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Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,733 Send Message	Sidami	Report	31 Mar 2023 11:42
	I can not seem to work out the census now on family search you put name and details and county and all others come up what am I doing wrong I have found a birth certificate and I am trying to trace the family name Ellen Collier bn 1889 Tring Bucks parents Thomas and Louisa many thanks
	Researching: Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,663 Send Message	greyghost	Report	31 Mar 2023 11:59
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,663 Send Message	I know this is not what you're asking, but putting up for info Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: COLLIER, ELLEN STEVENS GRO Reference: 1890 M Quarter in BERKHAMSTED Volume 03A Page 633 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Bottom Row, Wigginton, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Thomas Collier Head Married Male 35 1856 Farm labourer Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Louisa Collier Wife Married Female 35 1856 Straw plater Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Frederick Collier Son Single Male 15 1876 Farm labourer Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England William Collier Son - Male 6 1885 Scholar Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Harold Collier Daughter - Female 5 1886 Scholar Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Sarah Collier Daughter - Female 3 1888 - Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Ellen Collier Daughter - Female 1 1890 - Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,502 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2023 11:59
	Tring isn't in BUCKS.......................that's clearly where you're going wrong! 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Bottom Row, Wigginton, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England Thomas Collier Head Married Male 35 1856 Farm labourer Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Louisa Collier Wife Married Female 35 1856 Straw plater Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Frederick Collier Son Single Male 15 1876 Farm labourer Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England William Collier Son - Male 6 1885 Scholar Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Harold Collier Daughter - Female 5 1886 Scholar Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Sarah Collier Daughter - Female 3 1888 - Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Ellen Collier Daughter - Female 1 1890 - Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England COLLIER, ELLEN STEVENS GRO Reference: 1890 M Quarter in BERKHAMSTED Volume 03A Page 633 Marriages Jun 1875 (>99%) COLLIER Thomas Berkhampstead 3a 539 STEVENS Louisa Berkhampstead 3a 539
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,502 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2023 12:01
	This is from FAMILYSEARCH, using the correct County info Name Louisa Collier Sex Female Age 35 Event Date 1891 Event Place Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original) Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Enumeration District 3 Registration District Berkhampstead Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1856 Birthplace Hertfordshire, England Marital Status Married Occupation Straw Plater Relationship to Head of Household Wife Event Place Note Bottom Row Page Number 18 Piece/Folio 1127/ 35 Registration Number RG12 Louisa Collier's Spouses and Children OPEN ALL Thomas Collier Husband Name Thomas Collier Sex Male Age 35 Event Date 1891 Event Place Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original) Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Enumeration District 3 Registration District Berkhampstead Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1856 Birthplace Hertfordshire, England Marital Status Married Occupation Farm Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Head Event Place Note Bottom Row Page Number 18 Piece/Folio 1127/ 35 Registration Number RG12 Frederick Collier Son William Collier Son Har Collier Daughter Sarah Collier Daughter Ellen Collier Daughter
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,663 Send Message	greyghost	Report	31 Mar 2023 12:04
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,663 Send Message	I don't use Family Search for census records , but found this easily by putting in her name and as Place - HERTFORDSHIRE - year range 1889-1890 It was the first record to show - Ellen Collier Principal England and Wales Census, 1891 Census 1891 Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Birth 1890 Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom ParentsThomas Collier, Louisa Collier SiblingsFrederick Collier, William Collier, Har Collier, Sarah Collier
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,663 Send Message	greyghost	Report	31 Mar 2023 12:05
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,663 Send Message	Name Ellen Collier Sex Female Age 1 Event Date 1891 Event Place Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original) Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Enumeration District 3 Registration District Berkhampstead Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1890 Birthplace Hertfordshire, England Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Event Place Note Bottom Row Page Number 18 Piece/Folio 1127/ 35 Registration Number RG12 Ellen Collier's Parents and Siblings OPEN ALL Thomas Collier Father M 35 Hertfordshire, England Name Thomas Collier Sex Male Age 35 Event Date 1891 Event Place Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original) Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Enumeration District 3 Registration District Berkhampstead Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1856 Birthplace Hertfordshire, England Marital Status Married Occupation Farm Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Head Event Place Note Bottom Row Page Number 18 Piece/Folio 1127/ 35 Registration Number RG12 Louisa Collier Mother F 35 Hertfordshire, England Frederick Collier Brother M 15 Hertfordshire, England William Collier Brother M 6 Hertfordshire, England Har Collier Sister F 5 Hertfordshire, England Sarah Collier Sister F 3 Hertfordshire, England
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,418 Send Message	Maddie	Report	31 Mar 2023 12:49
	parents marriage Thomas Spouse's last name Stevens Last name Collier Groom's residence Tring Sex Male Bride's residence Tring Year 1875 County Hertfordshire Banns year - Country England Marriage year 1875 Record set Hertfordshire Banns & Marriages Marriage date 15 May 1875 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Place Tring Subcategory Parish Marriages Spouse's first name(s) Louisa Thomas Groom's father's first name(s) Joseph Last name Collier Groom's father's last name Collier Birth year 1856 Bride's father's first name(s) Robert Year 1875 Bride's father's last name Stevens Marriage year 1875 County Hertfordshire Marriage date 15 May 1875 Country England Place Tring Record set Hertfordshire Banns & Marriages Spouse's first name(s) Louisa Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Spouse's last name Stevens Subcategory Parish Marriages Groom's age 19 Collections from England, Great Britain Bride's age 19
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,733 Send Message	Sidami	Report	31 Mar 2023 13:03
	Thankyou very much does any one else find family search hard to navigate now?
	Researching: Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,502 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	31 Mar 2023 13:56
	I don’t
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	31 Mar 2023 19:54
	I've had problems putting in the correct words that their programme wants, and sometimes have to play around until I get it right. I do find that the programme wants to give me far more names than I want, even when I use EXACT search!
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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