Census lookups please

[Glen TK]

Page Blagg & family please, Page born about 1841, Car Colston, Notts, son of Thomas and Grace. He went on to marry Augusta Howsin, there are two possibles here though I believe it's Augusta about 1843, North Muskham whom he married.

Thanks in advance.

[Merry]

In case I lose the will to live before I've typed out all 7 census returns, which one would you like first? :p

[Merry]

I believe it's Augusta about 1843, North Muskham whom he married.

Yes, the 1881 census gives those details for Augusta.

[Glen TK]

Lol Merry, I've only just got the bare details based on a couple of baptisms and news reports so anything would be appreciated.

[Merry]

1851 Car Colston, Nottinghamshire

15 people in the household! :rolleyes:

Thomas Blagg head M 48 farmer of 374 acres employing 18 labourers b Car Colston, Notts
Grace Blagg wife m 38 farmer's wife b Knipton, Leicestershire
All these sons and daughters are born in Car Colston:
Mary 17 n occ
Thomas 13 scholar
Henry 11 ditto
Page 9 ditto
Francis 8 ditto
Grace 6
Robert 5
Edward 3
Sarah 1
Servants:
Rebecca Park 25
Mary Foster 18
John Shepherson 19
Samuel Hollingworth 15

(Let me know if you want all the servant's details)

1861 shortly.....

[Merry]

1861 Langford, Nottinghamshire

Thomas Blagg head m 58 farmer f 500 acres employing 39 men and 9 boys b Car Colston Notts
Grace Blagg wife m 48 b Knipton, Leicestershire
The youngest two children are b Langford and the rest in Car Colston:
Thomas 23 single farmer's son
Henry 21 ditto
Page 19 ditto
Francis 18 ditto
Grace 16 farmer's daughter
Robert 15 scholar
Edward 13 ditto
Sarah 11 ditto
Alfred 9 ditto
Emily 6 ditto
Arthur 3 ditto
Servants:
Jane Baldwin 22
Alice Brunt 18
Joseph Marshall 21
Thomas Wilson 20
John T Wilson 16
Samuel Housman 13

1871 shortly.....

[Merry]

1871 4 College Park Villas, College Place, Lewisham, Kent

His entry reads:

W Page Blagg boarder unm 29 warehouseman b Notts Car Colston

He is boarding in the household of Robert Lipscomb, warehouseman, and his wife and children who are all born in the London area.

1881.......

[Merry]

1881 15 Station Road, Finchley, Middlesex

Page Blagg head m 39 Warehouseman hosiery b Notts Car Colston
Augusta Blagg wife m 38 b Notts North Muskham
Maud Blagg dau 5 b Surrey Anerley
Gertrude Blagg dau 3 b Surrey Anerley
Sarah A Page serv unm 18 gen servant b Middlesex Kilburn

1891......

[Glen TK]

Well there's a few I didn't know about and a timeframe for when he (Thomas) took over Langford Hall.

[Merry]

1891 79 Station Road, Finchley, Middlesex

Page Blagg head m 49 Hosiery agent b Notts Car Colston
Augusta Blagg wife m teacher of music b Notts North Muskham
Maud dau 15 b Surrey Anerley
Gertrude Blagg dau 13 b Surrey Anerley
Annis M Lumley serv unm 20 gen servant b Suffolk Acton

1901.....

[Merry]

1901 121 Station Road, Finchley, Middlesex

Page Blagg head m 59 Commission agent b Notts Car Colston
Augusta Blagg wife m 59 b Notts North Muskham
Maud Blagg dau unm 25 b Surrey Anerley
Gertrude Blagg dau unm 23 b Surrey Anerley
Jane Bromley serv wid 55 general domestic b Westminster crown court (really??!!! lol)

1911.....

[Merry]

1911 121 Station Road, Finchley, Middlesex

Page Blagg head m 69 commission agent b Notts Car Colston
Augusta Blagg wife m 69 (38 years 2 living children 0 dec'd) b Notts North Muskham
Gertrude Blagg dau unm 33 teacher of physical culture b Surrey Anerley
Clara Maud Swain serv unm 14 school b Mill Hall

[Glen TK]

Many thanks Merry, just found the marriage announcement in the newspapers for Page to Augusta. Now hunting the story of Thomas and his fatal fall from a horse.

[Merry]

The brother or the father?

[Merry]

This date matches the one on the probate:

01 September 1876 - Stamford Mercury

At Langford, the 28th ult., from accident, Mr. Thomas Blagg, farmer, aged 74

[Merry]

Did you know Francis Blagg b abt 1808 at Car Colston (brother of Thomas??) also died from a horse-related injury?

C&P from Rootsweb:

Burial South Leverton
16-3-1860 Francis Blagg age 51 notes Chas. S Burnaby Coroner 13-3-1860
The Nottingham Guardian thurs March 22nd 1860
Fatal Accident to surgeon
Francis Blagg surgeon of South Leverton--his father and grandfather both in the same trade, both died accidently, the former drowned in the Trent and the latter died from taking snuff without washing his hands after a surgical procedure...
Francis seems to have been on a pub crawl on horseback, he was known to ride too fast, it appears he collided with a gate post and died instantly, the coroners verdict was accidently killed by fall from a horse.

[Glen TK]

I didn't know there were two of them, Grace (mother of Page) is one of my Goulson family, a number of whom were surgeons and apothecaries which is how they probably became acquainted. Ironically one of the Goulson chaps also died on horseback, well more through striking his head when he fell off one after a suspected heart attack, (him not the horse).

[Merry]

I'm sure serious horseback accidents must have been pretty common. I just wondered if the accident of one brother had been transferred to the other (if they were brothers!), but perhaps not, as the newspaper suggests Thomas died through some sort of accident.

[Glen TK]

Sadly the Thorold society, who have gathered and stored a lot of Nottinghamshire pedigrees have a lot of stuff for the Blaggs available and a lot of stuff for the Goulsons which isn't :( There are plaques to the Blagg family in Car Colston church and they were connected to the Manor House for many years.

[Glen TK]

and the latter died from taking snuff without washing his hands after a surgical procedure...


I wonder if that's where the phrase "he snuffed it" came from?

[Merry]

No, I think it's from snuffing a candle!

[Glen TK]

That's it, dash my dreams of family history stardom why don't you?