Would like to locate this couple prior to their marrage. Can anyone find them in the 1871 Census. Later census suggest: Richard Beckett b. abt. 1850 in Upwell,Norfolk Susanna Pears b. abt. 1855 in Downham,Norfolk Thanks
1871 RG10/1621/12/11. john pears age 38. b. outwell,norfolk. occ. labourer. head. margaret pears age 38. b. salters lode,norfolk. wife. susannah age 18. b. downham,norfolk. daughter. sarah jane age 12. b. outwell,norfolk. daughter. maria age 10. b. ditto. daughter. john age 6. b. ditto. son. elizabeth age 3. b. ditto. daughter. living at walsingham fen,outwell,norfolk. reg. dist. wisbech.
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cattell,alcester vickers,sulgrave hewish,holborn manley,bethnal green barnes,bassingbourn
1871. RG10/1621/77/14. frederick hemsby age 24. b. suffolk. occ. agr. lab. head. mary.j.hemsby age 20. b. denver,norfolk.occ. agr. lab. wife. mary.e.hemsby age 7mnths. b. upwell,norfolk. daughter. sarah.a.flatt age 13. b. denver,norfolk. visitor. margaret.e.flatt. age 9. b. ditto. visitor. richard becket age 19. b. upwell,norfolk. occ. agr. lab. lodger living at call'd hill farm,upwell,norfolk. on the image it looks like richard is living on his own and not with the above family but it is transcribed as above maybe some other rootschatter could give a second opinion.
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cattell,alcester vickers,sulgrave hewish,holborn manley,bethnal green barnes,bassingbourn
"A double slash (//) might indicate a new household and a single slash (/) might indicate a non-related person living in the house (such as a servant or lodger)."
Richard's name comes after a single slash. Hope this helps