Wickford in Cambridgeshire?

[ptjw7]

I have a Thomas Turner who is living in Needingworth, Huntingdonshire in 1841 & 1851, on the 1851 it says he was born in Wickford, Cambs but I cannot find it on a map so is it a miss spelling of witchford which is in the County.

Any thoughts,

Peter

 

[davelambert271]

probably Witchford near Ely/Huntington

nearest Wickford is in Essex

dave

 

[benny1982]

Hi pjtw

Have you found Thomas on later censuses than 1851?

I have come across misspellings of parishes in the birthplace column in censuses, giving a parish that simply has never existed.

Ben

 

[ptjw7]

Hi Benny,
Unfortunately he died in 1860, so only got the 1841 and 1851 returns with birth place only on the 1851.

Peter

 

[benny1982]

Best now to search the parish registers for Witchford to see what that throws up. It is not far from Huntingdonshire so could well be the place he meant.

 

[leefer]

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/NorthWitchford/NorthWitchford1881.shtml

Fairly large place if it had a Workhouse,few Turners on here.