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Okay, I've found a "Rose Street" in the St Anne Soho district of Westminster, which is where his son lived. I think this is the right track.

Hi,

I've searched and searched but just can't find this man. He was Samuel Blunt, born around 1837 in Wellingborough, Northampton. He worked in the shoe trade. I know his wife Louisa died in 1887, and I believe Samuel remarried in 1888 to Lydia Martha Wood, but don't have the marriage certificate. I was hoping that by finding him in the 1891 census I'd confirm the marriage to Lydia and look at getting the certificate.

In 1881 the family are in King Street, but based on other records they seem to move around (staying in Westminster area), from street to street alot. So that may not be very helpful.

I've tried searching by just surname, just first name, just birthplace, just occupation, searching for Lydia, etc., but just can't find anything!

Any help or suggestions gratefully accepted 

Hi Enots,

I definitely agree that the Thomas and Mary link seems likely, but assumptions can be dangerous. A good tip is to look at the names of your Henry's children. If his sons had names like Thomas, George and James, that's a good clue.

On Rootsweb there are some posts relating to Thomas Drew: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GLOUCESTER/2004-04/1082777535
and Mary Farmilo:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GLOUCESTER/1998-02/0888047842

Using these, you can get back another generation. Contacting the poster may be a different story though, as they were written in 1998 and 2004.

If you'd like some help getting further back, I'll have a go... good luck 

Hi everyone, I'll start from the 12th - I think this is a great idea!

12 January
1866: Helena Brouwer died aged 85 in Haarlem. She was born in Leiden around 1780, the daughter of a vintage clothing merchant, and his weaver wife. Her parents separated, and her father remarried to a much younger half-German. Helena was married and had seven children in Haarlem, where she worked as a shopkeeper in her widowhood, which began in 1822.

1840: Johanna van den Eijkhof, my ancestor and the granddaughter of the above, was born in Haarlem. She was a housewife her whole life, raising four surviving children (including Anna who died aged 15), and losing several in infancy.  She died on 19 November 1899 aged 59, and her husband placed an obituary in the paper which described her as a much loved mother and grandmother.

13 January
1803: Teunisje Elberts van Donkersgoed, my ancestor, was born in Putten. Her parents were farmers in the area. Teunisje married and had 14 children, but not all survived. Those that did became farmers as well, or married farmers. Teunisje was widowed in 1861, and died on 3 July 1862 aged 59, 3 years after her mother.

1850: Catharina Willemina Fiets, my ancestor, died in Welsum aged 76. She was born in Diepenveen, and lived in Welsum in her adult life. She was married to Evert van Putten, and they were both labourers. They had 7 children and were married for almost 54 years, until Catharina's death.

Hi everyone,

I have a particular family who seem to have disappeared after the 1871 census. I'm not sure if this is because they emigrated, or simply because I haven't been able to find the records.

The family consist of children William, Patrick, Margaret and Bridget and their parents:
-Michael Brennan, born about 1825 in Kilkenny
-Bridget Brennan (nee Joyce), born about 1831 in Roscommon

It's not so much the children but the parents I'm most interested in.

There is a previous thread on the family on which was found they were living in St Luke, Westminster on the 1871 census.
Michael, 46, Bridget, 40 and children Margaret, 11, William, 8 and Patrick, 4, were lodgers of George Reynolds.
On other censuses they were recorded as Brenan and Brinen, which is probably why it was harder for me to find - I now know the values of wildcards.
(I can link back to thread if you like)

I have since tried to research what happened to the family afterwards, but all the usual places are turning up no results.

I have searched later censuses and BMD records but nothing that fits is there. It seems like Michael and Bridget must have disappeared. I have considered possible emigration but have not found any strong leads.

My ancestry tree gave a hint of a Michael Brennan, born about 1827 in Kilkenny, living in the US but I discounted that one as a genealogy site shows he moved to the US with parents and married a different person.

Could anyone please have a look?
Maybe a new set of eyes will come across something - hopefully

Thank you very much
C