Maiden Bradley and Mere

[crisane]

Hi
I will start looking later after all domestics are done.

[KGarrad]

I don't know what all the references are as yet and how to find them. So with the info I have I can use that to back up my search to confirm that I know what I'm doing and then I can use the experience to start researching my wife's father.

The references are those used by The National Archives.
You can use them to locate a specific document.
FindMyPast allows census searches by reference. Ancestry also.

1841 and 1851 censuses have a classification code of HO107 (HO = Home Office, I think!).
1861 has the class RG09; 1871 has RG10; and so on up to 1911 which has RG14. (RG = Registrar General)

Within a class, TNA references by Piece Number, Folio Number and Page Number.
Sometimes we quote  as Crisane did (RG12 Piece 1627 Folio 44 Page 2); sometimes we shorten it! (RG12, 1627, 44, 2)

Simples!

[crisane]

1881 RG11 Piece 2079 Folio 65 Page 17
15 Somerset Arms
Alfred White 28 farm labourer Maiden Bradley
Sarah White 21 Tisbury
Emanuel G. White 6 months Maiden Bradley

1871 RG10 Piece 1966 Folio 10 Page 18
Maiden Bradley
Ann White   37 Head, Widow, Goss Hill? Somerset
Alfred White 18
Harriett White 14
Emily White 11
Frank White 9
All children born Maiden Bradley

On same page, next door
Benjamin White 34 ag lab
Emma wife 33 Yam field? Somerset
Robert 7
Albert 5
George 3
Sarah 9 months
All children and Benjamin born Maiden Bradley

Benjamin may be a brother of George? (Alfred's father)

[crisane]

1861 RG 9 Piece 1323 Folio 61 Page 4
High Street Maiden Bradley
George White 34 Carter
Ann White   30
Alfred White 8
Harriet White 4
Emily White 2
All recorded as born Maiden Bradley, even Ann
 

[crisane]

This could be the marriage of George and Ann but to be absolutely sure you need a birth certificate for one of their children to get Ann's maiden name.
On same page FreeBMD
Marriages Jun 1852   
Ann   Smith    
George White       
Reg district Mere vol 5a page 426

Births Jun 1856   
Harriett White   reg dist Mere vol 5a   page 238

I'll let you find the other births om FreeBMD

[crisane]

1851
Maiden Bradley
William White 60 ag lab Bradley
Appia White 52 wife bradley
George White 25 ag lab Westwood
John White 23 ag lab Titford

next door
William White 64 ag lab Bradley
Hannah 59 wife
Elizabeth dau 35 ag lab Bradley
Eliza 19 dau ag lab Bradley
Edward 11 grandson scholar Bradley

[crisane]

1841 census records did not record the relationship of the people to each other also ages were supposed to be rounded down to the nearest five. Some enumerators did it others didn't. These appear to have been rounded don so the individuals could be up to 4 years older. Where born was not given either unless it was the county they were living in.

HO107 Piece 1183 Book 3 Folio 12 Page 19
Maiden Bradley
Willm White 50 ag lab Born in county Yes
Happy White 50 No
Robert White 20Yes
Joseph White 18 Yes
George White 15 Yes
John White 13 Yes
Jacob Young 25 Yes
Mary Young 22 Yes
Elizabeth Young   2 Yes

next door
William White 56 ag lab born in county? Yes
Hanna 48 Yes
Elizabeth 25 Yes
Ann 17 Yes
Robert 15 Yes
Eliza 9 Yes
Edward 2 Yes

[DavidGarside]

This is brilliant, thank you. I think with the references now explained I can explore further and start finding my way around. If I come up with any extra info I'll put it on here...not that I think that there can be much more to find as you've been so thorough. It will take me a bit of time to add all these details to my existing information and then when I've got enough time I'll start looking at my wife's parents details.
Is there anywhere on here that this info can be placed so that any future "Whites" can find it as it would be of benefit to them?
Many, many thanks again...anything I can do for you please ask.
Thank you.
David.

[crisane]

Hi David
Glad to be of help.  The information is now out there for anyone to find. If you put William White at Maiden Bradley in to a search engine you will get lots of hits, including this thread. I haven't actually looked at them all but probably should have sooner because they seem to go back to the 1700's. You may be finding some new rellies