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MaryA
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1881 Missing People
« on: Tuesday 30 November 04 22:30 GMT (UK) »
In the 1881 census I've come across quite a few families where the head of the family is not listed at the home.  The wife is noted as "M"arried and the husband is still living in the 1891 census.  A search of the rest of the County and indeed the whole of the United Kingdom doesn't turn up these missing men.  I have checked the original scans, not just relied on the transcribed ones on familysearch.org. 

Other people have noticed this too so it's not just one set of relatives, maybe brothers; in 1871 or 1891 they have had Ag Lab or general labouring occupations, not seamen, so presumably not away on a ship.

Can anybody shed any light on any event which might take so many men away from home on census day in 1881.
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Lunt (Wavertree/West Derby), Forshaw (West Derby), Richardson (Knowsley), Kent (Cheshire),
Cain (Hertfordshire, London), Larkins (Bedfordshire, London), Nunn (London), Lenton, Hillyard (Bedfordshire),
Parle, Lambert, Furlong, Wafer (Wexford)
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Re: 1881 Missing People
« Reply #1 on: Friday 03 December 04 18:01 GMT (UK) »
Army? Navy?  perhaps?
If serving abroad they would not be listed in the Census.   Short service was quite common I understand so 7 years, or even 15 could fall in the 20 year gap.
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Taubman, Mitchell, Purcell - Lancashire,
Couglan, Byrnre - Ireland
Mullins, Bowditch, Crabb, Record - Dorset
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