Wednesday, July 29, 2009

James and John Samuel

I received confirmation today, in the form of a birth certificate, that James Wainwright was indeed the brother of John Samuel Wainwright. The certificate states that James was born on January 27th, 1842. The father was James and his occupation was "Coachman." The mother was Elizabeth, formerly Lewis. The family was living on Hope Street, and this is in conjunction with the 1841 city directory, which also places the family on Hope Street. Through the linking of these two brothers we can now put together the various pieces of the puzzle. In the 1841 census, we also find living at Hope Street with James and Elizabeth are several other children: William (7), John (4-that would be John Samuel), and Ann (16 months).

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