For months I have been struggling with one branch of my family and could find no reference to them in the 1841 Census. I had more or less given up when a chance remark by an aged relative prompted one more look.
And there he was, my G-G-Grandfather as a boy aged 6, living with his Mother and Father; his three Brothers; and his Grandmother and Grandfather on his Father's side; AND his Grandmother on his Mothers Side.
Three generations in one house on one Census form.
That one find has opened up a whole new world and as the family all lived in one small parish in Somerset i'm potentially now back to 1701. I say potentially as around 1740 the family name seems to have undergone a change in spelling.
The parents of Richard Penny 1743 - 1795 seem to have been called James and Sarah Pinney. It's either that or a Richard Penny and a Richard Pinney were both christened on the same day.
So a success story; and also a brick wall.
Deep Joy
Steve
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Thread: An Amazing Find
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18-01-2010, 8:06 AM #1stevenpennyGuest
An Amazing Find
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18-01-2010, 8:38 AM #2
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Well done Steve, I guess you won't have to resort to Crossword puzzle books for a while.
Carry on digging.Happy Families
Wendy
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18-01-2010, 4:37 PM #3
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Good work Steve...
Guess you got more than one "Penny" for your thoughts
I know.......... Groan................................
Sue
Maybe the Pinny/Penny was just a transcription error?
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18-01-2010, 5:40 PM #4stevenpennyGuest
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18-01-2010, 7:58 PM #5bibliojunkieGuest
Great stuff Steve. If only my odd Penny family from Lancashire/Cumberland would accommodate three generations in 1841.
Ali
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