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    Default to find relatives on mothers side,

    I would, like to find eny relatives out there on my mothers side ,she was born Sarah Emily (Cissie) Hopkins,her father being Reubin Hopkins they lived I believe in sunny bank warlingham surrey, I think she had one brother and three sisters, she married my father Charles Edwin Lunn of warlingham , they had my sister daphne now deceased, and myself, who was born 11years later, my mother died a few weeks after giving birth to me and is buried in Warlingham parish church,my father remarried when I was three, and I grew up not knowing eny of my mothers family , I do have one family photo, but would like to meet any cousins or family . cissie

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    Your parents married in Godstone, Surrey in 1933 and the registration shows your mother as Sarah E Hopkins.

    I think that this may well be your mother and her family in the 1911 Census living at 15 Sunny Bank Warlingham, Surrey:
    First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
    Reuben Hopkins Head Married Male 29 1882 Boxworth Nr Cambridge Carman
    Nellie Hopkins Wife Married Female 28 1883 Croydon -
    Sarah Emily Hopkins Daughter - Female 3 1908 Warlingham -
    Sybil Nellie Hopkins Daughter - Male 1 1910 Warlingham -
    Philip Reuben Hopkins Son - Male 1 1911 Warlingham -
    Daniel Burke Grandfather Widower Male 74 1837 Ireland -

    It also tells us that your grandparents had been married for 3 years and had 3 children, and your grandfather was working for a market gardener.

    Reuben Hopkins married Nellie Burke in 1908 in Hailsham in Sussex.

    Your Aunt Sybil married Ronald V Giles in 1930 in Godstone.
    Your Uncle Philip died in 1957 in Croydon and he married in 1931 a Mary Campbell.

    I can go no further forward than this because the rules of this site prohibit us from listing details of people who are living. I would suggest that you look in the local newspapers to see if you can find more details. Your local library probably has these available,

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    To take forwards what Megan has said, there are things that you can do yourself.

    FreeBMD is a free index of births, deaths and marriages n England and Wales. You can look for likely children of your aunt and uncle using this index - enter the surname and the mother's maiden name. FreeBMD has a lot of helpful information if you feel lost.

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    Although I can’t help you with cousins I thought that you might like some information about your ancestors.

    Your grandfather Reuben died in 1955 and your grandmother Nellie in 1959.

    1901 Census: 6, Marl Green, Heathfield, Hailsham, Sussex
    First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
    Frederick Hopkins Head Married Male 35 1866 Ord Agric Labourer Cambridgeshire, England
    Susan Hopkins Wife Married Female 40 1861 - Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, England
    Rueben Hopkins Son Single Male 19 1882 Bricklayers Labourer Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, England
    Fred Hopkins Son Single Male 16 1885 Market Gardener Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, England

    1891 Census: Howfares Cottages, Elsworth Road, Boxworth, St Ives, Huntingdonshire
    First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
    Fred Hopkins Head Married Male 27 1864 Agricultural Labourer Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Susan Hopkins Wife Married Female 35 1856 - Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, England
    Philip G Hopkins Son Single Male 8 1883 Scholar Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, England
    Fred J Hopkins Son - Male 7 1884 Scholar Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, England

    Your grandfather Reuben should be with his family, but he is not and nor can I find his birth registration. His brothers Philip George and Frederick John were both registered in St Ives, Huntingdonshire.
    Frederic Hopkins, a widower, married Susan Briggs 11 Sep 1884 at Boxworth. Both their father’s were called John.

    Fred first married 12 Oct 1881 at Boxworth to Harriet Pink. Harriet died in 1884.

    1881 Census: Abletts Row, Cottenham, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
    First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
    John Hopkins Head Married Male 27 1854 Ag. Labourer Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Harriett Hopkins Wife Married Female 24 1857 - Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Clara Hopkins Daughter Single Female 1 1880 - Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Frederic Hopkins Lodger Single Male 18 1863 Ag. Labourer Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England

    I would guess that Fred was related to John; probably his brother, see below.

    1871 Census: Drayton Road, Oakington, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
    First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
    John Hopkins Head - Male 54 1817 - Cambridgeshire, England
    Harriet Hopkins Wife - Female 53 1818 - Cambridgeshire, England
    Elizabeth Hopkins Daughter - Female 23 1848 - Cambridgeshire, England
    William Hopkins Son - Male 19 1852 - Cambridgeshire, England
    John Hopkins Son - Male 17 1854 - Cambridgeshire, England
    Stephen Hopkins Son - Male 14 1857 - Cambridgeshire, England
    Herbert Hopkins Son - Male 11 1860 - Cambridgeshire, England
    Fred Hopkins Son - Male 8 1863 - Cambridgeshire, England
    Ann Hopkins Granddaughter - Female 9 1862 - Cambridgeshire, England

    1861 Census: Wheelwright Street, Oakington, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
    First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
    John Hopkins Head Married Male 44 1817 Agricultural Labourer Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Harriet Hopkins Wife Married Female 44 1817 Agricultural Labourers Wife Coton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Arthur Hopkins Son - Male 16 1845 Agricultural Labourer Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Selina Hopkins Daughter - Female 14 1847 Scholar Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Willm Hopkins Son - Male 11 1850 Scholar Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    John Hopkins Son - Male 9 1852 Scholar Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Stephen Hopkins Son - Male 4 1857 Scholar Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Meribah Hopkins Son - Male 1 1860 - Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England

    1851 Census: Camb Road, Oakington, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
    First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
    John Hopkins Head Married Male 33 1818 Ag Lab Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Harriet Hopkins Wife Married Female 33 1818 - Coton, Cambridgeshire, England
    James Hopkins Son - Male 8 1843 Scholar Coton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Arthur Hopkins Son - Male 6 1845 Scholar Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Isabella Hopkins Daughter - Female 4 1847 Scholar Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
    Selina Hopkins Daughter - Female 1 1850 - Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England

    1841 Census: Coton, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
    First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
    Martha Ablet Female 75 1766 Cambridgeshire, England
    John Hopkins Male 20 1821 Cambridgeshire, England
    Harriet Hopkins Female 20 1821 Cambridgeshire, England

    Its possible that Martha was related to either John or Harriet, but unfortunately the 1841 census does not list relationships.

    John Hopkins married Harriet Halls in 1840 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire.

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    Here are a few sites that may help in your search

    www.ukphonebook.com

    the British Library website has some hins for finding living relatives
    https://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpres...vingpeople.pdf

    genesreunited

    friendsreunited

    https://www.192.com/search/people.cfm

    Your mother's baptism record is on ancestry.co.
    She was baptized 31 May 1908 at Warlingham All Saints. Her dad Reuben's occupation, Carter, and at the time they were living at Sunnybank, Warlingham

    I did look to see if anyone has a tree on ancestry as contact can be made that way but I haven't found one as yet.

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    thank you fo the info you sent me ,cissie

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    thank you for the info you sent back to me ,cissie

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    thank you so much ,so much info ,cissie

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