TasTyger
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Looking for family of Matthew Millington who was born circa 1829 at Ocker Hill, Staffordshire and probably bapt in Bilston in 1830. (He was transported as a convict to VDL in 1851. Went by the name of William in later years.)
His father was William Millington and his mother Sarah Mole. He had brothers Thomas and William and a sister Mary all at native place. I know they are in the 1851 census but I can't find my original notes detailing this. Sarah died sometime in early 1830's and William remarried a Letitia Pearson. They are still alive in 1881 and living at Eckington, Derby. William is aged 73 and his native place is given as Diffield,Stafford.
I can't seem to find a place called Diffield in Staffordshire?? Can anyone point me in the right direction or is it a mis- spelling of another name?
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Peter JOakley
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Forthefamily
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Well I did find a Matthew Millington in 1851 as a prisoner born at Hoker Hill, Staffordshire, England about 1831...he's 20. He's being held at the Portland Convict Prison, Dorset. I can't read his profession and then someone has written iron.
HO107/1857/612/25
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And I did find William and Lettey in 1841... 
Living at Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
William - age 30 - Furnace man - born in county
Lettey - age 35 - born in county
Thomas - age 13 - do - Ironworker 
Matthew - age 11 - do - do
William - age 6 - do
Mary - age 4 - do
Mark - age 2 - do
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HO107/1001/2/36/20
p.s. the writing was hard to read ...sorry 
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Forthefamily
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Yes I found William in 1881 and it does say Diffield Staffordshire or at least that's what it looks like...hmmm...the writing is awful. I've done all my usual tricks and so far nothing  We need some of the "map" guys....you should change your lead title to..... Where is this place ........and that will alert them 
RG11/3441/79/38
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Forthefamily
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Ok I found him with Letitia in 1871 - he's a furnace man in the iron works- same place as 1881 and he gives his place of birth as Birley Hill, Staffordshire....it looks like Birley Hill but it's possibly Barley Hill.
RG10/3618/48/1
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So I found them in 1861 living in Dronfield, Derbyshire and his birth place is now Stourbridge, Staffordshire. My OH does have rellies from Stourbridge but I don't know the area well...maybe Diffield was a local neighbourhood in the day
William - Head - age 55 - furnace keeper
Letitia - wife - age 60 - born Bilston, Staffordshire
Letitia has been consistent with her birth place.
RG9/2537/109/6
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Forthefamily
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All right I found them in 1851.....
Living in Unstone, Derbyshire
William - age 43 - furnace man - born Segley, Staffordshire
Lettia - age 49 - wife- born Bilston, Staffordshire
Thomas - son - age 22 - unm - furnace lab - born Segley, Staff
William - son - age 16 ? - do -do - Kingswingfoot, Staff
Mary - daughter - age 14 - scholar - born Segley, Staff
There is a Segdley in Staffordshire  http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Sedgley/index.html
I have no idea where Kingswingfoot is
HO107/2148/526/2
mab..I'm done..it's up to the morning shift now
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Thanks Willow....creative spellers were'nt they.....
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And have handwriting that's nothing but a scrawl
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