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 I have been on several guided historical  tours of Leicester with different themes .

One man who leads these has also made video clips called "hidden histories of Leicester "

Medieval & Roman Britain .

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to add a link
But they come up on YouTube searches

Mr Butler is a great guide

He also does cycle tours which cover the same routes as videos

 Joseph Huxley  b.1789 Hampton Wick London England

Married Elizabeth Emonson there in 1813

Found baptism of most of their 7 children in Kensington
 James 1818
Mark * 1820
John 1824
Twins William.+ Henry 1825
Eleonor 1827
& Elizabeth 1836

In 1847 Joseph of 11 James street  was applying for relief in st Mary abbots parish where he had been living for at least 5 years

Mentions that he had had
*Parish relief from Hampton Wick parish previously

His son John age 24 is described as afflicted and daughter Elizabeth age 15
Presumably the others had left home

But where were they all in 1841  ?

Mark Huxley married Caroline bishop in July 1841 at st Leonard's their address was given as  golden lane
Profession of his father given as cutler

Not found mark or Caroline in 1841

 I have some high matches to 2 Smith cousins with tiny trees.i know from DNA matches & other clues that the connection is thru their grandmother
Whose maiden name they don't have on trees but is ROBERTS

They have her as first name Minnie married to Richard Smith no dates or locations

After following false Kirkman trails I eventually worked out that
The cousins  respective fathers were
Dereck 1920  m Kirkman + 
( grandson. Told me his grandmother was minnie )

Thomas F C SMITH 1922 -1969
m.Howley (tree has that maternal. grandma as Minnie )
Grandfather Richard SMITH from bury Lancashire.

DNA amounts lead to Minnie having the grandparents Dorcas JONES+ James ROBERTS

One tree that I'm now helping with has
 her as being Mary Ann ROBERTS B 1895 to single mother Harriet Rebecca ROBERTS
1872

I don't know where that information came from ..no sources
I have Harriet.Rs death as 1893 at the mine  where she worked .( In which case she could be Minnie's mother unless Minnie was born earlier)

If I had records I don't know where they are this could be from research done by a relative in the 1970s

Where do I go from here ?.

Having access to newspapers from WW1 I came across my grandfather + his brother's photos in the Birkenhead post
They committed to regularly printing 21 photos of soldiers participating in the war one page had my grandad and a half brother and full brother .

Another page had another brother who'd been wounded returning for R & R

Great to see photos I didnt know existed
I don't know if attachment s will be too big

I have different possible town of origin for Robert BARROW

So I can't look for his birth or baptism or early census

In 1861 he was age 33 a sapper & royal engineers

Described as soldier on marriage to Amelia RULE June 1861  Gillingham Kent

& In news articles in July & August  same year .

In 1871 he is a fishmonger birthplace given as Hastings
In 1881 he is a provisions dealer birthplace Chatham

Information was found about his wife & children in this post which is wrongly on Irish forum

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=882066.msg7548153#msg7548153

But I can't get back any further
Marriage gives father's name as Robert

I've ruled out the 11year old living with aunt Harriet kingsland in 1851  Sheldich Kent

There are lots of possibilities in Lancashire

He is not son of Robert Barrow rope maker + of Bolton lancs