Whittenbury-Whittenburg

[florence]

I have been digging away at this side of the family on some census they have the name as whittenburg, finally got back to the Rebecca, Joseph. According to the 1841 census both were not born in this country, a family relative I have made contact with working on same family tree thinks they came from Germany hence the Whittenburg links. Is there any way we can find out if both arrived from Germany or where they came from?

So far it is:
Joseph Whittenbury born approx 1796 wife Rebecca Whittenbury B: 1796
D: July 1865 Manchester, Lancashire.

Children
Elizabeth Whittenbury
Daughter 1825
Sarah Whittenbury
Daughter 1829 Lancashire, England
William Whittenbury
Son abt 1833 Lancashire, England
July 1899 Chorlton, Lancashire, United Kingdom

From this we travel along William's tree he married Mary Jane Scrymgeour
William A Whittenbury
Son 1 JAN 1860 Ancoats Manchester Lancashire
19 AUG 1947 Ashton-U-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Joseph Whittenbury
Son 1860 Manchester, Lancashire, England
19 AUG 1947 Ashton-U-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Frederick Albert Whittenbury
Son 2 Jan 1862 Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Jane Whittenbury
Daughter 1863

From here we continue down Joseph married Emily M Roden
B: abt 1870 Lancashire, England
D: Mar 1945 Barton, Lancashire, England
Louisa Whittenbury
Daughter b. Mar 1895 Lancashire, United Kingdom
1952 Tameside Cheshire AUD/2B/42
Florence Whittenbury
Daughter b. July 1903 Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Feb 1992 Manchester, Lancashire, England
William Alfred Whittenbury
Son b. 19 AUG 1904 Harwich, Lancashire, England
Mar 1950 Ashton-U-Lyne, Lancashire, England

From here we lose Whittenbury as Louisa marries James Stanfield Fran who has been in contact with me follows William.

I really need a way to find out where Joseph came from Fran thinks it was Germany both were not born here.

[lindylou]

The 1841 census states that Joseph and Rebecca were not born in the same county as the census was taken ie Lancashire.So they could have been born elsewhere in the UK.
Rebecca didn't die til 1865 so have you found her on the 1851? That census is a little bit more birth specific.

[florence]

No only found them in the 1841 census then nothing.. is a tough one