Searching

OK now I remember what made me give up with my Horrocks family lol.

This morning I have searched through 3850 records on the 1861 census looking for a George born in Yorkshire in 1840/41/42 and found nothing. I read every name trying to find a miss spelling of the surname Horrocks. George Lickess, George Harker, George Morrett ~ all a big fat zero. I searched for a George with parents William & Jane. I searched for a George born in Gayles or Richmond. I even had this ridiculous notion that they may have hopped over the border into Scotland on their journey from Yorkshire to Lancashire! Nothing, nowt, zero. Where the hell are they??? Never mind, I'm going to drown my sorrows in tea & take it out on the hoover he, he.

Added: I am elated now. Stan has just sent an e-mail saying he has been to Manchester library today & found ALL the baptisms of George & Sarah Horrocks children apart from their eldest son William. Not only that he is going back next week to find the burials!! How brilliantly cool is that :O)