Stumped looking for people in 1911 - ideas welcome

[Tickettyboo]

I'd feel a lot happier about that 1911 'possible' if I could find a marriage for Frederick and Elizabeth that might match
Boo

[neil1821]

Do you have Frederick and Elizabeth's marriage? (registration or record)
Boo

I do think Elizabeth's maiden name was Wood, but don't have the marriage as yet.

[Tickettyboo]

have you found a registration? I have been firkling and am failing!

Boo

[neil1821]

No.
They're a very frustrating family 

[wivenhoe]

"..Frederick's birthplace is given as Australia, which I can tell you is nonsense! He was born in Gloucestershire."

What are the origins of this Frederick BOULTON ~1872 Gloucester, and living at 67 Whitley St, and giving incorrect information about his birthplace?

Census 1901 at 67 Whitley St Manchester
BOULTON Frederick   29y foreman Sanitary Engineer       b. Australia
BOULTON Elizabeth   27y   wife                                      b. Manchester
BOULTON Harry          7y   son                                       b. Manchester
BOULTON John           5y   son                                       b. Manchester
BOULTON John           10y  cousin                                  b. Manchester
BOULTON James         14y  cousin   labourer drainage     b. Wales NK
BOULTON Gerty          18y  cousin                                  b. Wales NK

[neil1821]

Frederick was born in Lydney, Gloucs.
I have this from my grandfather years ago (who was George's son, Frederick's grandson).

Since you mention those cousins who were also on the 1901 census entry, they are incidental to my story. But when I traced them back, it seems that Gertrude was actually born in Oxfordshire from what I see.

They seem to have had a habit of telling porkies on census night in 1901 

[Jool]

Frederick was born in Lydney, Gloucs.

Could Lydney, Gloucs have been miss-read as Sydney, Aus by the enumerator, then entered as just Australia.

If I understand correctly the enumerator delivered forms for the head of each household to complete and collected them later.  The information was then transcribed onto the census forms we see now.  The original schedules were then destroyed.

[neil1821]

Could Lydney, Gloucs have been miss-read as Sydney, Aus by the enumerator, then entered as just Australia.

That's a genius theory! I never thought of that.