"Home Children" help please

[J.J.]

Marriages March quarter 1866
  John MARCHANT  & Eliza Poulter  Lambeth  vol.1d   p. 553

and welcome to rootschat! 

cristobel
Using Eliza's surname I found this older thread of yours as well...This shows Eliza is accounted for?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=11bc5d31f78e6c18a88fc41d81753cd5&topic=170209.0

also here are the Hunter family and William in 1891
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/001081-119.02-e.php?person_id_nbr=2229554

Was brother John George b.1865 ever accounted for? I saw a marriage in 1882 Bedminster , but a later death age may rule that one out...but who's to say he used his middle name, I suppose
 

[cristobel]

Hi,
Welcome to rootschat dylansmother and hello again J.J.

Eliza's maiden name was Poulter as shown.

J.J, I haven't been able to find anything further about John George b.1865.  The US family told me he joined the Navy.  I made enquiries to the Royal Navy, but they had no record of him.  It could be the Merchant navy that he joined.  I must admit I haven't followed through on John George Marchant.  It would be great if dylansmother was descended from this line.

I also see from my post back in 2006 I didn't thank Jorose for his help.      So thanking you now Jorose - learning as I go along. 

I must get back into the research on this family - its been put to one side - into the too hard basket.

Cheers, Chris.

[J.J.]

So no sign of John on the English censuses then? Nothing on the BHC site...( even elder boys came in farm work groups)...but we have found additions so not all are transcribed yet...I'm sure some records will turn up somewhere if he was in the navy  J.J.

[cristobel]

Hi J.J.

I haven't done too much searching for John in the English census.  But I did find him in the USA 1900 census in Rochester, County of Monroe, New York.  He is age 30 and with wife Agnes, Carrie Marchant, Frances Hunter (his sister) and Morley Hunter, age 3 his nephew.

After that I cant find him.  Maybe he went back to England.?

Thanks for your interst.  Chris.

[J.J.]

Ah, so you did eventually locate him, then... great....Too bad that dylansmother hasn't written any more to the thread...

[dylansmother]

I don't know if I can help you with your Marchant research, as I don't know much myself, apart from what I have been told by family members. My Great Grandfather was John Marchant, he was sent to live with an Aunt, after his parents James Marchant and Elizabeth Pearson both passed away, the rest of his siblings were sent to Dr Barndo's homes. John ran away from his Aunt at a young age and went to work at sea. That's all I have been told.

[cristobel]

Hi,
Well, everything sounds the same except for the maiden name of Eliza which I have as 'Poulter'.
As mentioned, John Marchant (the son) was the eldest child of John & Eliza.  The other children were Sophia, Eliza & Sally who went to a home and eventually to Australia.  The other daughter Frances went to Canada where the youngest lad, William eventually joined her.

Dylansmother, do you know the name of the children who went to Barnados, or is there anyway you could possibly find out from family members.  Maybe that way, we can work out if we are onto the same Marchant family.

I'd love to get some of this puzzle sorted. 

Cheers, Chris.

[dylansmother]

No sorry myself and the family don't know the name of the children sent to Dr Barnado's homes. I was told that when he left the Aunt's house to go to sea, he took with him a packet of turbines(Cigs) and a bag of cherries. Another thing was that when John was working at sea he was working on a boat and found out that the skipper was his long lost brother. As for Elizabeth's maiden name it could have been Poulter as I think John was too young to even remember his mother's maiden name. John did work in Detriot, USA for awhile, if that helps. If you can think of anything you want  to ask me, just ask away. 

[cristobel]

Wow, there are some more things that all add up.  Or is it just wishful thinking !!!

There is a Detroit connection - Frances Emma  who was John's sister, married Robert Hunter.  One of their sons, Francis Wilton Hunter worked in Detroit for the Ford Motor Co.  He was also a bricklayer and builder.  He also served in the  Merchant Navy in 1918.
So maybe John's long lost brother was actually his cousin ?

Other sons, James George Hunter, and Robert Morley Walter Hunter, were also in Detroit. 

Does anyone know where I can access Merchant navy records?  Is there an online resource?

This is sounding like it may possibly be the same family.        What do you think.

Just a couple of questions for dylansmother -

Do you know the name of the Aunt
Do you know where John worked in Detroit.

Cheers, Chris