Census look up please.

[terrysfamily]

Thank you very much Malcolm, As the only Pres(s)dee's living in Hopsay are all the same family (my Mum's line) this has got to be Francis b. 1832 brother of Susan.

Right now to find a marriage.

Thanks again

Terry

[terrysfamily]

Think I've found the marriage - Well it's the only marriage with the right combination of names.

Marriages Jun 1859
JONES Sarah Jane Church Stretton 6a 1079
Prendee Francis Church Stretton 6a 1079

Church Stretton isn't far from Hopesay.

Found on family search again Census 1871

Father Francis Mother Jane

Elizabeth Pressdee, Female, Age 11
relationship to head of household: Daughter
registration district: Walsall
sub-district: Darlaston & Bentley
event parish: Darlaston, Staffordshire

[malcolm99]

1871 Census:
Address: Willenhall Road, Darlaston

Francis Pressdee, head, age 37, Plater at Boiler Work, born Hope Lany(?)
Jane Pressdee, wife, age 32, born Much Wenlock, Shropshire
Elizabeth Pressdee, daughter, scholar, age 11, born NOT GIVEN
Francis Pressdee, son, scholar, age 6, born Wednesbury
James Pressdee, son, age 4, scholar, born Wednesbury
William H Pressdee, son, age 3 MONTHS, born Darlaston

[malcolm99]

1861 census of Lydbury North (RG9/1843, folio 41, page 8):
Old Church Moor


James PRESSDAA Father in Law Mar 80 Fund Holder Worstershire St John
Elizabetha do Mother in law Mar 75 Not known

Terry

You might be interested in Janehayball1's message (dated 27 Apr 2010) on this message board:

http://boards.
ancestry.co.uk/thread.aspx?o=10&m=1.3.1.1&p=surnames.pressdee

[terrysfamily]

Thank you very much Malcolm. I do know about Jane. I have access to her tree on Anc***ry. Sometimes it's the chase rather than the catch when trying to find information on someone if you know what I mean. And besides it's never a good idea to copy stuff from others trees without checking it for your self.

As I say I do have access to Jane's tree but I don't have access to the census information on there. All I get is what Jane has entered.

I met Jane and her mother at the Michaelmas fair in Bishops Castle last year. Jane's Mum was over to do a book signing for a book she had written 'From Perry Gutter To Birmingham, The Story of a Shropshire Girl'. It was about Hilda May Pressdee, Janes grandmother. My great grandfather gets a mention. Turns out Jane and I are 3rd cousins. Our great grandfathers were brothers.

I only have access to the 1881 census, but I see Jane, like me, has had no luck finding Francis in the 1881 census.

The marriage I found in post#12, turns out is the correct one, as that is what Jane has in her tree.

I thank you all very much for the census lookups you have done. I now have backup evidence for that family in my tree.

Terry