1851 CENSUS
Ralph and parents/siblings living in Wood Lane, Hammersmith
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Lane
1861 CENSUS
Ralph and parents/siblings living in Southbrook Street, Hammersmith
1871 CENSUS
Ralph and wife Sarah living in Portland Road, with older brother Henry in Portland Road
Portland Road is in Notting Hill, NOTTING DALE
This is where Ralph moves from seemingly the pits of hell but maybe a happy marriage and happy family life to want to name his Australian home Nottingdale
John Shelton and Elizabeth Pearson who marry in Derbyshire, such a good fit for Ralph changing his name to Pearson, could they have moved from Derbyshire to London for work - but how did they meet John living in Berkshire and Elizabeth living in Surrey
Thank you Annie for all your suggestions, alot to think about!
I am possibly duplicating some information from across various posts on this thread. Sorry, but I am trying to find Ralph using ‘Nottingdale’ as his address any earlier than 1903, when he was aged in his 50s… It is possible that that was already the name of the property at Coolabunia when he moved there…. Also, I have not yet found any children for R. SHILTON and S. SHILTON as per the 1871 census… Re the 1871 Census sighting 181 Portland Road, Kensington, several households. Two are perhaps of interest.
The image I have sighted has
R. SHILTON, head, married, 26, labourer, born Hammersmith.
S. SHILTON, wife, 24, Charwoman, born Hammersmith
And on the next page, and at same address:
Henry SHELTON, head, married, 35, labourer, born Hammersmith
Jane SHELTON, wife, 33, Charwoman, born Marylebone
Henry SHELTON, son, 4, born Kensington
Ellen SHELTON, daughter, 2, born Kensington
A submitted tree has Henry marrying Ellen in 1860, and their eldest daughter, (Jane L SHELTON) in 1871 was with her Grand Parents William and Catherine VAN, at 9 Latimer Rd Mews, Kensington
In 1901 Jane L SHELTON was aged 36, a Servant, and her birthplace was recorded as Notting Hill. In 1911, Jane Lucy SHELTON, aged 46, a Servant, was recorded as born Kensington.
1871 -
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XMB-894 1881 -
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK65-36CB 1891 -
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3TGF-VN21901
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X968-1G6 Here is birth and baptism John Ralph SHILTON
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1X3-9C9 Here is civil birth registration for John Ralfe SHILTON, it is from GRO, 1849, Vol 3, page 359.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N49-TTM Here is Ralph I SHELTON, in the family group, including a brother, Henry aged 14.
1851
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG6R-PQ8 Here is Ralph SHELTER aged 12, in family group…
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7KL-WWY JM