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Ah the way I was doing this was by revisiting what I had on my tree from Ancestry hints, I then went and had a look at the census that did not have the indexes complete and then went and tried to cross reference by locating baptism records. The baptism records that I found for the following were not to the same parents:

William
Emily
Alfred
Catherine
Henry
Margaret

With the GRO search, i've done each one manually (I guess that was the idea) and I found birth records for all BUT NOT Henry.

10 children born mary died it seems at birth

Unless there was another Nurse/Arnold marriage in the time frame, then using the free GRO site - as previously suggested - will bring up the births to your couple.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

Your OP suggests you have census access so you should be able to cross reference


Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:

NURSE, EDWARD ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1852 M Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 372

NURSE, JOHN ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1853 S Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 341

NURSE, JAMES ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1855 S Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 359

NURSE, ANN ELIZABETH ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1858 S Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 357

NURSE, CATHERINE ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1860 D Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 375

NURSE, ALFRED ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1862 D Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 395

NURSE, - ARNOLD *** presume Henry but unnamed at registration
GRO Reference: 1864 D Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 405

NURSE, MARGARET ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1866 D Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 439

NURSE, MARY ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1868 S Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 410

NURSE, EMILY ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1870 S Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 416

NURSE, WILLIAM NORMAN ARNOLD
GRO Reference: 1875 J Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 499

11 born but Mary died as posted earlier

MARY
Last name NURSE
Birth year 1868
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Arnold

Mary
Last name Nurse
Age 0
Birth year 1868
Death year 1868
Burial year 1868
Burial date 01 Nov 1868
Church London Road Civic Cemetery
Place Coventry
County Warwickshire

Nurse Ann Elizabeth 1858 — 1858 England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Nurse Catherine 1860 — 1860 England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Nurse Emily 1870 — 1870 England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Nurse James 1855 — 1855 England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Nurse Margaret 1866 — 1866 England & Wales Births
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Nurse William Norman 1875 — 1875 England & Wales Births

mmn arnold

CATHERINE
Last name NURSE
Birth year 1860
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Arnold
District Coventry

1881
Back, 129, Much Park Street, Coventry St Michael with St John, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Edward Nurse Head Married Male 50 1831 Coachman Domt Servt Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
Ann Roe Nurse Wife Married Female 46 1835 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
James Nurse Son Single Male 26 1855 Coachman Dom Servt Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Alfred Nurse Son Single Male 18 1863 Apprentice Joiner Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Henry Nurse Son Single Male 16 1865 Apprentice Jockey Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Margaret Nurse Daughter Single Female 14 1867 Apprentice Dressmaker Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Emily Nurse Daughter Single Female 11 1870 Scholar Coventry, Warwickshire, England
William N Nurse Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Coventry, Warwickshire, England

1891
Much Park Street, Coventry St Michael, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Edward Nurse Head Married Male 60 1831 Coachman Domestic Servant Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
Ann Rose Nurse Wife Married Female 56 1835 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Emily Nurse Daughter Single Female 20 1871 Box Maker Coventry, Warwickshire, England
William Norman Nurse Son Single Male 16 1875 Cycle Machinist Coventry, Warwickshire, England
George Clark Boarder Married Male 23 1868 Tobacconist Assistant Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Margaret Clark Boarder Married Female 24 1867 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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First name(s) Edward
Last name Nurse
Birth year -
Baptism year 1852
Baptism date 03 Mar 1852
Denomination Anglican
Place Coventry, St Michael
Father's first name(s) Edward
Father's last name Nurse
Mother's first name(s) Ann Roe
Residence Jordan Well
Father's occupation Servant
County Warwickshire
Country England
Document type Parish registers
Archive
Warwickshire County Record Office
Archive reference DR0090/20
Event Baptisms
Page 81
Records year range 1850-1858

Ann Elizabeth
Last name Nurse
Birth year -
Baptism year 1858
Baptism date 22 Sep 1858
Denomination Anglican
Place Coventry, St Michael
Father's first name(s) Edward
Father's last name Nurse
Mother's first name(s) Ann
Residence Union St
Father's occupation Servant
County Warwickshire
Country England

