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Hi Geoff

I've got a case of a family appearing under one surname in one census, changing to another in the next and then back again.  In this case, the head of the household was illegitimate - sometimes he used his father's surname, sometimes his mother's married name.  He lived in a village so must have been known by both names throughout his life.

Ruth

Hi Ali

Here's a possibility (but I haven't looked at surname spelling variants so there could be more):

RG 12/1341 f.109 p.27
16 Livingstone St., New Beckton, East Ham, Essex
John H. Gillett, Head, M, 34, Labourer & ...her, Gloucestershire Moreton Marsh
Hannah M. Gillett, Wife, M, 29, Somersetshire: Upton Noble
Alice M. Gillett, Daur, S, 4, London: Lambeth
Sarah P. Gillett, Daur, S, 5, Essex: Barking
Charles F. Gillett, Son, S, 2m, Essex: New Beckton
James W. Harris, Boarder, S, 22, Labourer & ...her, London: Lambeth

Hope this helps

Ruth

P.S.  I should have mentioned that the 16 year old you mentioned was probably Alice Maud Gillett, 6, born Little Hadham, daughter of David in 1891.  And there's a 3 year old Alice M Gillett born in Cheltenham living with her uncle, George R. Gillett.

Hi Geoff

This is a very long shot, but I've had absolutely no luck with the surname HENRY in 1881, 1891 or 1901 - so perhaps they changed it?

I found an entry for 1891 in Westoe, Durham, which relates to a John H LAVERICK.  He's a 43 year old coal miner, born in Shiney Row, Durham.  His wife, May A Laverick is aged either 42 or 49 and born in Newcastle (I think), Northumberland.  They have 4 daughters - Agnes, 21, school governess, born Shiney Row; Maria, 18, born Shiney Row; Florence, 6, born Harton, Durham.  And they have one son, John J., 12, born Seghill, Northumberland.

Here's the family in 1881:
John H. LAVERICK   Head   M   Male   33   Pensher, Durham, England   Coal Miner    
 Mary A. LAVERICK   Wife   M   Female   38   Ireland        
 Agnes A.H. LAVERICK   Daur      Female   11   Pensher, Durham, England   Scholar    
 Maria H. LAVERICK   Daur      Female   8   Seghill, Northumberland, England   Scholar    
 John J. LAVERICK   Son      Male   3   Seghill, Northumberland, England        


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Source Information:
  Dwelling   Green Lane
  Census Place Harton, Durham, England
  Family History Library Film   1342209
  Public Records Office Reference   RG11
  Piece / Folio   5019 / 89
  Page Number   1

Hi Frances

I saw on www.freebmd.org.uk that Frederick Burr and Sarah Alice E. Oliver were married in 1871 (Jul-Sep 1871: Chelsea 1a 377).  As Henry was born in 1866, it therefore seemed likely that Henry's original surname was Oliver.  I had some spare credits on www.1837online.com, so checked for you.  This could well be him:

Births registered Oct-Dec 1866:
OLIVER Henry J., Chelsea 1a 242

Best of luck with your researches

Ruth