2 Hepzibah Bailey Birth dates

[Prue]

Thanks to all you helpful people. The family tree is begining to make sense now. I couldn't understand why the census details never showed any relationship between Joseph and Denton.
Cheers,
Prue

[janan]

Hi Prue
Glad things are coming together. Here is another piece of the jigsaw

1851
High Street, Olney
Hebzibah Bailey Servant Un 20 Gen^l Servant Beds Harrold
in household of Benjamin Coles grocer

HO107/1723/608 Pg4

Harrold is about 3miles SW of Sharnbrook

Jan

[Prue]

This gets better all the time! I only had lacemaker before. Does anyone know where the girls would have learnt the  lacemaking trade, would they have worked in a factory?  I shall have to google lacemaking to find out more.
Thanks Jan,
Prue

[johnP-bedford]

There was a lace school at Riseley

http://www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org/lace/social.htm

[Prue]

Just read the article, thanks for the link.
Sounds a pretty miserable occupation, long  hours and low pay. 
Joan

[Prue]

This gets better all the time! I only had lacemaker before. Does anyone know where the girls would have learnt the  lacemaking trade, would they have worked in a factory?  I shall have to google lacemaking to find out more.
Thanks Jan,
Prue

I would never have found the 1851 census entry without your folio no. etc I had searched  Ancestry for ages without success.
Prue

[janan]

Hi Joan
I like the challenge of finding someone who is hiding     In the end I looked for a female her age born Bedfordshire living Olney - no name, no town of birth.
Jan

[Prue]

With everybody's help I think I have now got as far as possible with  this side of the family. The information that you have all given me ties in with the answers that were given last year when I was searching for Emily Whiting  and Elizabeth  Whiting/Ticklepenny.   Elizabeth appears to have been the only girl in a family of boys so she probably had to stay at home to be the 'housemaid'and  brought up the two illegitimate children passing them off as Joseph's daughters. Emily uses the name Whiting on her marriage certificate in 1902, but used the name Ticklepenny in 1901 Census.  My next task is to purchase certificates to verify the findings but that will have to wait until after Christmas.
Best wishes,
Prue

Thanks again all,and those who helped me  in July 2006 last year.
 

[janan]

Let us know what you find out when you get the certificates Joan.
Jan