1851 Census - Surfleet/Gosberton - Susan CHRISTIAN

[marc roberts]

Could I please request a lookup for my ancestor in the 1851 census of Surfleet, or possibly nearby Gosberton:-

Susan(nah) CHRISTIAN, widow around 48 years old, believed born in Pointon.

Hopefully she will have a couple of children in her household. They were farmers around Surfleet, but the father died in 1850, and the family had scattered back to the Pointon area by 1861. I would like to try to account for all of her younger children.

Thank you very much for any assistance.

All the best,

Marc

[Geoff E]

Sorry, I couldn't spot her.  There were only 3 CHRISTIANs in the Boston district.

I see that a Mr CHRISTIAN (I've forgotten his name) was buried in Sempringham in 1850 aged 55, so I looked there and indeed all through the CHRISTIAN entries in the Bourn district, without success.

It is rumoured that Ancestry will have the 1851 census online, perhaps this week, then someone should be able to find her for you.

[marc roberts]

Thank you very much for that, Geoff.

All the best,

Marc

[nrf31]

Surfleet 1851 (reservoir)
Jane Christian 17  unmarried House Servant born Pointon.

Living in Pinchbeck (Hammond Beck Bank)
Susannah Christian Head Widowed Can't make out occupation looks like assisstant or -unlikely- accountant.
48 born Poynton
Ann Christian Daughter Unmarried 16 (i think - it has a big line through it!) Servant born Poynton.
Martha Christain 13 born Poynton
James Christian 5 born Surfleet.

[allibaker]

here is your family with father in 1841-
living at hammond beck bank in surfleet,lincs in 1841-
william christian 40yrs farmer
susannah 35yrs
ann 10yrs
mary 9yrs
martha 3yrs
john 1yr

hope this helps
regards
alli

[marc roberts]

Thank you both very much indeed. I'm not sure whether it is reasonable to assume that the family was still at the same location (Hammond Beck Bank) despite the different location names (Surfleet in 1841, and Pinchbeck in 1851). But I guess they hadn't moved too far away.

I'm pretty sure Susannah was not an accountant :-)
I wonder whether it may have been "annuitant". Her husband William was recently deceased and she may have received some kind of benefit from his will. Just guessing here. In 1861 she was described as a charwoman and was working as a servant for an elderly farmer near Pointon.

Thanks again for the terrific assistance.

All the best,
Marc