Bethnal Green Huguenots - Jacob Ferry

[bugbear]

The document I had descended down a different line and I couldn't, at the time, see where my Ferry's branched off. Sadly, I lost the document when my old PC died.
 

Was this a document you had created, or was it something you found?

If you found it, where did you find it (in particular, the web, a book, or an archive)?

Someone may be able to re-find it for you.

In any case, hopefully this has taught you a lesson about backups.

 Bugbear

[solveman]

Thank you all, again for your responses, which I will try and answer.

Firstly, Stan, you are absolutely right. No idea why I put 1834. I think I may have read 1834 whilst looking at something and had it in mind when I wrote my response.

I have a date for 1833 for Robert Ferry from another family member.

The original document came from a distant relative but I can't remember who. I did punt around but had no luck. Yes, I now back everything up several times lol

Yes, perhaps going forward is a bad idea... clutching at straws I guess.

Well, thanks again.

[pinefamily]

Have you located either Robert's in censuses before Robert junior's marriage?

[solveman]

Not so far, Pinefamily.

[pinefamily]

That's the next step. I'll have another look. Possibly badly mis-transcribed.

[solveman]

Thank you, my friend. I feel like Hercule Poirot at the moment, as I have so many family mysteries to solve. As soon as I solve one another dozen seem to appear. At the moment I am trying to find out why I was always led to believe that my Grandad was Catholic, as his mother was... supposedly... being from Ireland. Well, research shows that she wasn't from Ireland, but Poplar! She was married in a C of E church, as was my Grandad. He did, however, list his religion as Roman Catholic when he joined the army, so he must have believed he was RC... Odd, eh? I love it really. As Poirot says: "One must use the little grey cells" 

[pinefamily]

Did Robert junior die in 1895?
Robert Ferry, Sep 1/4 1895, 1c 174, Bethnal Green; age 38.

[solveman]

That particular Robert Ferry was born 1858 and the son of Robert Ferry born c.1833

[pinefamily]

Going by that death reference, I would suggest he was born in 1857. The age of 1858 in the census might indicate that his actual birthday was between the time of the census and the time of his death, eg March/April and September (at the latest).
This may prove handy when trying to locate a birth for him.