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Disappearing Relatives
« on: Friday 09 February 07 09:11 GMT (UK) »
I have a problem with my tree - everyone is there in 1901, 1891, 1881 & 1871 but prior to that absolutly nothing at all

Im looking for Henry Law born 1838 in Deptford Kent, his wife Elizabeth nee Bonham born London 1830 ish and their daughter Elizabeth ( I have Elizabeths birth cert showing 1859 in Clerkenwell) they were probably living in the Clerkenwell/Islington area.

There is a Henry LOW married to Elizabeth Bonham Dec 1865 registered in Greenwich but this would mean that they were living together but not married when their daughter was born ( shock horror  :o  ;D  )

Im tearing my hair out here and I aint got a lot left :) so any help would be greatly appreciated


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Gez

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Re: Disappearing Relatives
« Reply #1 on: Friday 09 February 07 09:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi Gez

Welcome to RootsChat  ;D

Do you actually have daughter Elizabeth's certificate? Because if it gives her surname as Law and mother's maiden name as Bonham, I think there just HAS to be an earlier marriage!

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Re: Disappearing Relatives
« Reply #2 on: Friday 09 February 07 09:27 GMT (UK) »
Hello Gaz
What was Henry's occupation - this may help to track him down.
Barbara
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Re: Disappearing Relatives
« Reply #3 on: Friday 09 February 07 09:34 GMT (UK) »
Hi Barbara & Gez

If I've got the right family in 1871 (Wellington St Islington) then he was a butcher. Is that right Gez?

Angela
Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Especially looking for - Sealey, Rogers, Cannings, Box, Sheppard in Wiltshire; Virgin, Slade, Abbott, Saint, Harper, Silverthorn in Somerset; and Virgin, Tarr, Beer in Devon

And most especially the origins of William Cannings,  a Baptist, born abt 1791 in Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire

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Re: Disappearing Relatives
« Reply #4 on: Friday 09 February 07 09:38 GMT (UK) »
Hi all

Henry was variously listed as either a slaughterman or butcher. Some additional info I forgot to post was that his father was also called Henry and was a Coppersmith.

Elizabeths birth cert list her mother as "Elizabeth Law nee Bonham"

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Re: Disappearing Relatives
« Reply #5 on: Friday 09 February 07 10:16 GMT (UK) »
Hi Gez

Reluctant though I am to admit failure, I have to say that the little family are proving EXTREMELY elusive in the 1861  :( I've tried every combination I can think of for each of their names and place of birth but no joy so far. I do hope someone else is doing better than me!

Will keep looking though......

Angela 
Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Especially looking for - Sealey, Rogers, Cannings, Box, Sheppard in Wiltshire; Virgin, Slade, Abbott, Saint, Harper, Silverthorn in Somerset; and Virgin, Tarr, Beer in Devon

And most especially the origins of William Cannings,  a Baptist, born abt 1791 in Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire

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Re: Disappearing Relatives
« Reply #6 on: Friday 09 February 07 10:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi Gez
Like Angela I've searched every which way in 1861 but no sign  ??? :'(

Jan ;)
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bedfordshire - farr, carver,handley, godfrey, newell, bird, emmerton, underwood,ancell
buckinghamshire- pain
cambridgeshire- bird, carver
hertfordshire- conisbee, bean, saunders, quick,godfrey
derbyshire- allsop, noon
devon - griffin, love, rapsey
dorset- rendall, gale
somerset- rendall, churchill
surrey/middlesex - douglas, conisbee, childs, lyon groombridge

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Re: Disappearing Relatives
« Reply #7 on: Friday 09 February 07 10:38 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for trying Angela - quite why they should completely disappear prior to 1871 is a mystery :(

Its driving my nuts !

Gez

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Re: Disappearing Relatives
« Reply #8 on: Friday 09 February 07 10:42 GMT (UK) »
Not surprised it's driving you nuts - I'm just relieved that Jan can't find them either  ;D Perhaps they got missed off the census somehow...... Frustrating....

Angela
Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Especially looking for - Sealey, Rogers, Cannings, Box, Sheppard in Wiltshire; Virgin, Slade, Abbott, Saint, Harper, Silverthorn in Somerset; and Virgin, Tarr, Beer in Devon

And most especially the origins of William Cannings,  a Baptist, born abt 1791 in Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire
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