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Independent Islands => Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark => Topic started by: Chalky44 on Tuesday 26 November 19 15:58 GMT (UK)
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Hi Ive recently found out that I have distant relatives from Guernsey, My great great great grandmother came from there and she was part of the Luff family. Any information would be greatly appreciated. :)
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And what was your ggggrandmothers name? When was she born and who were her parents? The 1841 CI census has 6 entries for that surname
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OK Her name is Matilda Mary Luff born 20th February 1824 I'm not sure who her parents were I'm working on that one.
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1841 census for Guernsey. Charlotte & Matilda born there
Richard Luff 40 b England - nurseryman
Charlotte Luff 45
Matilda Luff 17
HO107 Piece 1460/16 Folio 14 Page 23
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1851
Richard Luff 57 b England - nurseryman
Charlotte E Luff 64 b Guernsey St Peter Port
Henry Wilson 6 nephew b England
Elizabeth Sime 17 servant b USA British subject
HO107 Piece 2530 Folio 248 Page 6
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wow thank you :)
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1861
Richard Luff 67 widower b England retired nurseryman
Elizabeth Foley 60 widow - servant - birthplace n/k shown as soldiers daughter
RG9 Piece 4380 Folio 58 Page 21
On each census they were at Rohans Rd Guernsey
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There are a few possible baptisms for Richard in that age range on Family search but without knowing his actual birthplace in England it's difficult to pinpoint the right entry
www.familysearch.org
Who did Matilda marry?
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Looking at the nephew Henry Wilson in hopes of finding where Richard was born. Given Matilda was too young to be his sister I think she was probably the daughter of Richards brother. Henry would be his great nephew.
Births HENRY RICHARD LUFF WILSON - mothers maiden name Luff
March qtr 1845 SAINT LUKE MIDDLESEX Volume 02 Page 315
Marriages March qtr 1844
LUFF Matilda Mary Brentford 3 12
Wilson Henry Brentford 3 12
It was 19.2.1844 at Isleworth but no other info shown on Family Search
Deaths Dec qtr 1844
WILSON Matilda Mary St Lukes 2 258 she was 21yrs old
Henry was probably born December 1844 but if his birth was registered after Christmas it would fall in the first qtr of the following year
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A tree on Ancestry has Matilda Mary Luff as the daughter of Richard and Charlotte nee Barnicoat and that she is the one married to Henry Wilson.
If that was the case - Henry Wilson should be shown as their grandson in 1851 - but the image clearly describes him as their nephew
The tree also has this incorrect information and shows her 1844 death in Guernsey
She married Henry Wilson in 1844 in Guernsey.
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She died in London not Guernsey
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I know - I gave you her death details above. I was pointing out that the info on the tree I mentioned is wrong as it shows she died in Guernsey
Also - the tree shows Henry b 1845 as the grandson of Richard & Charlotte but the 1851 clearly shows him as their nephew.