I've not a lot of time now, but just wanted to add I see Emily and Benjamin Clark are in the same house as the Boswells in 1881, in Orchard Row, or is it Great Orchard Row, I can't remember, anyway it all seems to be falling into place, except we don't know who Fredrick's father is, maybe never will! I hope I have all the names right, I'm over tired and must get some sleep
Add to your thread if you are still searching for some info, I don't want to give information you'd like to seek out yourself, or have already found, but do want to help if I can.
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Thread: mystery daughter
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21-07-2017, 9:21 PM #21Alma
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22-07-2017, 7:15 AM #22hunterterri58Guest
Thanks to everyone for this. This has been a brickwall for some time for me and you have really helped me not only to knock it down but to see how to do that too! I have had a similar scenario on another line with the woman giving her previous married name and then she must have said her fathers was Thomas and the registrar assumed it was the same surname as hers (understandably) and I think this is what may have happened here.
When asked his father's name, Frederick said Benjamin (now the husband of Emily), and the registrar assumed it was Checker, the same as Frederick's but it was Clark. At least now I can seek out Benjamin!! He has been a brickwall of mine too!
Thank you so very much. YOu are all amazing! Onwards and upwards!
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22-07-2017, 7:18 AM #23hunterterri58Guest
I did find it easier when I had the book number on Ancestry. Are you able to give me any guidelines for how I search a census as you have done for the future. I mean as is you found them under "Chicken"!! I do look around for any other spellings but would never have thought to look at chicken!
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22-07-2017, 8:26 AM #24hunterterri58Guest
Walworth St Peter, May 26th 1850, Hannah dau of Charles (deceased) and Sarah Ann Checker, born January 6th 1849. Address Wyndham Road, Camberwell
Walworth St Peter, July 18th 1851, Arthur William son of Charles and Sarah Ann Checker, born March 21st 1851, address Portland St.
Can I just clear this up please. I have the parish register entry showing Hannah with father deceased in May 1850 and yet Arthur is entered with father a Carpenter in July 1851???
HOw can this be? Especially as we have Charles as dying in Oct 1848!!!!
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22-07-2017, 7:51 PM #25
Hi hunterterri, my tips - others may have more - use wildcards: for Checker for instance you could try ch*ke* or say for Stevenson which may be spelled Stephenson Ste*son. For Margaret try Mar* as often the census sheet has abbreviated to Marg which is sometimes indexed as Mary. And so on............in other words be inventive and think of all possibilities.
If I don't find who I'm looking for I try searching by first name only in the area I'd expect to find the elusive, this can be laborious but often does find the miss spelled or miss indexed names.Alma
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22-07-2017, 7:59 PM #26
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23-07-2017, 1:22 PM #27
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23-07-2017, 1:23 PM #28hunterterri58Guest
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23-07-2017, 3:33 PM #29
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