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Hello Carol
Thank you for such a quick reply.
this is the information I have which has been gleaned from a birth certificate and a marriage certificate of this couple's child who was my great, great grandmother
 
Ellen Musson b. Nov. 2nd 1848 at Horsely Fields, Wolverhampton
Mother = Sophia Musson nee Skinner; Father = Thomas Skinner, a boatman.

Ellen Musson marries George Seymour May 10 1871 from Bilston Street , Wolverhampton. I have had no problems finding info about Ellen after this date as she appears to become more settled. Before her marriage I assume she was travelling along the canals ........... ?

I haven't been able to find anything about Thomas and Sophia in any census, nor have I been able to find if Ellen had any siblings.

Thanks for your offer
Margaret

I am researching the Skinner family who were possibly boat people around Wolverhampton in the mid 1800s. I have a Sophia Skinner who married a Thomas Musson. Can anyone shed any light for me, please

Cheers
Margaret

Hi Carolyn
Whoops! I got my Ayres mixed up with my Arbers. 
 
Yes, Philip Cornwell married Ann Ayres and it was Philip's mum Ann who appears to be an Arber and married a William Cornwell. I believe it is this William that wdurham mentions who has a handful of his children baptised at the same time - my Philip amongst them.

I have known about the Arber connection for quite a long time now - before sites like Ancestry and local record offices came on line.  A kind person living in the Cambridge area visited the local record office in Cambridge for me. Since then other on-line sources have 'confirmed' the  Arber name.

Sometimes I think I should always make a note of where information comes from. Do others?

Anyway sorry about the confusion with the Annes.

Also, just to confirm about poor transcribing: I had the Philip Cornwell entry in the 1841 Census photocopied for me by the above kind person at the Cambridge Record Office before easy on-line sources were available. A few years later when I tried to find this entry on-line on the Ancestry site there was nothing, yet I knew the entry existed. After many thwarted attempts and frustration reaching fever pitch, I also hit on the idea of entering the more uncommon christian name rather than a surname and lo and behold up came an entry for 'Cormak' - it was my Philip and family. I have used this strategy many times now - just as wdurham describes in his reply. Oh the satisfaction when you know you have discovered some information that has eluded you for a long time.

Cheers

Mig

Hello everyone

This particular thread I find intriguing because I now know why I have spent some very frustrating times looking for my ancestors from Cefn Mawr in 1841. Their name was John and Amelia Brellisford and he was a butcher. Am I right in assuming that Cefn Mawr records are all part of the Wrexham one that have been lost?