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Despite my initial grievance at the poor law records not being helpful for me personally, I have found one bit which may be of help:



This Samuel Cupit is in Linford Nottinghamshire and the document is from 1842

In the census returns for 1841 and 1851 I can find a match, but living in Manchester?
Is this purely coincidence? Surely it cant be the right one?

If I've understood timings correctly -- anyone who was in the poor relief system was still being sent back to place of origin at this time.

In 1841 if I've found the same census as you -- Samuel was a dresser -- not sure what that was but by 1851 he appears to be a labourer with a gap in his family where William would have been -- there is a possibility that the family travelled south after the 1841 census -- had a child in Nottinghamshire

possibly this one
William Cupit 1841 Oct-Nov-Dec Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire -

got into financial difficulties and were repatriated to Manchester before having another child and the next census

This is the 1841:
Samuel Cupitt 25 abt 1816 Male add Lancashire England
Elizabeth Cupitt 25 abt 1816 Female add Lancashire England
Samuel Cupitt 2 abt 1839 Male add Lancashire England


1851:
Samuel Cupitt Head 37 abt 1814 Male Lemby, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Cupitt Wife 37 abt 1814 Female Manchester, Lancashire, England
Samuel Cupitt Son 13 abt 1838 Male Manchester, Lancashire, England
James Cupitt Son 6 abt 1845 Male Manchester, Lancashire, England

1861:
Samuel Cupitt 46
Elizabeth Cupitt 47
James Cupitt 16
George Hargreaves 60
Elizabeth Hargreaves 60

1871:

Samuel Cupitt 55 Marked as born Linby!!!!
Elizabeth Cupitt 61
Joseph Cupitt 43

Are you still working on this Andrew?
Jo