Genealogy Chat

I have found my family of McKinley's at 115 Bayswater Rd Potternewton in 1901. Only trouble is that a son is missing............George aged 11. He was born in 1889 & was aged 1 in 1891 census. He definitely lived til adulthood. I've tried to think out of the box......but I can't find him. IS anyone cleverer then me please????? thanks

Karen Tell me where potternewton is and I'll have a look for you! Lou

LOL...... Potternewton is in Leeds or Bradford in Yorkshire. Not on Ancestry unfortunately. thanks

Could he have been staying with relatives out of the area? Lou

it is possible, but his grandparents were from Ireland. Would they send him OS ? I really don't know if they had relatives in England......so if I can find George......I might find a family as well !!!

It is in Leeds, not Bradford. Hope that helps a little.

karen I've had a look using the decoder for 1901 but can't seem to find him - sorry Esta I had a G Aunt who married a McKinley in 1900 and it took me a while to find them !!!

oh this family is driving me to the bottle !!!! They were on a spaceship until 1886 when they had their first child. Maybe that's where George went......to the mother ship !!!

it is possible he might of be a worker in another household also his name might have been mistranscribed (my Tyrer's were down as Tuprer's) i'll have a quick look now - do you know where he was born?

On the BMD it says he was born in Bradford. hi brothers & sisters on 1901 are down as Yorkshire Bradford

Could have easily been born in Bradford but living in Leeds. Street still exists. See: http://tinyurl(.)com/56qsl

115 Bayswater Road LEEDS LS8 5NT Better map here: http://tinyurl(.)com/5kg76

hey cool ! They weren't very original with street names.....Bayswater is every street to the north with a different ending.....terrace, avenue, place mount etc !!! What's the story there I wonder?? How confusing for the postie !! LOL

I found an 11 year old George McMillan from Leeds. I would hope he knows his name by age 11 though.

They seem to do that a lot with street names. There's often every conceivable variation after a first name. Eg Greenwood Street, Greenwood Terrace, Mount, Crescent, Road, Close, Lane, Gardens etc. ad nauseum. Or else they go for a theme, eg towns from a county miles away. So in Manchester there’s Dawlish Road, Dartmouth Road, Torbay etc. It must be really boring work being a town planner!

I lost one boy who was 3 in 1871, but he had disappeared from the household by 1881. I did find him in an 'Industrial School', think it may have been some sort of reformation place for young offenders.

your postmen need more money !! hmmmmmmm...do you think young George could be a naughty boy ?!!? Would there be a home etc in Leeds?

Big, relatively poor city like Leeds? Bound to be!

Old Leeds photos: http://www(.)leodis(.)org/ There are two photos of Bayswater Road, but both a little later than your period - from 1936. Search for Bayswater.

thanks ! I'll check out the pictures til George comes home.....naughty boy he is !!!