Hi All !
Thanks to Casalguidi and others, I discovered an amazing 1&2xG family of Canterbury Hawkers, Chair-Bottomers and Organ Grinders..., who, in any life-style comparison could render Oliver Twist’s London a veritable Club Med.
http://www.machadoink.com/Fortunes%20Passage.htm At the time, it’s no wonder why many pure-blood Britons had to buy a mobile-home (four wheels and a horse) to find fresh air and water in order for them to distance themselves from the cholera infected Stour River sewer.
Anyway, Fortune’s Passage and the 1891 census to one side, it’s their 1871 workhouse census at Deal that interests me for the time being.
In fact, I’m trying to find my 2xG Emma Lees’ parents the hard way, because I seem to be having little “eye-contact” with
http://www.gro.gov.uk due to their websites' idiosyncrasies !! (third time still unlucky)
Emma Lee abt1838, Bridge, Kent.
Edward Gimber abt1834, Deal, Kent.
Married 3 March 1857..., Deal, (St. Andrews) Kent.
(note: Casalguidi once winked at a “Gypsy Lee” connection here; lol)
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http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/33342780/person/18949527884In the 1871 census, we see a list of workhouse lodgers. Edward, Emma Lee and family are mentioned as being hawker/dealers..., and a little way down the list we find another family of Lees. (no smoke without fire, especially under the same roof)
On my tree, I’ve placed a provisional “unknown Lee” as a father, simply in order to allow for a brother called Thomas Durban Lee abt1841.
Now, this Thomas Durban Lee can be found in other Ancestry trees full of solicitors, but as one of them is mentioned as going bankrupt, this could have pushed this particular part of the family to a workhouse environment. But as you will all say time and time again, (and in particular Casalguidi) ..., this is obviously a coincidence !
Nonetheless, if Thomas and Emma are siblings, this’ll provide me with her parents.
Thanks all ! ...., Iain.