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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => London and Middlesex => Topic started by: Pat Hase on Thursday 16 March 23 14:34 GMT (UK)
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George WINGRAVE was born in Middlesex about 1811 - his father was Joseph WINGRAVE and they were Oil and Italian Warehousemen. George married Sarah PRIMER at Cheltenham in 1845 and they had 3 daughters by the 1851 census when they were living in Fleet Street, St Bride. Sarah died later in 1851 and by the 1861 census the 3 daughters are living in Cheltenham with their maternal grandfather David PRIMER and are entered with the surname PRIMER. My question is "What happened to George WINGRAVE?
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Could he have emigrated? Some Ancestry trees suggest that he is George Wingrave, pickle dealer, who moved to Ontario, Canada. He is present on the 1881 census of Canada:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1NQ-BYC?personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMVF4-42H
He died in 1882:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q93-C9YJ-744S-R?i=233&cc=1307826&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AJD2F-Y3R
His place of birth is given as London, England.
Just a suggestion, but this could explain why he cannot be found in England post-1861, when it looks like he is boarding in Shoreditch with Robert and Sarah Tavener.
Queenie :)
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Thank you for that - All sounds very possible. I'm sure I came across the surname FOX when I was looking for George but can't remember where! The was an Arthur Wingrave FOX but he's probably a red herring! I'm grateful for the tip. I'm very wary of Ancestry Trees as a rule but this does seem likely. Thank you.