Hi there, any help on this topic would be gratefully received.
An ancestor of mine William Binden married to Harriet Crouch in 1860, Lambeth.
Somes years back I found a census entry for a Harriet in 1851 which ( if it is indeed her ) places her in a caravan on Brandon Street with a lady- apparently her aunt , Martha Harris- a Straw Bonnet Maker. I found this intriguing but at the time had other lines to research so left it on the back burner.
I took advantage of the free weekend at Ancestry to try to confirm if this was my Harriet and if so, how did she come to be in a caravan on Brandon street.
I already found Harriet's marriage so was certain of her father's name and had found him in 1851.
Robert Judd Crouch was an Upholsterer married to Amelia Martha Francis Burrell, in 1851 they are living on Burton st with children Augustus and Francis- but not Harriet (abt 1839).
In order to confirm Martha Harris as an aunt, I have tried to find marriages between Burrell or Crouch with Harris but not found anything.
I have found all Robert's census entries and his will from 1864. He and Amelia's oldest son was Alfred Burrell Crouch (1826) who was in India with the 61st Foot reg. In 1871, a widowed Amelia is living with him.
My theory is that Harriet was sent to help the widowed Martha in her business.
I would be fascinated to learn more about Martha Harris (abt 1785 born Berks) and the caravan, I hope others find this subject interesting too.
I have tried to add an attachment of the census entry but repeated attempts to reduce the file size have failed- if I succeed I will add it on.
Thank you