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Hi Millerina,

Many thanks for your reply. Giving me the names of the next streets was very useful as I have a map of Victorian London and was able to see the Hill Street you referred to. Actually it is south of Hyde Park whereas the one I am after is East of Hyde Park.

I have had some luck now with the 1881 census as I found the Hill Street off Berkeley Square in a 1882 Post Office Directory online. Abraham Robarts, a banker, was living there and I already have him in the 1881 census in Lillingstone Darrell, Buckinghamshire and my GG Grandmother is there with him as a servant. By entering one of the neighbours, Emily Beaufort, dowager Duchess of 19 Hill Street, from the PO directory into Familysearch and working my way through the neighbours, I now have the 1881 census for 29 Hill Street. (RG11/96 f.75 p.27) The head (in brackets) of household is Richard Andrews, the butler and there are a few other staff which all ties in with the actual head of household being elsewhere. The address on the census is down as plain Hill Street, London, Middlesex, so no wonder it was difficult to find the right one!

If you have access to the 1871 census I would greatly appreciate if you could see if Abraham Robarts is living at 29 Hill Street then (or his staff!) The adjoining streets besides Berkeley Square are Farm St, Hayes Mews, John Street & Union Street. Neighbours in 1882 were
33 Samuel Charles Allsopp
31 Lord Rowton
27 Earl Roden
25 James Jenkinson Bibby

Thanks for your help,
Ceci

Hi Biker,

I think it is very likely that this is the family I am looking for. Not only is the area, Ellen's age, father's name and his occupation right, there is a Sarah Murray as a witness on Ellen's marriage certificate as well, so it looks like her sister. I will definitely follow this up.

I love delayed responses when they are this good!

Many Thanks,
Ceci

Hi Cissellby,

Thank you for those. I will have to investigate that family further to see if It could be mine. That Sophia looks hopeful.

Regards
Ceci

Hi,

I am still looking for Ellen Murray in 1841 and hoping to find her with her parents. The only other information I have that might help is that the address on her marriage certificate in 1850 is 'Ratcliffe', but there is no street. Her husband Alfred Samson also gave Ratcliffe as his address for the marriage certificate. I have found them in all the later census records.

Regards,
Ceci

Yes thank you, I have found him now in 1841 and 1851. 

Ceci