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Hi Joanne I found Annie Forrest on the 1891 census as follows: Living at 94 Brondesbury Villas,Willesden Working as a Domestic Servant for a family called Baxter her age is 17 and place of birth Southwark. I could not find Wilhelmina on the 1891 census and a search on Freebmd for a death between 1881 and 1891 gave no hits. Regards Mary

Thank you for finding my Forrest family. However there are two other girls on 1881. Annie and Wilhelmina. Wilhelmina was younger than Mary so could have died but I know Annie didn't marry till 1897. Any chance of you looking them up for me?

Hi Gwen Some more info for you from 1851 census: Living in Crawley William Weaver 37 Head Ag Lab b Crawley Jane Weaver 31 Wife b Chipping Norton Francis Weaver 5 Daur b Crawley Noah Weaver 1 Son b Crawley Sarah is missing for some reason.The census entry goes over 2 pages and I think that she was simply missed off on the second page or she may have been staying with her maternal grandparents(or some other family) as she is not with the Weaver Grandmother(I checked). The other piece of info is a death registration for Jane Weaver Dec Qtr 1852 Witney 3a 366. Theother alternative is that Sarah is not William/Jane's daur but the Daughter of one of the unmarried Weaver females!!! I think you will have fun sorting this out Good luck Mary

Hi Ellen Despite there being many Cooper families in Chadlington on the 1851 census I could not find the two ladies you were seeking. I suspect the younger one had probably married by 1851 and the older one had died. Regards Mary

Good morning Gwen A bit more to add to the Sarah Weaver story,I have found her in 1861 census as follows: Living in Crawley,Oxon Mary Weaver Head Widow 70 Pauper b Crawley Ann Weaver Daur Unmarried 46 Pauper b Crawley Lucy Weaver Daur Unmarried 35 Glover b Crawley William Weaver Son Widower 48 Shepherd b Crawley Sarah Weaver Grand daur 13 b Crawley Noah Weaver Grandson 11 b Crawley I will try to find these guys on 1851 census At least you will not be bored trying to sort them out!!! Kind regards Mary

Hello again Gwen, I found your Sarah Weaver on the 1871 census working for the Mottram household at 11 Oakley Road,Islington. She was 23,a Domestic servant and was born in Crawley,Oxfordshire(a small village near Witney). I also found her birth reference on 1837As follows: Sarah Weaver Dec Qtr 1847 Witney Vol16 Page 131. I have not yet found her on the 1851 or 1861 census,but will have another look tomorrow when I am feeling more awake. Kind regards mary

Hello Mary I should have read your message properly before posting mine. Thank you. Shirley

Shirley in the North East Sorry but the 1841 census I have is for Oxfordshire,Ancestry does not start proper censuses until 1871,I am therefore not able to help you with a lookup. Mary

Hello Constance Thank you for the offer of a look up. 1841 Please could you find this family Moses Bonehill 40 Tipton/West Brom Hannah wife 36 ? Arron 16 Staffs Delphine 14 Staffs Emily 12 Staffs Polly 9 Staffs Joseph 6 FRANCE or in 1851 Just Hannah and the children in Staffs. I know Moses was in Salfod Lancs. Thank you Shirley

Hello Joanne Living at 112 Ravenhurst,Hampstead William J Forrest Head 39 Police Sergeant Met Police b Maidstone W A Forrest Wife 40 b Rawreth,Essex Mary K Forrest Daur 14 Scholar b Southwark Ada R Forrest Daur 7 Scholar b Southwark George W Forrest Son 5 Scholar b Hampstead Dora R Forrest Daur 2 b Hampstead John K Forrest Son 1 b Hampstead If you would like the image please message me with your email address. Regards Mary

1891 lookup for William Forrest (apx 39) married to Wilhelmina Forrest (apx 40) with daughters Annie (apx 16), Mary (apx 14) and Wilhelmina (apx 12) were living in Southwark in 1881 birthplace of William Maidstone Kent, Wilhelmina Bawrith Essex three children all Southwark Surrey

Hi Kevin Have had another search through only looking for Connaughton name and found this on 1871 census: Living at 27 Glebe St,Ashton under Lyne James Connaughton Head 38 Stripper in Card room b Ireland Hannah Conaughton Wife 40 Cotton Weaver b Ireland William Connaughton Son 3 mths b Ashton u Lyne Ann Conaughton Mother Widow House keeper b Ireland Still could find nothing for John & family. Mary

Hi Kevin I am sorry but I have not been able to locate your John Connaughton family on any of the censuses. Tried all sorts of different spellings etc but a big fat zero. Not much better with William and Hannah,I only managed to find this entry on the 1891 but the female name is Ann and ages for both are incorrect: Living at 21 Glebe St, Ashton under Lyne Ann Connaughton Head Married 40 Card room hand b Ireland William Connaughton Son 20 Spinner in Cotton Mill b Ashton There are a number of Connaughtons on the indexes but most seem to be born in Ireland and only a few born in Lancs. Regards Mary

Hi Constance,could you have a look for these families for me on 189,1881,1871 please..these are all from 1901 census... John Connaughton 49yo born OldhamLancs,Ellen wife 48 born Rochdale,Harry(Henry) son 22 born Oldham......next family,William Connaughton 28yo born Ashton U Lyne,Hannah 56 mother born Ashton U Lyne(widow)...Many thanks Constance..Kevin

Hi Margaret I am sorry but I cannot find your Pilkingtons on the 1871 census,however,I found the birth registration details for John Pilkington Sept Qtr 1848 Whitehaven Vol 25 Page 156. I could not find a record of Baptism for him. Regards Mary

Hi Denise, Yes I think the best way to try to track her down is with the marriage cert. By the way Wybunbury is in Cheshire according to the 1871 census not Staffs. Good luck Mary

Hi Denise The earliest full census available on Ancestry is 1871 which means Mary Rowley would be approx 49 and unlikely to be still unmarried. I did try the 1851 sample but no luck there and nothing on IGI. Sorry Kind regards Mary

Ellen I noticed that you had also posted this lookup to Grampa Jim's thread. See his reply to your request. Mary

Hi Mary, Thank you for your help the other day - Can I please ask you to have a look on the 1841 for my man: GEORGE BOWLES - born Wanborough, Berks - will be aged approx 29yrs - Occupation Agricultural Labourer - if married then, wife will be Jane. Many thanks - Anne

Hi Mary Thanks for looking. They are the most secretive family I have. The only confirmed sighting is on the 1881 for the two ladies. Oh well, I will have to keep searching Thanks again Lynne