Census of Fanny Sarah BLISS

[BOYTEN]

Hi I am looking for a 1891 onwards census for Fanny Sarah BLISS - she is on the 1881 census age 15- born 1865 in Richmond but sems to dissapear from then on. There doesnt seem to have married or died but there is no sign of her anywhere from then on. Can anyone help? Thank you

[louisa maud]

on 1881, if I have the correct family there are 8 siblings at home, 1891 most have left home by then except those born after 1880, , have you found where the rest of the siblings were, including Fanny, perhaps  they were all married

I wonder if Fanny was living with a family or had taken on someone else's surname

Louisa Maud

[BOYTEN]

Hi yes you have the right family family and that's the problem have no idea what name if any she is under- am working my way through census page by page but there are a lot of districts thanks for your interest anita

[Selina]

Hi,

Have you thought of contacting the Bliss One Name Study?

http://www.one-name.org/profiles/bliss.html

Selina

[BOYTEN]

Hi never heard of that before thank you will try that anita

[jann]

If Fanny disappears completely from the record system (i.e. no BMD, no appearance in a census) after 1881 I think you have to consider the very real possibility that she left England.  She may have gone abroad alone or as an employee of a family.

Have you checked immigrant lists, passenger lists, etc.? 

Jann

[Ruskie]

There are any number of reasons that Fanny doesn't appear on the censuses after 1891:
- she may have died - although you can't find a death for her it doesn't mean there isn't one - her name may be mistranscribed or you just may have missed her 
- perhaps she is in a place you haven't looked yet
- perhaps she is in service -
- perhaps she has married - although you can't find a marriage for her it doesn't mean there isn't one - her name may be mistrancscribed or you may just have missed her.
- and, immigration as suggested by Jann

Have you already dismissed this:
Marriages Sep 1890
BLAKE  Caroline Elizabeth A    Fulham  1a 458   
Bliss  Frances      Fulham  1a 458   
Downs  Henry William     Fulham  1a 458   
Watson  Francis Richard     Fulham  1a 458

[carol8353]

Have you already dismissed this:
Marriages Sep 1890
BLAKE  Caroline Elizabeth A    Fulham  1a 458   
Bliss  Frances      Fulham  1a 458   
Downs  Henry William     Fulham  1a 458   
Watson  Francis Richard     Fulham  1a 458

She married Henry William Downs and her father is listed as John Bliss a stationer.
Witnesses were John Bliss and Ada Bliss.She was 30.

Does that sound like the right girl?

[Ruskie]

Have you already dismissed this:
Marriages Sep 1890
BLAKE  Caroline Elizabeth A    Fulham  1a 458   
Bliss  Frances      Fulham  1a 458   
Downs  Henry William     Fulham  1a 458   
Watson  Francis Richard     Fulham  1a 458

She married Henry William Downs and her father is listed as John Bliss a stationer.
Witnesses were John Bliss and Ada Bliss.She was 30.

Does that sound like the right girl?

Um, maybe a bit old - Fanny was born in 1865 according to the OP. I haven't looked for Fanny in 1881 to see who her father is ... but I'l do that now.  [Nope, looks like father is George, a chimney sweep ... so Frances isn't Fanny  ]