1871 lookup please

[Finch]

Can anybody please help me find an AMELIA BROWN born about 1863 in Shelfanger. I would like to find out who her parents were and if there are any siblings. Thanks

[Tati]

Hi (again) Finch,

RG10/1838 138 19
Shelfanger, Norfolk
Onan? Brown, head, 61, Ag lab, b. Shelfanger
Judith, wife, 61, b. Tibenham
Amelia, granddau, 8, scholar, b. Shelfanger

Not much help, is it? I'll have a look at earlier census to see if grandfather"s name is clearer... and find possible parents for Amelia.

Tanja 

[Tati]

Well, he's still called Onan 

1861
RG9/1235 138 17
Shelfanger, Norfolk
Onan Brown, head, 51, Labourer, b. Shelfanger
Marie, wife, 45, b. Winfarthing
Patience, dau, 6, b. Shelfanger
Abel, son, 5, b. do.

1851
HO107/1822 149 22
Shelfanger, Norfolk
Ounan Brown, head, 40, Ag Lab, b. Shelfanger
Maria, wife, 35, b. Winfarthing
Hannah, dau, 11, b. do.
Laben, son, 9, b. Shelfanger
Happy, dau, 7, b. do.
Mary, dau, 5, b. do.

1841
HO107/758/12 11 16
Shelfanger, Norfolk
Onan Brown, 32, Ag lab, yes
Maria, 24, yes
Emma, 4, yes
Hannah, 1, yes

Tanja 

[Finch]

Hi Tanja,
Thank you so much , this is such a great help.
I found on LDS a child named Amelia being born to a Mary Brown, I wonder if she could be the daughter of Onan's daughter Mary?
Regards, Joan

[Tas Taka]

I believe that Amelia married William Welton. By 1901 they had children being – Clement William, 7, Charles Richard, 6, Mary, 5, Anny or Amy or both, 4 and 3, Dorothy, 1. It appears that Amelia died in 1921, aged 58.  Amelia's uncle Laban (Onan's son) was my great grandfather who emigrated to New Zealand and died in 1879.