A puzzle for a wet afternoon/evening. (Well, it's wet here!)
Can anyone find what happened to this girl after 1851, please?
She's not related to me. I just came across her unusual name while looking for someone else, and of course shot off at a tangent, trying to follow her life.
She's on eight trees on Ancestry, but none of them has a marriage or death for her.
Cressa Denstone in the Shropshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1900 Name: Cressa Denstone Baptism Date: 30 Mar 1834 Baptism Place: Broseley, Shropshire, England Religion: Anglican Father: Thomas Denstone Mother: Anne Denstone Page number: 15 Reference Number: P44/A/2/2
Cressor Denstone in the 1841 England Census Name: Cressor Denstone Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Gender: Female Where born: Shropshire, England Civil parish: Broseley Hundred: Wenlock (Shrewsbury Liberties) County/Island: Shropshire Country: England Registration district: Madeley Sub-registration district: Broseley Neighbors: Piece: 928 Book: 4 Folio: 44 Page number: 15 Household Members Age Ann Denstone 47 Thomas Denstone 21 Catherine Denstone 18 Isaiah Denstone 14 Cressor Denstone 6
Ann and Isaiah both died in 3rd quarter 1849, and possibly also Ann's husband Thomas, aged 56.
Catherine was baptised 1821, and married Alfred Street in 1845. She seems to have had a daughter Elizabeth in Dudley, Staffs in 1847 (mmn Denston) and died in 1848 in Dudley and was buried in Bilston, Staffs.
Thomas (born c1820, baptised 1837), married Eliza Evans in 1845, and had daughters Elizabeth 1847 and Ann c1949, but I can't see them after 1851 census either.
Cresson Dunstone in the 1851 England Census Name: Cresson Dunstone [ Denstone on image ] Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 Relation: Son-in-law [ sister-in-law on image ] Gender: Female Where born: Broseley, Shropshire, England Civil Parish: Broseley Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps: View related Ecclesiastical Parish County/Island: Shropshire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration District: Madeley Sub-registration District: Madeley ED, institution, or vessel: 3g Neighbors: Household Schedule Number: 81 Piece: 1989 Folio: 484 Page Number: 19 Household Members: Name Age Eliza Harrison 28 - wife Cresson Dunstone 17 - general servant, sister-in-law
Ancestry's transcription of 1851 has lumped three households together as one. I've edited out the other households (Richards and Doughty) when copying here.
Although Cressa is listed as Eliza Harrison's sister-in-law, I think it should be "sister" - though I can't see Eliza's baptism, nor can I see her in 1841.:
Eliza Denstone in the Shropshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1901 Name: Eliza Denstone Marriage Age: Full Age Record Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1849 Marriage Place: Broseley, Shropshire, England Religion: Anglican Father: Thomas Denstone Spouse: John Harrison Page number: 158 Reference Number: P44/A/3/6
Eliza's with her husband and children in later censuses.
However, I can find no sign of Cressa after 1851.
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Deaths Dec 1853 (>99%) Dunston Creasa Dudley 6c 29
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Burial entry While we have made all efforts to correctly record the information in the original document there may be different interpretations of the written words. If you have access to the original document and believe we have made a mistake you are encouraged to report this to us. Report an Error in this Data Field (only fields with a value are shown) Value County Staffordshire Place (Links to more information) Bilston Church name (Links to more information) St Leonard Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register Register entry number 1051 Burial date 18 Dec 1853 Burial person forename Creasa Burial person surname DUNSTON Person age 19 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Burial person abode Tipton Transcribed by Judith Lloyd File line number 1056
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County Staffordshire Place (Links to more information) Willenhall Church name (Links to more information) St Giles Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register Register entry number 2109 Burial date 16 Nov 1851 Burial person forename Ann Burial person surname DENSTON Person age 3 Burial person abode Portobello Transcribed by Jonathan Maxfield
County Staffordshire Place (Links to more information) Willenhall Church name (Links to more information) St Giles Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register Register entry number 2124 Burial date 21 Dec 1851 Burial person forename Elizabeth Burial person surname DENSTON Person age 4 Burial person abode Willenhall
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1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Deans Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Household members (4 people) First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Thomas Denston Head - Male 52 1819 - Staffordshire, England Eliza Denston Wife - Female 48 1823 - Staffordshire, England Celina Denston Daughter - Female 19 1852 - Staffordshire, England John Denston Son - Male 12 1859 - Staffordshire, England
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census 105, Walsall Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Household members (4 people) First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Thomas Denston Head Married Male 41 1820 Brick maker Shropshire, England Ellen Denston Wife Married Female 37 1824 - Broseley, Shropshire, England Selina Denston Daughter - Female 9 1852 - Portobello, Staffordshire, England John Denston Son - Male 2 1859 - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Selina Last name Denstone Register type Baptism Baptism date 08 Feb 1852 Father's first name(s) Thomas Mother's first name(s) Eliza Denomination Anglican Place Willenhall, St Stephen County Staffordshire
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Oh - Cressa was easily found after all! Thank you! I had hunted high and low for her death.
Many thanks, too, for Thomas & Eliza in 1861 and 1871.
DENSTONE, CELENA mmn EVANS GRO Reference: 1852 M Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON Volume 06B Page 413
I had seen the 1861 , but as Eliza is called Ellen then, and as Thomas's birthplace is given as Colmore, not Broseley, I had dismissed it as being a different family.
Thomas Denston in the 1861 England Census Name: Thomas Denston Age: 41 Estimated Birth Year: 1820 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Ellen Denston Gender: Male Where born: Colmore, Shropshire, England Civil parish: Wolverhampton Ecclesiastical parish: St George County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Wolverhampton Sub-registration district: Wolverhampton Eastern ED, institution, or vessel: 25 Neighbors: Household schedule number: 115 Piece: 1994 Folio: 132 Page number: 17 Household Members Age Relationship Thomas Denston 41 Head Ellen Denston 37 Wife Selena Denston 9 Daughter John Denston 2 Son Mary Westley 18 Lodger
1881:
Thomas Denster in the 1881 England Census Name: Thomas Denster Age: 62 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819 Relationship to Head: Father in Law Gender: Male Where born: Broseley, Shropshire, England Civil Parish: Cannock County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street Address: Wilkingtons Builds Marital status: Widower Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Brickmaker Registration District: Cannock ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: Piece: 2783 Folio: 13 Page Number: 18 Household Members: Name Age William Warrender 30 Selina Warrender 29 Thomas Denster 62 Eliza Warrender 6 Selina Evans 52 William J.J. Evans 23 John M. Evans 14
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