Dearing help please! UPDATE

[hazelmoore]

Hello All!

I have a Dearing (first name) married to a brother (Thomas) of my Gt.Gt.Grandfather William Moore b.1812.  I have them on the 1861 Census living in St Luke, Finsbury.  Thomas and William were born in Coventry and Dearing in St Lukes.

I have been unable to find a Marriage for them or indeed a Birth (c1820 - too early!) or Death for her - I entered 'Dearing' on FreeBMD and there were only a handful of entries from 1837 to 1910 and most of those were male!

I have tried Ancestry and Family Research with similar results - does anyone have any ideas where I go from here?  I even tried Dearing on Google but most results are for the surname.

I would be extremely grateful for any ideas...!

Thanks, Hazel

[Tati]

Hi Hazel,

Have you seen the actual 1861 census image? It's very unclear so I'd say 'Dearing' is just as good a guess as anything else!   

[Arranroots]

I agree with Tati - the image is awful!  I don't see her in 1871 either.

Have you managed to identify the birth of one of the children?  The cert would give the mother's name.

Kind regards, Arranroots 

[jobucoth]

A possible birth for Sarah Moore  1856   JFM   St Luke, 1b  593

and for                  Thomas Moore   1860 JFM  st Luke,  1b 623

Roy

[hazelmoore]

Hi Tati and Arranroots

Yes I do have the image and I do agree with you to a certain extent.  I must admit I have leant on the transcription - Dearing!!  Any other ideas about what it could be?!!  Yes they did have children, Sarah and Thomas and I do have their Reg.Nos. but they are not such close family that I had considered getting a Birth Cert.!!!  Looks like it may be the only way to find out what her name is!

Hazel

P.S. You're too fast for me!!  I have  Dec 1855 Moore  Sarah Elizabeth    St.Luke  1b 515 and the same as you for Thomas

[Tati]

I agree with Tati - the image is awful!  I don't see her in 1871 either.

I believe Thomas is a widower in 1871.

Have looked at deaths 1861-1871 in the St Luke and Holborn districts but couldn't see anything that looked remotely like it! 

[hazelmoore]

Hi Tati

I think Thomas is in the 'Holborn Union' Workhouse in 1871, widower, even though the age is wrong.
I couldn't find a Moore Death that fitted Dearing either! 

Hazel

[Mum44]

I've tried to find this family on the 1861 on FindMyPast - can't find them at all

Think Thomas Junior is at an Indstrial School in 1871....

[Arranroots]

Agree about Thomas Jr.

There is a marriage of a Diana HARRISON which I have tried to make fit!

Marriage

Dec 1855 St Luke 1b 747

Cotton Hannah
Harrison Diana
Moore Thomas
Rowland Henry

Mentioning it here in case anyone else thinks it is likely?