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Any information on the Rowbotham family of Cheshire please? John Rowbotham born c1838 in Macclesfield, Cheshire He married Hannah Mason in 1857 His father was Samuel Rowbotham and her father, John Mason I think I dont have the 1841 or 1851 censuses for John. I do have a census for 1861 which could be him working as an agricultural labourer Address: Prestbury Lane, Fallibroome, married and with Hannah. John was my gr gr gr grandfather and his daughter Emily my gr gr grandmother so any information on any of these people would be great Thanks x

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1851 Long Moss, Macclesfield
ROWBOTHAM, Samuel Head Married M 38 1813 Cord Wainer Longmoss, Cheshire
ROWBOTHAM, Mary Wife Married F 33 1818 Cord Wainer's Wife Ollerton, Cheshire
ROWBOTHAM, Edwin Son M 13 1838 Silk Piecer Longmoss, Cheshire
ROWBOTHAM, John Son M 12 1839 Silk Piecer Longmoss, Cheshire
ROWBOTHAM, Margaret Daughter F 10 1841 Scholar Longmoss, Cheshire
ROWBOTHAM, William Son M 7 1844 Scholar Longmoss, Cheshire
ROWBOTHAM, Samuel Son M 4 1847 Scholar Longmoss, Cheshire
ROWBOTHAM, Sarah Daughter F 1 1850 Scholar Longmoss, Cheshire
ROWBOTHAM, Noah A Nurse Child M 1 1850 Macclesfield, Cheshire

1841 Broken Cross, Prestbury, Macclesfield
ROWBOTHAN, Samuel M 25 1816 Cheshire Shoe maker
ROWBOTHAN, Mary F 20 1821 Cheshire
ROWBOTHAN, Edwin M 4 1837 Cheshire
ROWBOTHAN, John M 2 1839 Cheshire
ROWBOTHAN, Margret F 0 (4 months) 1841 Cheshire

Perfect Thankyou..although dont quite understand the last 2 lines of the 1851??

ROWBOTHAM, Sarah Daughter F 1 1850 Scholar Longmoss, Cheshire.......scholar aged 1??
ROWBOTHAM, Noah A Nurse Child M 1 1850 Macclesfield, Cheshire......Nurse Child??

dolly wrote:Perfect Thankyou..although dont quite understand the last 2 lines of the 1851??

ROWBOTHAM, Sarah Daughter F 1 1850 Scholar Longmoss, Cheshire.......scholar aged 1??
ROWBOTHAM, Noah A Nurse Child M 1 1850 Macclesfield, Cheshire......Nurse Child??

Just looked at the original and the transcriber had been lazy and added Scholar for both Sarah and Samuel -- there was scholar next to Margaret and William had ditto marks

As to Nurse Child -- that often described what we might call a foster child -- ie one accepted as part of the family for some reason.-- later census might help to clarify this.