Apr 2017 07:49

Need to be checked out, could be possible marriages .......

Marriages Dec 1893 (>99%)
Jackson Mary Hexham 10b 439
Ormiston Agnes Hexham 10b 439
RENWICK William Hexham 10b 439
Urwin John Taylor Hexham 10b 439


Marriages Jun 1901 (>99%)
Renwick William Alnwick 10b 819
RUTHERFORD Elizabeth Alnwick 10b 819

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 07:51

She says her next of kin is her father William Renwick and lives in Maidstone Saskatchewan

Eleanor Little Renwick
in the Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
Eleanor Little Renwick
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1892
Birth Location: Durham, England
Residence: Military Hospital, Calgary, Alta
Relative: William Renwick
Relationship: Father

Was a nurse and joined up in April 1918



Name: Eleanor L Renwick
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1892
Departure Date: 6 Jun 1913
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Montreal, Canada
Ship Name: Virginian
Search Ship Database: Search for the Virginian in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Allan Line
Official Number: 121219
Master: J T Gambell
SAVE Cancel
Source Information
Ancestry.com. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, U

Aged 21 occ a domestic

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Apr 2017 07:56

I did wonder about emigration!!

I'll leave it to you, Shirley ...... it's almost midnight here!!!

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 08:01

Yes he went to Canada and remarried

A tree on ancestry has this

William Renwick
Birth: 14 Sep 1861 - England
Death: 23 Jul 1956 - Saskatchewan, Canada
Marriage: 4 Oct 1904 - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Spouse: Maude Mitchell

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 08:10

William Renwick
in the 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
VIEW 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
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Name: William Renwick
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 53
Est. Birth Year: 1863
Birthplace: England
Year of Immigration: 1896 >>>>>>>
Home in 1916: 23, Battleford, Saskatchewan
Address: 47, 22, 3, Paynton
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Relation to Head of Household: Self
Spouse's Name: Alice Maud Renwick
Sub District Desc.: Townships 46 and 47, ranges 22, 23, 24 and 25, and fractional Township 47, ranges 20 and 21, W. 3. M., south of the N. Saskatchewan River, including the Village of Waseca and Maidstone
Household Members:
Name Age
William Renwick 53
Alice Maud Renwick 31
Henry Smith Renwick 11
Elizabeth A Renwick 9
John Joseph Renwick 7
Ira Edwin Renwick 4
Gladola Maud Renwick 2


1921 Canadian census
Name: William Renwick
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 62
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birth Place: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Alice Renwick
Father Birth Place: England
Mother Birth Place: England
Year of Immigration: 1894. >>>>>
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Province or Territory: Saskatchewan
District: Battleford
District Number: 215
Sub-District Number: 32
City, Town or Village: Towns 47 R22 W3
Section Number: SW 14
Township Number: 47
Range Number: 22
Meridian Number: W3
Municipality: Paynton
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
William Renwick 62
Alice Renwick 36
Henry S Renwick 16
Elizabeth Renwick 14
John Renwick 12
Edwin Renwick 9
Magd Renwick 6
Mary Renwick 4
Arthur Renwick 1

So emigration year differs

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 08:16

Here he is mistranscribed

Wm Rennick
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1862
Date of Arrival: 21 May 1894
Vessel: Mongolian
Search Ship Database: Search for the Mongolian in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England; Londonderry, Ireland

Occ Farm Labourer

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 30 Apr 2017 08:21

Thank you Shirley that's very helpful. Solved a mystery.

One mistake was Eleanor's birth. She was born Sept qt 1891 and her mother Margaret died in the Dec qt of that year

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 08:38

So her birth is a year out on the form that was filled in for her joining the Canadian nursing corps

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 08:46

Just looking to see if any of the other children went to Canada

You probably have this but posting as it comes up

Judith Meggie Renwick
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1889
Birth Place: Primitive Methodist, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
Baptism Date: 5 Apr 1890
Baptism Place: Primitive Methodist, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
Father: William Renwick
Mother: Margaret
FHL Film Number: 1068611



Name: Judith M Renwick
Registration Year: 1911
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Hexham
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 496
Records on Page:
Name
Thomas H Hudspith
Judith M Renwick


VIEW 1911 England Census
Name: Judith Maggie Hudspith
Age in 1911: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1890
Relation to Head: Daughter-in-law
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Slaggyford, Northumberland, England
Civil Parish: Allendale
Search Photos: Search for 'Allendale' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street address: Hunter Oak Allendale
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Hexham
Registration District Number: 561
Sub-registration district: Allendale
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Piece: 30937
Household Members:
Name Age
John Hudspith 65
Alice Mary Hudspith 28
Thomas Henry Hudspith 25
Judith Maggie Hudspith 21

Lived to a very good age

Judith Margaret Hudspith
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1889
Date of Registration: Feb 1991
Age at Death: 101
Registration district: Northumberland West
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 1
Page: 2255

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 30 Apr 2017 08:51

Phylis also knew her dad was still alive


Name: Phyllis Anne Renwick
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1888
Marriage Date: 6 Oct 1924
Marriage Place: Riddlesdown, St James, Surrey, England
Parish as it Appears: Coulsdon
Search Photos: Search for 'Riddlesdown, St James' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Father: William Renwick
Spouse: James English
Reference Number: 6078/4


Looks like she went back to Northumberland
Phyllis Annie English
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1887
Date of Registration: Jun 1975
Age at Death: 87
Registration district: Northumberland West
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 1
Page: 2195

Probate
Phyllis Ann English
Death Date: 16 Jun 1975
Death Place: Northumberland
Probate Date: 24 Jul 1975
Registry: Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 30 Apr 2017 10:32

Thank you Shirley I didn't have the information. I no longer have Ancestry and using Free Find My Past but don't find it easy to use