1871 census conundrum - Joshua Walker

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I wonder if greater minds than mine can unravel an issue I have.

I have traced my Walker line back through the census and have reliable connections until I get to 1871.

The 1871 census record is split across 2 pages and is as follows:

RG10 - Piece 477 - Folio 64 - Pg 21 & 22

9 Gibraltar Walk, Bethnal Green

Narcissus Pinch - Head - 32 - Chairmaker
Caroline      "    - Wife  - 29
Caroline      "    - Dau   - 9   - Scholar
Narcissus    "    - Son   - 7   -     "
Joshua        "    - Son   - 3   -     "
Celia ?    "    - Dau  - 9mo -
Joseph Walker    - Bro in law - 9
Next page ---- still 9 Gibraltar Walk ----
Thos Walker       - Son   - 28 - Typefounder
Joshua  "           - Son   - 23 - Tinker
Ann      "           - Dau   - 19 - Needle Hand
Jane     "           - Dau   - 17 -         "
William "           - Son   - 13
Narcissus  "       - Son   - 11 - Scholar

So the person I have been tracking back is Joshua Walker age 23 - Tinker - BUT -

He can't be the "son" of Narcissus Pinch because of the ages and in fact none of the Walkers can be sons or daughters of Narcissus Pinch.

Joseph Walker - Bro in law - 9 could be but there is an age difference of 20 years between Caroline (wife) and Joseph.

So any thoughts?

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[oldohiohome]

If it's any help a Narcissus Pinch married a Caroline Walker on 19 May 1861
at   St James, Shoreditch, Hackney, England

I don't know the span of children in Caroline's birth family, but if she was the oldest, Joseph could be the youngest at 9 months, for example.
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I took "Celia" as Opila, maybe you can find a birth of an Ophelia Pinch.

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The rest is a mystery, just looking at this one record. You'll have to find all the other records for the Walkers and Pinches to see how they actually fit together.

[Pennines]

If you look at 1861 Caroline, Joshua and others, including Narcissus are the children of Thomas Walker aged 41 and Elizabeth aged 40 - 17 Temple St, Bethnal Green.

You could 'collect' those children as Walkers.

[DB10]

ah that makes sense Joseph Walker being the brother of Caroline - I wonder if his age is wrongly recorded ie he is older than Caroline and quite possibly the father of all the Walkers. Further investigation required!!

Thankyou oldohiohome

[Kay99]

1861   Bethnal Green

Thomas Walker    41 Type Founder
Elizabeth Walker    40
Caroline Walker    19 b Bethnal Green,
Thomas Walker    15
Joshua Walker    12
George Walker    10
Ann Walker    8
Jane Walker    6
William Walker    3
Narcisus Walker    1

[DB10]

well found Pennines - I hadn't got to 1861 as I was trying to sort 1871 first!!

Thankyou

[DB10]

Thankyou Kay99