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How can I distinguish between name changes and missing records?
Thomas had been living in Bradford, Yorkshire for "several years" before this.
6) 14 Feb 1881 - Thomas Hill was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter and was sent to Pentonville prison in … And Thomas had been living in Bradford, Yorkshire for some time to 1881, after all, although I don't know why he went there or if relatives were involved. …
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How likely is it that the England & Wales Census would be wrong about an age by ten years?
My 3xgreat-grandmother, Sarah Rule, is shown in the 1851, 1871 and 1881 Censuses for England and Wales with ages that would indicate a date of birth around 1809–1811, and a place of birth as Hull, Yorkshire … , England. …
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What is the house number on this 1891 Census record?
this household are listed as follows:
Name
Age
Calculated Birth Year
Birthplace
Mary Ann
38
1852 or 1853
Whimple
William
13
1877 or 1878
Whimple
Gertrude
11
1879 or 1880
Honiton
Richard
9
1881 …
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Where is Mary Elizabeth Richardson in the UK 1891 Census?
The three are in Camberwell in the 1881 census. In 1883 Mary's daughter Mary Elizabeth ("Mae") was born.
The following years were difficult, to say the least. … I've checked the known addresses from 1881, 1886, 1893 and 1901, and she's not there. I've looked on Ancestry, FindMyPast and FamilySearch. …
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Where was Mary Ann Harper in the 1881 England census?
As described at Locating an elusive UK birth record (Mary Ann Harper born circa 1865 possibly Dudley, England)? Mary Ann Harper is particularly elusive. … What techniques can I deploy to locate her in the 1881 census?
What I do know:
Mary Ann Harper (spinster, aged 18) was married after Banns on 15th April 1883 to John Stanley Wright at St. …
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Looking for Census records of Joseph Campbell, born in Chester 1854
You will find Annie Elizabeth Campbell whose mother's maiden name was Perry (close enough) whose birth was registered in Chester 1881 September quarter (i.e between July and September 1881). … Searching for James William Campbell in the 1881 census collection on FamilySearch reveals that he is 10 months old and living with his mother Sarah. …
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Where is the 1911 Census record relating to Milly Bungay/Mason/Weston?
She was born 28th August 1860 in Romsey, Hampshire, England. … ://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X96D-B4S - 1901 Census (Willesden, Middlesex)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QNFZ-SPZ - 1891 Census
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6R-JXGG - 1881 …
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Deciphering word related to Farrier occupation in 1881 Census?
It is from a census record in 1881. …
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Looking for Census records of Joseph Campbell, born in Chester 1854
Civil Parish: Chester
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary without the Walls
Residence Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
Registration district: Chester
Sub registration district: Chester Castle
ED, … Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Campbell 36
Jane Ann Campbell 34
James Campbell 10
Ann Elizabeth Campbell 9
Jane Campbell 6
Thomas Campbell 1
Also in addition, there is an entry in the 1881 …
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Where was Mary Ann Harper in the 1881 England census?
So I filtered for the 1881 Census. This yielded 18 results.
I then sorted the results by year of birth ascending and started looking at candidates. … RG11 / 2877 / 22 / 38 shows a family at 30, Flood Street, Dudley which has:
Mary A Harper Servant Single Female 15 1866 Servant General
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Could this …
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Information on a ship called the "Bancroft"
My thrice great grandfather Joseph Campbell (born 1854 in Chester) is listed as a ship master on a vessel called "Bancroft" docked in Birkenhead in the 1881 census. …
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Information on a ship called the "Bancroft"
I couldn't find a copy of the 1881 edition of the Lloyds Register of Shipping online (it's possible that your local reference library may have a copy). …
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Looking for Census records of Joseph Campbell, born in Chester 1854
I know that his daughter Annie Elizabeth Campbell (born 1881) was my twice great grandmother and they lived in Chester. …
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Who are the parents of Henry Charles Pynn?
Source List (in chronological order):
christening 14 July 1833, (derivative) extracted transcript/abstract batch C05594-2, SAINT MARY MAGDALENE,WOOLWICH,KENT,ENGLAND, England Births and Christenings … , 1538-1975
Marriage registration, Q3 1859, Lewisham Registration District, Lewisham, London, England, Vol 1D, page 879, at FamilySearch
1881 Census at Family Search RG11/1086/86/11 …
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Dealing with different birthplace and names of parents in England?
(Ann) Norah O’Brien
BIRTH ABT 1860 • St Pancras, Middlesex, England
DEATH 16 JAN 1923 • Exeter, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Her life has been quite a mystery. … I have looked in the 1861, 1871, and 1881 censuses. I only found one record that kind of matches.
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/16985217? …