Howard George Slinn

  General Notes:

a). There is a marriage entry in the IGI for 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.

• Census, 1891, Cottage, Lodge Bank, Lilleshall, Shropshire England.

• Census, 1901, Grange Lane, Lilleshall, Shropshire.

• Census, 1911, Hackney, Greater London, Middlesex England.

• Misc: received the Victory and British medals, Between 1914 and 1918.

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.