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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Monday 09 October 17 21:51 BST (UK)  »
My thoughts Ray, especially as he was a railway labourer in subsequent census returns and the GWR was being built in early 1840's.   It's possible that he is listed on 1841 census with a variation on the name Darke - but I just couldn't find it using resources available on Find My Past
Jenn

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Monday 09 October 17 21:46 BST (UK)  »
You will see now why I was going around in circles.  I missed the Jonus and Ann marriage on Find My past - and have now downloaded it and saved it as its still a possibility.  The other family with the stone mason are definitely not the right ones.  It doesn't help matters with the change of spelling of surnames  Darke (and possibly Dark) and Wills (and Wells in every child's registration with GRO.

Thank you for your help -
Jenn Morgon

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Monday 09 October 17 21:21 BST (UK)  »
Josiah Darke in 1851 is back in Hanham working as a railway labourer.  His wife is called Ann and she was born in Teignmouth.  Two children - also born in Teignmouth,. 

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Monday 09 October 17 21:15 BST (UK)  »
Brilliant help finding the marriage details.  Where did you find them ?  Even stranger now as Josiah's father was definitely called Samuel and he was a labourer in Bitton near Bristol.  Ann Wills father was called John but not sure that Jonus is Josiah !!  Date of marriage ties in with birth of first child who is registered with the father's name of Darke and mothers of Wells. 
Many thanks for finding the marriage details - it will certainly help - even if it rules out this particular marriage
Thank you again
Jenn

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Devon / Brick wall help needed please
« on: Monday 09 October 17 20:58 BST (UK)  »
I am researching Josiah Darke (born 1813 in Bitton Gloucester) who married Ann Wells (sometimes recorded as Wills) in 1846 in East Teignmouth.  Ann Wells/Wills was the daughter of John Wells/Wills and Frances Newman - she was born in Teignmouth in 1820. I have her parents marriage details and her baptism details.  In 1846 there was a marriage for Ann but the groom appears to be recorded as Jonus Dark !  I have all census returns from 1851 for Josiah Darke but cannot find the 1841.   I have a subscription for Find My Past  but the 1841 census for Josiah Darke (or possibly Dark) doesn't seem to  be there. As his working life was connected with railways I think he may have been in Devon during 1840's building the Great Western Railway - and presumably met Ann there.  If anyone has access to the 1841 census I would be really grateful if they could locate Josiah Darke (possibly listed as Dark)
Many, many thanks in advance
Jenn Morgon

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Gloucestershire / Re: Turk family census look up please
« on: Tuesday 03 October 17 16:25 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much Trish1120

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Gloucestershire / Re: Turk family census look up please
« on: Tuesday 03 October 17 05:44 BST (UK)  »
Just done a search with GRO death index.  It appears that three of the children died in December Quarter 1870 - Frank aged 1, Caroline aged 3 and Frederick aged 5 - hence them not appearing on the 1871 census. So very sad for the family to lose three young children so quickly
Thanks again for your help.  Now need to see if there are any parish records of their burials

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Gloucestershire / Re: Turk family census look up please
« on: Tuesday 03 October 17 05:16 BST (UK)  »
Thank you KGarrad.  I am fairly new to family research and didn't realise that there are so many places to look for information.  Thank you so much
Jenn

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Gloucestershire / Re: Turk family census look up please
« on: Monday 02 October 17 21:16 BST (UK)  »
Thank you KGarrad I hadn't realised that census returns were on family search
Great help
Jenn

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