Howard George Slinn

  General Notes:

a). There is a marriage entry in the IGI for <b>Henry Slynn, son of George Slynn, and Caroline Arnold, daughter of John Arnold, on October 1, 1863 in Blymhill, Stafford ; the entry states that he was 22, and she was 17 years old.

There are entries in the England & Wales : Marriage Index 1837 -1915 at http://www.ancestry.co.uk for Caroline Arnold and Henry Sly** in the December quarter 1863 in Shifnal district -- Vol. 6a, page 1192a.

Note : I have seen the entries and Henry's surname is clearly Slynn).

B/chr. entries in the IGI for children of Henry Slinn and Caroline :

Henry Slinn, chr. February 4, 1864 in Shifnal, Shropshire.
Georgina Ann Slinn, chr. September 25, 1870 in Shifnal, Shropshire.

b). 1881 census.

Henry Slinn, head of household, age 40, b. in Blemhill, Stafford, waggoner (ag), was living with his wife, Caroline Slinn, age 36, b. in Blemhill, Stafford, and seven children : Henry Slinn, age 17, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, waggoner (ag) ; Fredk. J. Slinn, age 12, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, scholar ; Georgina A. Slinn, age 10, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, scholar ; Emma Slinn, age 8, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, scholar ; Alfred Slinn,. age 4, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, scholar ; Ada Slinn, age 1, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire ; unnamed male Slinn, age under 1 month, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire

They lived at Nanny Murphy's Lane, Drayton, Shifnal, Shropshire.

c). 1871 census at http;//www.ancestry.co.uk :

Cottage (Unnamed), Shifnal, Shropshire

Henry Flinn head 30 waggoner b. Blymhill, Staffordshire
Caroline " wife 24 b. Sheriffhales, Staffordshire
Henry " son 7 scholar b. Shifnal, Shropshire
William " son 5 b. "
Frederick J ." son 2 b. "
Georgina Ann " daur 7 months b. "

Note : The entry is for Flinn.

d). 1851 census at http://www.ancestry.co.yuk :

Blymhill Common, Blymhill, Staffordshire

George Slinn head 56 chainmaker b. Weston, Staffordshire
Phebe " wife 48 b. Blymhill, Staffordshire
Francis " son 11 b. "
Henry " son 10 b. "
John " son 5 b. "

e). A b/chr. entry in the IGI for Henry Slynn, chr. April 6, 1841 in Blymhill, Stafford, gives his parents as George Slynn and Phoebe.

A b/chr. entry in the IGI for George Slynn, chr. September 15, 1797 in Weston under Lizard, Stafford, gives his parents as George Slynn and Jane.

f). There is an entry in the BMD Index at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com for Henry Slinn, born in the June quarter 1841 in Shifnal district -- Vol. 18, page 169.

There is an entry in the BMD Index at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com for Henry Slinn, age 65, died in the March quarter 1907 in Shifnal district -- Vol. 6a, page 478.

g). There is an enttry in the BMD Index at http:.//freebmd.rootsweb.com for Caroline Slinn, age 71, died in the December quarter 1917 in Shifnal district -- Vol. 6a, page 666.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1881, Nanny Murphy's Lane, Drayton, Shifnal, Shropshire. <b>Unnamed male </b>Slinn, age under 1 month, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, was living with his parents, Henry Slinn, head of household, age 40, b. in Blemhill, Stafford, waggoner (ag), and Caroline Slinn, age 36, b. in Blemhill, Stafford, and six older siblings : Henry Slinn, age 17, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, waggoner (ag) ; Fredk. J. Slinn, age 12, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, scholar ; Georgina A. Slinn, age 10, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, scholar ; Emma Slinn, age 8, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, scholar ; Alfred Slinn,. age 4, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, scholar ; Ada Slinn, age 1, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire.

They lived at Nanny Murphy's Lane, Drayton, Shifnal, Shropshire.

<u>Note</u> : Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire and forms part of The Wrekin constituency, and is about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Telford.

• Census, 1891, Cottage, Lodge Bank, Lilleshall, Shropshire England. 1891 census at http://www.ancestry.co.uk :

Cottage, Lodge Bank, Lilleshall, Shropshire

Henry Slinn head 49 ag labourer b. Shifnal, Burston, Shropshire
Caroline " wife 45 b. Challel Laner, Shifnal, "
Ada " daur 11 scholar b. Murphy Lane, Shifnal, "
<b>Howard " son 10 scholar b. "
</b> Alice " daur 7 scholar b. "
Ernest " son 5 scholar b. "

<u>Note </u>: Lilleshall is a village in Shropshire which lies between the towns of Telford and Newport, on the A518 road, in the Telford and Wrekin borough and the Wrekin constituency. The village dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, the parish church being founded by St Chad, and it is mentioned in the Domesday book.

• Census, 1901, Grange Lane, Lilleshall, Shropshire. a). Howard Slinn, age 20, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, was living in Lilleshall, Shropshire, coal miner on bank.

Also living there were his parents, Henry Slinn, age 59, b. in .... Staffordshire, farm labourer, and Caroline Slinn, age 53, b. in .... Staffordshire and two younger siblings : Alice Slinn, age 18, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire ; Ernest Slinn, age 15, b. in Shifnal, Shropshire, coal miner on bank.

b). 1901 census at http:ééwww.ancestry.co.uk :

Grange Lane, Lilleshall, Shropshire

Henry Slinn head 59 farm labouer b. Blymill, Staffordshire
Caroline " wife 53 b. "
<b> Howard " son 20 coal miner b. Shifnal, Shropshire
on bank
</b> Alice " daur 18 b. " imbecile
Ernest " son 15 coal miner b. "
on bank

+ three boarders -- man, wife and their daughter

• Census, 1911, Hackney, Greater London, Middlesex England. Howard George Slinn, age 30, b. 1881, was living in Hackney, London.

Also living there were his wife, Ada Slinn, age 27, b. 1884, and two daughters : Gladys Ada Slinn, age 4, b. 1907 ; Doris Slinn, age 9 months, b. 1910.

<u>Note</u> : Since Gladys and Doris were in the household with Howard and Ada in 1911, I have assumed that they were their daughters and have entered them as such.

• Misc: received the Victory and British medals, Between 1914 and 1918. British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index 1914 -1920 at http://www.ancestry.co.uk :

Name : Howard George Slinn
Regiment or Corps : Royal Field Artillery
Regimental Number : lé42249

Medals : Victory ; British

Howard married Ada Pettengell, daughter of Joseph Pettengell and Elizabeth Hill Waldock, on 10 Jul 1905 in St Marys, Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex England. (Ada Pettengell was born on 20 Sep 1883 in Tottenham, Edmonton District, London, Middlesex England and died between Jan 1972 and Mar 1972 in Tunbridge District, Kent England.)

  Marriage Notes:

a). London, England, Marriages and Banns 1754 -1921 at http://www.ancestry.co.uk :

Name: Ada Pettengell
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Spouse Name: Howard George Slinn
Spouse Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 10 Jul 1905
Parish: St Mary, Stoke Newington
County: London
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Joseph Pettengell
Spouse Father Name: Henry Slinn

b).There are marriage entries in the BMD Index at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com for Ada Pettengell and Howard George Slinn in the September quarter 1905 in Hackney district -- Vol. 1b, page 1081.