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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Kent => Topic started by: JohninSussex on Friday 25 October 13 07:43 BST (UK)
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I wonder if anyone has any ideas. The 1881 census shows my relative Anne E Castle (née Rutter) in Dover with a daughter, nephew and "Ellen Brownrigg, 19, general servant b. Dover".
The trouble is I can find no Brownriggs living in/near Dover around 1861, no Ellen Brownrigg born anywhere on England, etc. I would like to know who her parents were and if she might actually be another relative working for the family.
Any suggestions appreciated.
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Hi John
Taking into consideration that the enumerator got the spelling wrong there is a Ellen Ann BROWNING born in Dover March quarter 1861 according to free BMD.
This may well be her.
Regards panda
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Hello
I have had a look it does look like Brownrigg on census page
But!
1871
Maidstone Kent
Thomas Browning age 35
Eliza age 38
Alfred age 13
Ellen age 10 born Dover
James age 8
Eliza age 6
Frank age 3
Pam
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OK thanks both of you, that is the most likely answer. I did try looking on FreeBMD at one stage for Brown* but there were so many plain Browns I must have missed this one.
So she's just a regular kinda servant girl then... and probably Mrs Castle had recently forgotten poor Ellen's 20th birthday.