Genealogy Chat

can anyone tell me why on the 1841 census three lots of my family have children aged 9 10, 4 8 9 , and 7 6 all seemingly living without parents ? are they just put down as names because there are no addresses just a whole list of names in Beeston Cheshire. Thanks Chris.

Have you checked where they are - is it a school, workhouse or some other institution? Have you checked the previous page to see if parents or adults are listed there? nell

Not sure where you are viewing the census, but the parents may be on the bottom of the previous page... it's worth a look. Lin x

I've found this with some of mine also. One possible explanation is that they were visiting or staying with someone else. Sue.

Thanks for your sugestions will try them all, if I typed in just a last name though wouldn't it show the parents? I have tried that and no other Windsors Heathcotes or Challinors showed up.

Chris, It seems like we have the same problem. I cannot find the parents of a couple of mine either. Perhaps there was a mass Alien Abduction!!!!! Sue..

Chris Sometimes what you see in the index isn't what is on the page. I've sometimes found a person in the index and clicked on other household members and found they weren't in the same household when I checked the original image. nell

Hi Sue, I think you are right !!! then they dropped us back in the 2000's !!! to do all this research and get frustrated coz we know we were there !!!

Chris give us the children's names and dates of birth and I'll have a decko. nell

Hi Helen the ones I am looking for were Edward Windsor b 1831 and Mary b 1832 Park gate house Beeston also Mary Heathcote 3 all are registered at Bunbury but lived at Beeston and I can't find the Challinor one again !!! James was his name but he had brothers and sisters !! got to go out now morning in Oz 8am catch up when I get home Thanks Chris.

I had one on a later census (forget which) I found the daughter but clicking the bit to bring up family on the same page was bring up just one other who was a stranger. The stranger had boader but my rellie said daughter???? when i looked at the image...... these two were the last two for that house to be recorded and they were on the next page to the rest of the family.!!!

The census shows Edward and Mary are with Thomas Woodfin a wheelwright, aged 35 and Martha Woodfin, aged 30. Is it perhaps possible that Martha was their mother and Thomas her 2nd (or even her 1st) husband? There are two other children in the household, Harriot Woodfin 2 and Thomas Woodfin 9 months. nell

Hi Helen it was William Palin 3 and Elizabeth Palin 2 that I was looking at not James Challinor he married Ann Jane Palin b 1833 Bunbury can't find her but on another page is a John Palin Ag Lab? 35 no mother ? for William and Elizabeth if John is the father.

Hi Helen I think you atre dead right about the 2nd husband as on the parish records Edward Windsor has died aged 29 so Martha must have married again and had a second family. Thanks for that hadn't clicked till you said that. Chris.