Anyone help please, HOLMAN

[Evie]

Hi

This will most likely be Dorcas, working as a servant born abut 1848. Transcribed as Dorkas

RG9/ Piece 446/Folio 43/ Page 17

To use the reference number go to the bottom of an 1851 census and you will see RG9 then fill the rest in, I leave all other information blank, as I find that easier. Yes it is Ancestry and I'm assuming the one posted by Anna probably is.

When times were hard kids were sent out to work at an early age I'm afraid

Evie

[mollyolly]

many thanks for your help. I shall continue to find info on the other brothers and sisters now.

[Evie]

Good Luck, sorry I couldn't find Moses, but keep looking he may be with Mary under a different name

To confirm that Moses has all these siblings which you were after in the beginning I would probably send for the birth certiifcate of Dorcas. The name is unusual enough not to get the wrong certificate. Too many Johns and James

However, it's not as though the mother is Mary or something like that either, Frances is not a 'common' name, i.e. I cannot recall seeing any glancing through the census here. So my opinion is that Moses is their brother, even though he's playing hide and seek in 1861

Evie

[mollyolly]

Just found a web page about the place where Dorcas worked as a nurse maid, a watermill in Godstone. Very interesting, thanks again

[Evie]

Hi

Just had a look on the IGI and it seems that all the children of James Holman and Frances are there including Moses christened Ardingley. Batch number CO70051

Evie

[mollyolly]

whats the IGI ??

[Evie]

Hi

It is on the site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in otherwords LDS site or family saerch. It is a good help although not complete. The link that I have sent you will take you to the search page - I hope- click on International Genealogical Index and at the bottom is a place to put the batch number in I gave you. In surname put Holman with parents James and Frances. Don't use a maiden name for Frances.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0636/

Evie

[OneBigFamily]

Incidentally the reason why you couldnt find Moses in 1871 was because he was misindexed as HolmOn. 

When searching on ancestry it is much easier to find the records you need if you search on the first few letters of the surname followed immediately by a star, for example typing Hol* and then searching. 

So many records are misindexed (not just on ancestry but generally) I never search using a complete name.

p.s. I found previously Holman misspelt as Holeman and Hohman.

Penny

[janan]

Hi

I'm wondering if this could be Moses in 1861 eventhough it says Amos and is Sarah Anrock actually Arnold? Although they are clear on the image both could be mistranscriptions by the enumerator from the original household schedules.

Jan

Westreet Ardingly

Edward Tester Head M Widower 39 Parish Clark Sussex Saint Johns
John do Son 12 Labourer Ardingly
Harriet do Daur 10 Scholar do
James do Son 8 Scholar do
Charlotte do 6 Scholar do
Sarah Anrock Serv Widow 50 Housekeeper dp
Amos Holeman Son 8 Nurse Child Ardingly

RG9/581/33 Pg11