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Can anyone help me find the parents of brother and sister Edward and Elizabeth Gough?
Elizabeth came from Leigh and her birth was registered at Cricklade in 1872. She later married Lewington Curtis in 1890.
Edward married Winifred Lewis in 1906 but I cannot establish his date of birth.
Any help would be appreciated.
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have you looked on the 1881 census?
It is free to search at www.familysearch.org
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there is an edward gough aged 5 on the 1891 census in cricklade reg dist his parents are caleb/emma gough
on the 1881 census this couple have a daughter elizabeth age 8
if you think this is them then i will post the censuses in full
mick
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Thanks Wozzle - I have all the census information but can't equate the Edward -Elizabeth link. The family came from Leigh. Elizabeth was born at Leigh but I can't find an Edward born at Leigh [would normally be registered at Cricklade] None of the Elizabeths figuring in the census returns are shown as born in Leigh/Cricklade. The nearest registered Edward would be the one born in 1884 registered at Highworth. He doesn't appear on the 1891 Highworth census.
Bit of a minefield! Thanks for your suggestions.
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On the 1881 census, with parents Caleb and Emma, Elizabeth's birth place is shown as Clyffe Pypard and on the 1891 census, (after her marriage) her birthplace is given as Thornhill. Clyffe Pypard and Thornhill are about 2 miles apart, so either place is probably correct. even today they are very tiny places near Wootton Bassett and about 10-12 from Leigh. Edward on the 1891 census is shown as born at Hilmarton, as does the 1901 census. It is about 6 miles from Hilmarton to Thornhill.
If Caleb is their father, he was an agricultural labourer and would have gone to whichever village had work, and it's always possible that his wife went with him so that the children were born in different villages. In fact looking at the 1881 census, the first two children were born in Clyffe Pypard and the others in Hilmarton.
To summarise:
1. Why do you say Elizabeth was born at Leigh, when the census shows she was born at Thornhill, which came under Cricklade registration at the time of her birth. Do you have her birth certificate?
2. There is a birth of an Edward Gough, born in 1884 (which ties in with the census entries. The registration area in his case is Chippenham, which covers Hilmarton, Edward's birth place on the 1891 and 1901 census.
3. If you don't have Elizabeth and Edward's birth certificates it might be worth buying them, that would show who their parents were.
4. If you don't have their marriage certificates, you could buy those if you prefer, but these would only give the father's name.
Lizzie
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Thank you LizzieW - I believe you are right and Caleb is the missing father.