George W. HALL (father of the William James HALL in Part 1) was born in October 1833 in England. At least, that’s the information I have from census records.
Family legend also claimed that the HALLs came from England, but I didn’t have any idea from where in England until recently.
From previous research I knew that George was listed in the 1871 Ontario (Canada) census for Gosfield, Essex County and in the 1880 U.S. census for Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Michigan.
George died in 1895, so – of course — there is no listing for him in the 1900 U.S. Census.
George’s death record in Huron County, Michigan, lists his father as Robinson HALL and his mother as Martha.
I recently checked an index for the 1841 Census of England and discovered an 8-year-old George living in the home of Robinson and Martha HALL in County Yorkshire, Parish of Rise.
The age is right for this to be my George. And, the name of his parents fit. Could it be? I did not find any other families in the 1841 census that matched this closely.
Obviously, I need to do more research, but this is an encouraging lead.
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I’m still tracing my family back if anyone has info of any Winn family members from High Wycombe get in touch!