Showing posts with label Carlisle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carlisle. Show all posts

Monday, October 29, 2012

Catherine Scahill - 1936 - Index of Probates and Wills - 1861 to 1941


This is an extract from Ancestry.com

This database is a collection of historical probate records from the United Kingdom. The records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid- to late-1800s. The records include wills and other miscellaneous types of probate records. All of the data was converted as it was originally presented in various published registers and books. For this reason, you will find interesting phonetic spellings and large descriptive tables of contents.

What should I know about this collection to access the data?

Some of the records may be in Latin or even a Welsh or Scottish dialect depending on location. The spelling is archaic, and is transcribed as it was written. There are many spelling inconsistencies and non-standard grammar. Phonetic spelling is often used. Try using variant spellings if a search yields no results.

NameCatherine Scahill

Address: 4 Prospect Terrace, Wigton Road, Carlisle

Details: Wife of Patrick Scahill. Died 16 December 1935. Probate Carlisle. 1 April to Patrick Scahill, retired house furnisher ,

Effects£14,577 19s 10d

Allan Scahill

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Patrick Scahill - Ordnance Survey - 1891 Census of England - Carlisle, Cumbria















This is an extract from the 1891 Census of England.

The 1891 census was taken on the night of 5 April 1891 and gave the total population as 28,999,725. The census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

Enumeration forms were distributed to all households a couple of days before census night and the complete forms were collected the next day. All responses were to reflect the individuals status as of 5 April 1891 for all individuals who had spent the night in the house. People who were traveling or living abroad were enumerated at the location where they spent the night on census night.

Name: Patrick Scahill

Relationship To Head Of Family: Head

Age: 74

Marital Status: Married

Occupation: Ordnance Survey - Superanuated

Birthplace: Ireland

Spouse: Elinor Scahill

Aged: 67

Grandson:

Patrick Scahill - Aged: 26

Format example of the 1891 Census of England.

This is a link to an Index of Old Occupations, which may help in understanding personal occupation.

Allan Scahill