Thomas Orkney (1833)

Born 1833 in Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England

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Biography

Thomas Orkney was born in Northumberland, England.

Thomas was born in Category: Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England, in 1833. He was the son of Thomas Orkney and Priscilla Temple. He was baptized on June 2, 1833, in Ford, Northumberland. ^[1] He was enumerated in the 1841 ^[2] and 1851 census ^[3] residing with his family in Northumberland. In 1851 he stated he was seventeen, single, and a "Coal Miner".

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7Z-TZKV : 18 October 2019), Thomas Orkney, 1832.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQB4-RCN : 24 May 2019), Thomas Orkney in household of Alexander Orkney, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGXQ-ZZ8 : 9 November 2019), Thomas Orkney in household of Priscilla Orkney, , Northumberland, England; citing , Northumberland, England, p. 22, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.