1861 Census - Browning Family

[Daffern2020]

Hello,

I was wondering is anyone could help me find this family on the 1861 census. I've tried searching and keep coming up with nothing and thought I would ask here before moving on and concluding they are just not on it for this one.

George Browning, born 1827 in Painswick, Gloucestershire married Sophia Purton, born 1832 Gloucester, Gloucestershire on the 30th September 1855 in Gloucester. George is noted as living in Paddington, Middlesex at the time and Sophia is Victoria Street in Gloucester. George's occupation is also noted as a Railway Porter.

I have found them both in the 1851 census before marriage. Both of them living in Gloucestershire with their parents and siblings.

George 1851 census - Piece: 1962, Folio: 262, Page number: 10
Sophia 1851 census - Piece: 1962, Folio: 212, Page number: 46

They ended up having ten children:

William Browning: 1856 in Kensington
Sarah Elizabeth Browning: 1857 in Paddington, Middlesex
Sophia Browning: 1859-1860 in Kensington
Emily Browning: 1861 in Paddington, Middlesex
Caroline Browning: 1862 in Paddington, Middlesex
George Browning: 1865 in Paddington, Middlesex
Benjamin Browning: 1867-1870 in Gloucestershire
Alfred Browning: 1869 in Gloucestershire
John Browning: 1870 in Gloucestershire
Benjamin Browning: 1872-1876 in Gloucestershire

I have George, Sophia and their children on the 1871 census living in Gloucestershire and George's occupation: Porter (unemployed) - Piece: 2620, Folio: 66 Page number: 26
The oldest son William is living with an aunt and uncle in 1871 for an apprenticeship but is not living with them in 1861.

I've got George and Sophia on all the other possible censuses for them. George dies in 1879 and Sophia in 1919. It's just the 1861 that appears to be missing for them. Sophia Browning's baptism in 1860 puts them specifically on Albert Street in Middlesex. Emily and the rest were baptised later in Gloucestershire.

Let me know if you need any more info and thanks for reading.

[ShaunJ]

A number of pieces of the 1861 census are missing

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/census-land-and-surveys/1861-england-wales-and-scotland-census

[Daffern2020]

That explains it. Thanks for that page, I normally access it through a different one.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Did brothers marry sisters? I got confused by some Browning births with mmn Purton in Gloucester at time gaps between the births of the children you;d listed that would be a little tight, until I spotted Henry Browning marrying Sarah Purton in 1853 (witness Sophia Purton). Both brides and both grooms have the same father's names and occupations

[Daffern2020]

Yes. Their brother and sister did marry before them and remained in Gloucester. I believe there lot is:

Harriett Browning 1854
George Browning 1856
Louisa Jane Browning 1858
Thomas Henry 1862
William Isaac 1864