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First name(s) James
Last name Nurse
Birth year -
Baptism year 1856
Baptism date 04 May 1856
Denomination Anglican
Place Coventry, St Michael
Father's first name(s) Edward
Father's last name Nurse
Mother's first name(s) Ann
Residence Union St
Father's occupation Servant
County Warwickshire
Country England

John
Last name Nurse
Birth year -
Baptism year 1856
Baptism date 04 May 1856
Denomination Anglican
Place Coventry, St Michael
Father's first name(s) Edward
Father's last name Nurse
Mother's first name(s) Ann
Residence Union St
Father's occupation Servant
County Warwickshire

EMILY
Last name NURSE
Birth year 1870
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Arnold
District Coventry

71 England, Wales & Scotland Census

St John Street, St Michael, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Edward Nurse Head - Male 40 1831 - Warwickshire, England
Ann R Nurse Wife - Female 36 1835 - Warwickshire, England
Edward Nurse Son - Male 19 1852 - Warwickshire, England
John Nurse Son - Male 17 1854 - Warwickshire, England
James Nurse Son - Male 15 1856 - Warwickshire, England
Ann E Nurse Daughter - Female 12 1859 - Warwickshire, England
Catherine Nurse Daughter - Female 10 1861 - Warwickshire, England
Alfred Nurse Son - Male 8 1863 - Warwickshire, England
Henry Nurse Son - Male 6 1865 - Warwickshire, England
Margaret Nurse Daughter - Female 4 1867 - Warwickshire, England
Emily Nurse Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Warwickshire, England

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Court 1, 1, Union Street, St Michael, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Edward Nurse Head Married Male 29 1832 Groom & Coachman Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
Ann R Nurse Wife Married Female 26 1835 Carder Of Fringes Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Edward Nurse Son - Male 9 1852 Scholar Coventry, Warwickshire, England
John Nurse Son - Male 7 1854 Scholar Coventry, Warwickshire, England
James Nurse Son - Male 5 1856 Scholar Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Ann E Nurse Daughter - Female 3 1858 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Catherine Nurse Daughter - Female 0 1861 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Uggh, this lack of any decent records goes back even further on the Nurse Family. Would people agree that Edward Nurse, born in Atherstone, Warwickshire, in 1831, who married Ann Roe Arnold, born in Coventry in 1835, had the following children:

Edward Nurse 1852 - 1927
John Nurse 1854 - 1924
James Nurse 1855 - 1826
Ann E Nurse - 1858 - 1953
Catherine Nurse - 1860 - 1844
Alfred Nurse - 1862 - 1927
Henry Nurse - 1865 -
Margaret Nurse - 1867 -
Emily Nurse - 1870 -
William Norman Nurse - 1875 - 1949

No census records with ages or positions within the family, no baptism records suggested. I do dispair.

Edit: I've since tried to look up the baptisms and I don't think the following are Ann Roe Arnold and Edward Nurses' (i.e. i'm not sure where they fit in) - so, again, would you agree?

William
Emily
Alfred
Catherine
Henry
Margaret

are not their children?

Thanks.

Thanks!

Ah yes of course, thanks! I'd ended up with 11 kids - probably best to get them in order before researching further (as I have been able to with your help - thanks all) before moving onwards! I think we've done this one to death now - thanks very much again!

baptisms posted above for all 6

You also have Eveline.

All births are shown on the GRO site posted by ErikaH - use variant spelling for MMN - some are Lindon, others Lyndon

OK, so we have Herbert, William, Maud, Alfred and Alice? That's 5 instead of the 6 someone suggested earlier? Are you all content with that and thanks again!

