Frederick Dickens/Dickins family confusion

[suzard]

this is possibly Frederick's sister -livng close to him

1851
Village Orpington Kent
Martha Cubbidge Head W 75 Independant Bucks
Mary M Smith visitor U 40 Governess Brigg Lincs
HESTER DICKINGS servant U 20 House Servant Quainton Bucks
HO107 1606 378 11

Suz

[louisemcm]

this is possibly Frederick's sister -livng close to him

1851
Village Orpington Kent
Martha Cubbidge Head W 75 Independant Bucks
Mary M Smith visitor U 40 Governess Brigg Lincs
HESTER DICKINGS servant U 20 House Servant Quainton Bucks
HO107 1606 378 11

Suz

Thanks so much for all the information that you have found out Suz.
You're so kind. It's so helpful.
Best wishes
Louise

[Mabel Bagshawe]

There's an Ester Dickens marriage in Aylesbury district in 1852. Husand appears to be JOhn Bristow, as there are two children with mmn Dickens born in the Bromley district soon after

Andrew Dickens Bristow 1853
Lydia Bristow 1855

Had issue finding them, but then I found Andrew D Bristow b 1853, parents John & Ester, dying in Wayne, Michigan in 1876

Here's the family immigrating in 1859
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27T3-MTH

1860 census
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6M-GKC

Sadly entries I can see for Esther only ever say b England, so can;t confirm it's your Esther, but the place of marriage and age points that way

[louisemcm]

Thank you so much Mabel. Wow!
I would never have ever been able to find that out.
If I order the marriage certificate for Esther Dickens and John Bristow would that confirm that it is my Esther Dickens as they might name her father or other witnesses on the marriage certificate?
I'd never seen immigration records before. It's amazing.
UPDATE: I've just found the records of her death in Michigan, USA and it gives her parents names as Joseph Dickins and Elizabeth Sanders (which helps confirm her mother's maiden name which I'd been researching)
Thank you so so much
Louise

[suzard]

On 1851 census where "Hester Dickings is a servant in Orpington there is a Bristow family on the same page - wonder if they are related to John Bristow?

Suz

[louisemcm]

On 1851 census where "Hester Dickings is a servant in Orpington there is a Bristow family on the same page - wonder if they are related to John Bristow?

Suz

I hadn't realised that family history research was like detective work. This is fascinating.
Thanks again