1871

[geoff3d]

Looking for 1871, (father of Edward born Brewood 1818) PENKRIDGE!
Census 1871 is this him born 1811 ?
Age:   64
Relationship to Head of Household:   Head
Birthplace:   Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Schedule Type:   Household
Registration District:   Wolverhampton
Sub-District:   Wolverhampton, East
Parish:   Wolverhampton
County:   Staffordshire
Household   Role   Gender   Age   Birthplace
Thomas Highfield   Head   M   64   Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Sarah Highfield   Wife   F   60   Wolverhampton, Staffordshire

[KGarrad]

Who is it you are looking for?

The father of Edward Penkridge, who you think is Thomas Highfield?!

Would you care to explain how you reached this conclusion?

[geoff3d]

I would like to know what the 1871 shows details where born occ etc
for Thomas and Sarah, they had a son Edward

[KGarrad]

I'm not seeing a Thomas & Sarah Highfield in 1871?

When was Edward born?


Is that census you quoted from 1871?
If so, and he was 64 years old, then he would have been born in 1807?
So where does 1811 come from?

[KGarrad]

Aha! Ancestry have them transcribed as Heffield?!

Class: RG10; Piece: 2939; Folio: 8; Page: 9
Court No 1, Park Street, Wolverhampton

Highfield, Thomas  Head  M  64  Shoemaker  b WOlverhampton
Highfield, Sarah  Wife  F  69  b Wolverhampton

[geoff3d]

Thanks for that it is not them then. The family I want are in BREWOOD
Name:   Edward Highfield
Gender:   Male
Christening Date:   31 May 1818
Christening Place:   STRETTON BY PENKRIDGE,STAFFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name:   Thomas Highfield
Mother's Name:   Sarah
 FindMyPast Geoff

[KGarrad]

Wasn't that obvious?

Someone born in 1807 (or 1811) isn't likely to father a child born 1818?!

[Willow 4873]

Well if this is his marriage off FreeREG his father was called Thomas but as KGarrad pointed out it wasnt the 1871 Thomas but Wolverhampton isnt all that far from Brewood

8.6.1840 St Peters Wolverhampton Edward Highfield 20 batchelor of Wolverhampton labourer father Thomas labourer to Ann Snape 20 spinster of Wolverhampton father Thomas Snape labourer

Willow x

[LizzieL]

In 1851 an Edward of right age born Brewood was married to an Ann, living in Batmans Hill, Sedgeley, and in 1861 living in Tipton Road, Dudley.

So looks like it could be right marriage.