Herbert Nurse
Baptism Date: 12 Jun 1901
Baptism Place: Coventry, St Peter, Warwickshire, England
Parish: Coventry, St Peter
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Father: Alfred Nurse
Mother: Ellen Nurse

Name: William Edward Nurse
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 12 Jun 1901
Baptism Place: St. Peter's Church, Coventry, Warwick, England
Father: Alfred Nurse
Mother: Ellen
FHL Film Number: 1067462
Reference ID: 57

Name: Maud May Nurse
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 4 Dec 1895
Baptism Place: Coventry, Warwick, England
Father: Alfred Nurse
Mother: Ellen
FHL Film Number: 1067461

Alfred Nurse
Baptism Date: 3 May 1889
Baptism Place: Coventry, St Michael, Warwickshire, England
Parish: Coventry, St Michael
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Father: Alfred Nurse
Mother: Ellen Nurse

the child that died ???
ALICE
Last name NURSE
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1894
Age 4
Death quarter 1
Death year 1898
District Coventry
County Warwickshire
Volume 6D
Page 355

ALICE
Last name NURSE
Birth year 1893
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Lindon
District Foleshill
County Warwickshire
Country England
Volume 6D
Page 481

Name: Alice Nurse
Baptism Date: 4 Dec 1895
Baptism Place: Coventry, St Peter, Warwickshire, England
Parish: Coventry, St Peter
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Father: Alfred Nurse
Mother: Ellen Nurse

Thanks ever so much! I’ve got the Lindon connection - although I think I’ve got Alfred Lyndon if I remember correctly! Yeah it seems a family with messy records - great advice there above re the hints - they’re blooming awful and yes you end up with a family tree as useful as a chocolate fire guard. This is why I’m now going through the records with a forensic tooth comb - and - it’s getting there somewhat with the exception of my Dad’s mainline - the records simply aren’t there it seems, So I’ve moved on to the Nurses - as usual now a heavily relying on the census and, before that, baptism records.

In short I’ve learnt my lesson there!

parents
1911
13A Canterbury Street Coventry, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Alfred Nurse Father Married Male 48 1863 Joiner Warwickshire Coventry
Ellen Nurse Mother Married Female 49 1862 - Warwickshire Coventry
Alfred Nurse Son Single Male 22 1889 Process Etcher Warwickshire Coventry
Maud Nurse Daughter Single Female 15 1896 Weaver Silk Warwickshire Coventry
Willie Nurse Son - Male 12 1899 - Warwickshire Coventry
Herbert Nurse Son - Male 10 1901 - Warwickshire Coventry

6 children born, 1 died

a freebie for you - I'll let you look for the rest

NURSE, WILLIAM EDWARD LINDON
GRO Reference: 1898 S Quarter in COVENTRY Volume 06D Page 593

.....and don't forget possible spelling variant of MMN

Eveline Eleanor
Last name Nurse
Birth year 1884
Birth date 08 Mar 1884
Baptism year 1884
Baptism date 04 Apr 1884
Denomination Anglican
Place Coventry, St Michael
Father's first name(s) Alfred
Father's last name Nurse
Mother's first name(s) Ellen
Residence Much Park St
Father's occupation Carpenter
County Warwickshire
Country England
Document type Parish registers
Archive
Warwickshire County Record Office
Archive reference DR0090/24
Event Baptisms
Page 142
Records year range 1880-1886

1891
Much Park Street, Coventry St Michael, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Alfred Nurse Head Married Male 28 1863 Carpenter & Undertaker Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Ellen Nurse Wife Married Female 29 1862 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Eveline Elenor Nurse Daughter - Female 7 1884 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Alfred Nurse Son - Male 2 1889 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England

1901
65, Yardley Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Thomas Lindon Head Widower Male 73 1828 General Fitter Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Esther Lindon Daughter Single Female 35 1866 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
George Lindon Son Single Male 28 1873 Cycle Fitter Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Edward Lindon Son Single Male 25 1876 Cycle Fitter Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Alfred Lindon Son Single Male 23 1878 Cycle Fitter Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Ellen Nurse Daughter Married Female 39 1862 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Evelyn Nurse Grand Daughter Single Female 17 1884 Golf Ball Maker Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Maud Nurse Grand Daughter Single Female 5 1896 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
William Nurse Grand Son Single Male 2 1899 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Herbert Nurse Grand Son Single Male 0 1901 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
John Riley Boarder Single Male 33 1868 Cycles Turner Coventry, Warwickshire, England

For correct spelling of her name

Name: Eveline Eleanor Nurse
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1884
Baptism Date: 4 Apr 1884
Baptism Place: Coventry, St Michael, Warwickshire, England
Parish: Coventry, St Michael
Father: Alfred Nurse
Mother: Ellen Nurse