Bacon on the Move

[bodger]

I would like some thoughts on the following, many moons ago i was looking for George Bacon in the 1871 census, and "Spendlove" very kindly replied that he was in Harden, Yorks. as a railway porter under the name Bacen, age 17, b. Beper,  i eventually got around to checking the census myself, and discovered that there was also a John Bacen, age 15 lodging in the same house, but he was b. Heath.
Is Heath close enough to Belper for them to be related, or was it just chance that the two young Bacons, finished up as porters many miles from home ?
                                                  Bodger

[Sisterjane]

Hi Bodger

According to the 1861 cencus the boys are from different families...

Jane

Ermmm sorry forget that I missed one of them but they are both together in 1861......DOH!!!!!!

[silvery]

Belper Derbyshire to Heath (Chesterfield Derbyshire) is about 18 miles.  So not too far.

If they both worked on the railway, they could have got to anywhere I suppose.

[Sisterjane]

Hi again Bodger.....Forget my first post totally...completly Bodged it..Grrroooaannnnn.

Here are the 2 boys in 1861...not brothers but possibly cousins..

RG9/2509/75/11---Belper-Derbyshire
High St

All b Belper

BACON

John 28 head            Cotton Carder
Sarah 26 wife
George 6 son
Sarah 4 dau
Eliza 2 dau
Harriett 9m



RG9/2533/63/5-Heath-Derbyshire

John 34 head b Heath    Farmer of 29 Acres
Mary 34 wife b Ashover
John 5 son b Heath
George 2 son b    "
Mary Jane 9m b   "

Jane