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Point me in the right direction please!
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Skewedhalo | Report | 15 May 2005 00:29 |
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Hi, I really need some advice as to what to do next. My great grandfather (yep, really haven't got very far at all on this line of the family!) was Charles Day. Census info indicates he was born about 1845 in Westminster. Many of the BMD indexes around this time for his surname are completely unreadable, and even though there are some possibles, I don't know his parents' details for sure to make sure I have the right one. He was in the army and I went to Kew to look at his service records in the hope it may give his parents names. It didn't. He got married out in India whilst in the army to a Jane Naismith from Glasgow. His father's name is given as William. However....he was a widower when he married and the other probable marriage I can find gives a different father's name. So, I don't know his parents' names for sure, I don't know his father's occupation and I don't know any of his siblings. How on earth do I get any further? He joined up before the 1861 census so I suppose the 1851 census would be useful, if I knew where they lived. I have thought about going to my local LDS Family History Centre and ordering the Westminster parish records to trawl through. Is this a good next move? Or should I try and find them on the 1851 census first? If so, any tips on how to go about this? Please help! Thanks, Sharon |
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Zoe | Report | 15 May 2005 00:42 |
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A long shot but have you traced him in the later census just in case a widowed parent has moved in with him or people with teh same surname from same area are living close by? I opened up a whole branch of the tree once by diligently checking every JOhn Walker born Pancras in every census because I could find no clue to his mothers name and found him as a nephew living with her brother. Sometimes the long way round can provide real gems and its worth it if you havethe time/patience. |
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Skewedhalo | Report | 15 May 2005 12:01 |
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The first census I have found him on is 1891 as he was abroad before that, and he's just there with his wife and numerous kids. His service records indicate that he should have been in the UK for the 1861 census, albeit in the army, but I can't find him...yet So it does look like the 1851 census is going to be my best bet. |
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Phoenix | Report | 15 May 2005 12:25 |
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Sharon There are some pretty good name indexes for 1851 London. You could try asking on the Records Office board in case anyone there has a copy. |
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Skewedhalo | Report | 15 May 2005 18:26 |
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Thanks Brenda. I'll try that. |
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