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Hi Mary,

I did try to go through the district page by page but there is only the front page on the census on Ancestry. I assume the rest is missing. Just wondered if anyone else had access to 1841 census need to look at trowbridge enumeration district 11 covering Mortimer street.

Yes I noticed Mary Marchant niece. I have found another child of a John and Ann christened 22/03/1809 - Henry. Haven't investigated yet.

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Its d 12 in 1841
it starts on >7 ->13 New Road/Mortimer street.

At D12 > 6 henry Marchant 30 Cloth dresses with wife Eliza they had daughter mary age 3 so she's the one.
d12 > 8
James Marchant clothier age 40
Sarah 30
Dorcas 15
Sarah 15
Angelina 10
James 10
William 5.

Maryb

have to laugh - I put his name in Google - he's on Facebook apparently!!! all your problems solved Judith :-)

Angelina marchant born @ 1835 christened 1/10/1837 by James and Maria.Christened same day as Alfred and Dorcas.
Angelina died 1845.

Dorcas is female and married John Knowles in melksham J/F/M 1851.

Maryb

The Angelina Dorcas connection - yes I found this on Family search...but hadn't done anything about it because I hadn't been able to see the 1841 census. Because of course James age is wrong - though what's new? And wife is shown as Sarah not Maria...and who is William?!!!!

Yes Ann I noticed that - Facebook indeed!! :-D

Henry married Eliza Rogers 25/12/1832

1841 census states born in county of Wiltshire. Eliza wife, daughters Charlotte Selina and Mary. Charlotte transcribed as Eliza - clearly Charlotte!

1851 and 1861 he states he was born in Portsmouth Hampshire! However, rest of family remains constant. In 1851 still in Trowbridge new daughter Ann Rosanna and two visitors named Rogers which must be Eliza's relatives.

1861 in Islington with Ann Rosanna - she marries 1865 and Eliza and Henry both die in Islington in 1860s.

Have added Angelina and Dorcas to my tree to see what connections it makes. Not sure about William as can't find him on Familysearch - but then I can't find the other two boys either!

I have been wondering if William age 5 on 1841 census was infact Alfred as there is no sign of him in 1841.

If Maria can be Sarah then why not!!

Maryb

Yes my thoughts entirely!!! Ages in 1841 are always dodgy especially for minors as I have found to my cost!

Just an update

Have added Dorcas and Angelina to my trees (on here and Ancestry) and as a result have opened up about forty more relatives! So even though Alfred and James remain an enigma, there has been a success story out of all this.

Thanks!

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Hi everyone - have just updated a thread about James (junior) and his daughter Mary....and I knew I had another...so updating this one as well.

OK - I have James Ames Marchant's will and it proves - Dorcas is a daughter; James and Alfred were alive in 1876. Since this thread originally - it seems rather than Richard being James' father, Richard's sister was James' mother. And to confuse matters she married a John Marchant! :-)

So now going to pour through these things on Alfred in the USA.....