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Thank you Dave for the translation and deciphering.

This is the translation for future reference if it helps anyone else:

Nürnberg den 23 Januar 1879

Vor dem unterzeichneten Standesbeamten erschien heute, der Persönlichkeit bekannt,
der Ladengehilfe Johann Leonhard Schumann
wohnhaft zu Nürnberg Breitegasse No 10, evangelischer Religion,
und zeigte an, daß von der Margaretha Schumann geborene Reiß,
seiner Ehefrau, evangelischer Religion, wohnhaft bei Ihm, zu Nürnberg in seiner Wohnung
am 20 Januar des Jahres tausend acht hundert siebzig und neun (1879) nachmittags
um vier Uhr ein Kind weiblichen
Geschlechtes geboren worden sei, welches die Vornamen
Margaretha Barbara erhalten habe.
Vorgelesen, genehmigt und unterschrieben
Johann Leonhard Schumann

Registrar
in Vertretung Schmidt
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Nürnberg 23 January 1879
Before the undersigned registrar appeared today, personally known,
the shop assistant Johann Leonhard Schumann
resident in Nürnberg Breitegasse No 10,
protestant religion and reported that his wife
Margaretha Schumann nee Reiß, protestant religion, resident with him, in his house, gave birth to a baby girl in his appartement
on the 20 January 1879 at 4 pm.
Given names: Margaretha Barbara
Read aloud, accepted and signed
Johann Leonhard Schumann

Registrar
in Vertretung (proxy)
Schmidt

Thank you, but that's not him. I have been checking the voter registers and it looks like William was on the list for 1911, with an address of 10 Taybridge Road. This is not where his wife and children were living when the census was taken. in 1901, they were all at Marmion Road, just around the corner to Taybridge Road. In the 1911 census, I can't find any records for 10 Taybridge road, although all other numbers seem to have been enumerated. Very strange.

Hi,
I have been researching my family history for many years and have uncovered lots of interesting information. However, one question still remains un-answered. When the census of 1911 was taken, My grt grandfather, William Swaffield did not appear on the record with his wife and children at their home address. I can also not find him at any other address in the census records. In the record - below, Mabel is listed as his wife, rather than her being HO so that I believe suggests that he would normally have been there (and I know they weren't divorced). If he was out of the house, but not in any other place where he would have been enumerated, i.e in the pub - should he have been listed as the head? What if he was in a police cell, workhouse or other such place - could this be the reason? William was born in Bristol in c1857 but i can't find him anywhere. Any suggestions?

Name:   Mable Swaffield
Age in 1911:   43
Estimated birth year:   abt 1868
Relation to Head:   Wife
Gender:   Female
Birth Place:   Ross
Civil Parish:   Deptford St Paul
Search Photos:   Search for 'Deptford St Paul' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island:   London
Country:   England
Street address:   34 Brocklehurst St, New Cross S E
Marital status:   Married
Estimated Marriage Year:   1886

Hi Shane

Thanks for the info - i'll keep an eye out for the completed database.

Hi,
Did a search for newspaper archives and came up with this site: http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs
I did a search, found the reference, paid my 6.99 and got the newspaper article! Fantastic! £6.99 gets you 24hrs  and access to up to 100 articles.
It answered all my questions and more.

Regards
Richard