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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Topic started by: kjmck on Monday 08 October 18 20:04 BST (UK)
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Evening all,
Looking for any help locating the above Keren Ching and her husband Edward. She married Edward May on 2 February 1815 in Surrey. It's a very unusual name!
Cheers,
Keelan
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Do you know anything else about them - are they on the 1841 census or have they died before then?
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I am having trouble locating them in Census returns but have just found this
MAY, KEREN HAPPUCH MICHEL 71 Order
GRO Reference: 1862 J Quarter in DARTFORD Volume 02A Page 157
And also found this too, unsure if she is a Daughter of Edward and Keren.
MAY, KERERHAPPUCH 13 Order
GRO Reference: 1846 S Quarter in OF YORK IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF YORK Volume 23 Page 543
Although unlikely as Edward & Keren had a daughter, Keren Amelia May born 1815, who married Decimus Sewell.
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1851?
Edward May 61 iron merchant
Kiron H May 59 born Launceston Cornwall
Augusta May 28
Emily Ching May 23
+ 3 servants
2 of the witnesses to the marriage in 1815 have the surname Ching
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Evening all,
Looking for any help locating the above Keren Ching and her husband Edward. She married Edward May on 2 February 1815 in Surrey. It's a very unusual name!
Cheers,
Keelan
Keren-happuch is a biblical (Old testament) name, usually hyphenated like so, but could be spelled as a single word if you are searching for her name.
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Baptism of Emily Ching May 1825 mothers name is Kerenhappue, probably should be as the above post suggests.
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1861 Erith Kent
Edward J May 41
Keren H M May 68 mother widow still born Lauceston Cornwall so that must be her origins
Augusta May 36
Emily C May 31
The death you have found in 1862 looks about right
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Ching Kerenhappuch Mitchel 1789 — 1789 Cornwall Baptisms Launceston - St Mary Magdalene, Cornwall, England
Finally found this.
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So Edward May must die between 1851 - 1861.
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It's a very unusual name!
A fair few in Lancashire and Yorkshire mid 19thC, possibly wives & daughters of miners from Cornwall.
1st part of name was sometimes spelled/transcribed Karen/Kiren/Kuren.