Park Field, Didsbury 1851

[velda]

Has anyone access to the 1851 census for Didsbury. I am searching for Thurstan Barrit Twiss who married in Manchester Cathedral in 1856 giving his address as Park Field, Didsbury and his job as a Butler. Was there a large house in that area?

Velda

[Jack Richards]

Most certainly there were (and are) fine houses in Didsbury - it was (and is) a highly sought after area to live. It was an area where the wealthy have lived and still do!

There are many large Victorian type houses. I have not studied Didsbury and know little of it's time around the 1850s but I can tell you that it is a thriving "in place" with people of all ages.

Most likely your subject would have worked in one of the large houses around Didsbury Park.

Hope this helps a little.

Jack Richards.

[uksearch]

Water damage apart...if he is in the area he should be easy to find as this area is surname indexed.I'll check it out later.

UK

[uksearch]

There was only one TWISS listed in the index which covered the Didsbury area and the Census WAS badly waterdamaged.I found what I think was the entry for a Joseph TWISS who was living somewhere in Gorton.(That's how good the image was).I had a look in the indexes for the other area of Manchester.There were only a few references to check.Your man was not to be found.So......he was enumerated in a district that has been water damaged and therefore was not indexed,he was not enumerated or he was not in Manchester on the night of the Census.

UK

[velda]

Thanks for the look-up. I will have to try other avenues of research.
Best wishes
Velda