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Somerset Lookup Requests / James DAVEY, 1829 - 1865

« on: Tuesday 18 April 23 08:23 BST (UK) »

Hello,

I'm looking for James DAVEY in the 1951 census. I've looked on Ancestry but can't find him.

He was baptised in North Curry, Somerset in March 1829, illegitimate son of Sarah DAVEY.

Sarah subsequently married Job HARRIS in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset in 1832.

James can be seen in 1841 (as James Harris) living with Job, Sarah and half-siblings Thomas, John, Mary and Edmund in Seavington St Mary, Somerset.

There's no sign of him with the family in 1851, not in any of the other residences in Seavington.

James is with Job and Sarah in Seavington St Mary again in 1861, listed as "son in law".

James died in October 1865, aged 36.

Thanks for any assistance!

Dorset / John Harris of Sydling St Nicholas

« on: Tuesday 21 February 23 05:43 GMT (UK) »

Hello,

I'm looking for John Harris of Sydling St Nicholas.

He was born in 1861, parents James and Ann / Hannah Harris. He's on the 1861 census, aged 1 month, and also in the 1871 census, erroneously recorded as being 15 years old (which was the age of his brother, Thomas).

After that, I cannot find any more about him. There's no obvious deaths and he's not with the family in 1881 nor can I find any other obvious census entries.

He's not the John Harris born in Wool, Dorset around the same time.

Any assistance would be gratefully received - thank you.

Somerset / The children of Emma Jane Harris of Ilminster

« on: Sunday 01 January 23 08:46 GMT (UK) »

Hello,

I'm looking for 3 siblings that I cannot locate after 1911/1921. They are all children of Emma Jane Adams (nee Harris, also recorded as "Emily" in some censuses). Emma was born in 1869 in Ilminster and married Frederick Adams in 1894. Frederick died in 1900. Emma married again, to Jack Jeans in 1920 and died in 1958 Sturminster Newton, Dorset.

The three siblings are:

1. Bessie Adams, born 1897, Ilminster. Father: Frederick. She can be seen in 1911 living in Deptford, Kent with aunt Bessie Walker (nee Harris). I can't find her in the 1921 census or beyond.

2. William Charles Adams, born 1899, Ilminster. Father: Frederick. I cannot find William after 1911, when he was living with widowed mother Emma in Broadway (near Ilminster) with younger siblings Elsie and John (see below).

3. John Adams, born 1907, Broadway. Unknown father; Frederick had died several years before. I cannot find John after 1921, when he is working as a servant for the Welch family (with sister Elsie) in Broadway.

Grateful thanks in advance for any assistance.

Census and Resource Discussion / Sarah Jane Davidge, missing in 1891, 1901 and 1911

« on: Friday 24 June 22 00:56 BST (UK) »

Hello,

I'm looking for Sarah Jane Davidge in the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses.

She was born on 20th June 1847 in Langport, Somerset.
In 1871, she was recorded as Jane Davidge, aged 23, a servant at Pix Hill, High Ham, Somerset.
In 1881, again called Jane, aged 35, a cook at 41 Belsize Park, St John Hampstead.
She reappears in 1921 as Sarah Jane, single, aged 74, with her brother John Davidge in Yeovil, Somerset.

Many thanks for any hints or assistance.

Dorset / Harris daughters in North Wootton

« on: Wednesday 04 May 22 07:57 BST (UK) »

Hello,
In the 1911 census, my ancestor William Harris (b1853) and his wife Sarah (nee Barrett, b1850) were living in North Wootton, near Sherborne. The entry states the couple had 7 children, three of whom had died.
I have worked out those who had passed were son Henry Richard (b and d1885) and daughters Ann (b1877) and Elizabeth (b1882).
I believe the two daughters were both born in Somerset (Seavington St Mary near Ilminster) but cannot find any details as to when or where they died. They were both living with their parents in the 1891 census (Whitelackington, Somerset) but neither were at home in 1901 (Clapton, Somerset), nor have I found them anywhere else.
Would anyone have any advice or guidance on how to solve the mystery of the missing daughters, please?
Thank you.

Somerset / The children of Harriet Davidge, nee Harris

« on: Wednesday 24 November 21 02:33 GMT (UK) »

Hello,

Another great-great aunt conundrum...

Harriet Harris (1842 - 1924) married John Davidge (1853 - 1934) in December 1875 in Seavington St Mary, Somerset.

On the 1911 census, it states that Harriet had had 2 children, none of which were still alive. She and John were living in Yeovil, Somerset at this time.

I've searched for these children but not found anything definitive - there are no children living with them in either the 1881, 1891 or 1901 censuses. However, Harriet had an illegitimate child, Charles William (1869 - 1872), which may have been one of the 2 deceased children recorded in 1911.

I've gone through GRO to find all Davidges born in Somerset between 1875 and 1911 but can't tie in anything with a certainty that it's the child of the couple.

The other alternative is that Harriet had another illegitimate child before she married but again I haven't found anything obvious in the online burial records of Seavington St Mary between 1860 or so and 1875.

Is there another approach that I could use to identify the missing child that anyone can suggest?

Everyone's help with my previous query was great - thank you with any assistance with this one.

Somerset / Sylvanus Painter Honeybun

« on: Sunday 21 November 21 07:30 GMT (UK) »

Hello,

I'm trying to identify what happened to a great-great-uncle.

Baptised as Sylvanus Painter, Broadway, Somerset in 1839. Mother: Hester Painter.
1841 & 1851: Broadway, Somerset (Hester had married Robert Honeybun, then Hugh Honeybun after Robert died)
Married Phoebe Wells in 1860 in Taunton.
1861: Broadway, Somerset with wife Phoebe.

... then nothing.

I've searched for deaths in the period 1861 to 1871 for both Sylvanus and Phoebe, with no success. I can really find no mention for either of them from then onwards.

I don't think Sylvanus is the Sylvanus Painter that can be seen In Ohio around this time - all the documents suggest his birthplace was Ohio, not England. And there's a Phoebe Honeybun to be seen in London but she was born and raised in the city, not Somerset.

Thanks for any assistance,

Mark