Re: Watts family of Halam, Notts, England
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In reply to:
Re: Watts family of Halam, Notts, England
8/08/01
Hi Jo
Thanks for your enquiry about Lazarus Watts. No, I can't connect him, or his parents George and Mary, to any records that I have about my own family. I see from familysearch.com that Lazarus was baptised at St Paul's, Nottingham, in 1845. Nottingham was my home town, but I can't place St Paul's church; maybe it is a little way out of the town centre. What makes you think that Lazarus was born as early as 1841? You could try having a look at the Nottingham census returns for 1841 and 1851, but it will be a big job because at that time Nottingham was a densely-populated and chaotic town with no-go areas. Maybe the family moved away from there before Lazarus was 17, and if you know that Lazarus arrived in Australia in 1858 on the "Africa", maybe you can find out where he was living in England just before he left? Then you could have a look at the 1851 census records for that place and see if they tell you anything useful.
Sorry I can't be more helpful. Good luck with your researches.
Trevor