Edward Mills 1861/51 census

[Jamjar]

1851: There is an Edwin MILLS, living with EDWARDS:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGC6-SVG

Jamjar

[moiramount]

That's the workhouse isn't it

[BumbleB]

No, the address is Rowley Yard, Stourbridge and Edwin is the nephew of John Edwards (head of household), born Tipton.

[moiramount]

Edwin Mills is a different person, he also was born 1844 Staffordshire

[wivenhoe]

Is this your family?


Ancestry  Census England 1871  at 136 Barrow Hill Staveley
MILLS Edward      27y   coal miner                       b. Tipton Staffordshire
MILLS Delilah       25y                                         b. Sedgley Staffordshire
MILLS Sarah J        2y                                         b. Tipton Staffordshire
MILLS Rebecca       7m                                       b. Stavely Staffordshire
KIMBER Samuel     28y       brickmaker                b. Birmingham Staffordshire
KIMBER Mary A      23y                                       b. Lutterworth, Leicestershire
KIMBER Alice           1y                                       b. Leicestershire

Ancestry  Census England 1881  at Montague Buildings Conisbrough  Yorkshire
MILLS Edward        38y     coal miner                   b. Tipton Staffordshire
MILLS Delilah         35y                                       b. Sedgley Staffordshire
MILLS William         14y    coal miner                    b. Tipton Sraffordshire
MILLS Sarah J         12y    scholar                        b. Tipton Staffordshire
MILLS Richard  H       8y                                      b. Barrow Hill Staffordshire
MILLS Joseph            5y                                      b. Seamere Derbyshire
MILLS Harriet            2y                                       b. Sheep Bridge Derbeyshire

[moiramount]

Yes I have those, I just can't find him when he was single in 1861 and 1851

[wivenhoe]

Then you need to wonder where William MILLS is at 1871 Census.

Where is William?  You have an age for him......look for him to be described as....grandson / nephew / visitor   etc.  because he is not at home with parents........and living in Staffordshire?.

[heywood]

Then you need to wonder where William MILLS is at 1871 Census.

Where is William?  You have an age for him......look for him to be described as....grandson / nephew / visitor   etc.  because he is not at home with parents........and living in Staffordshire?.

He is living as grandson in the household of James and Rebecca Rathbone at 1871 3026/123/27

[Jamjar]

Then you need to wonder where William MILLS is at 1871 Census.

Where is William?  You have an age for him......look for him to be described as....grandson / nephew / visitor   etc.  because he is not at home with parents........and living in Staffordshire?.

He is living as grandson in the household of James and Rebecca Rathbone at 1871 3026/123/27

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5TZ-22X

Jamjar