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any help with finding ggggrandfathers family

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Sarah

Sarah Report 11 May 2007 20:56

im looking for henry east parents etc henry was born about 1850.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 11 May 2007 20:59

Have you any idea where he was born? There are a few on the 1851 census. Margaret

Sarah

Sarah Report 11 May 2007 21:01

he is down as marrying emily hollick in 1877

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 11 May 2007 21:03

We need a few more details. Do you have him in a census? Rose

Sarah

Sarah Report 11 May 2007 21:03

hi margaret i think it was berkshire

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 May 2007 21:09

Find him and his wife on 1881 census so that you can tell us his birthplace............. It's so much more rewarding if you can find some of the info yourself............. Reg

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 11 May 2007 21:16

Sarah, The 1881 census is free. It lists his age and place of birth. I won't post the details because you can look this up for yourself. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp You need to look at that. Rose

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 11 May 2007 21:18

This must be him in 1881. He has a Hollick sister-in-law. 4 George 4th. Lane, Heston, Middlesex Henry J. East, head, 25, groom, born Sunningwell, Berks. Emily J., wife, 26, born Shillingford, Berks. Winnie P., dau, 2, born Hounslow, Middlesex Ruth Hollick, sister-in-law, family parlor maid domestic, born Shillingford, Berks. Update, oops, sorry, Rose!

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 11 May 2007 21:19

This is the marriage on FreeBMD: Marriages Sep 1877 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cox Mary Ann Faringdon 2c 423 ***East Henry James Faringdon 2c 423 Hayden Charles Faringdon 2c 423 ***Hollick Emily Jane Faringdon 2c 423 So he had a middle name too. Rose

Sarah

Sarah Report 11 May 2007 21:28

its henrys parents im after not henrys but thanks anyway

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 11 May 2007 21:32

1871 census Sunningwell Village, Berkshire George East, head, 38, ag. lab., born Abingdon, Berkshire Sarah, wife, 45, laundress Henry, son, 18, farmer's boy Martha, dau, 11, scholar Lucy, dau, 9, scholar Wife and children all born Sunningwell.

Sarah

Sarah Report 11 May 2007 21:36

thanks margaret thats what i was looking for i did look on 1881 census but it didnt say anything about his parents thats why i asked for help

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 11 May 2007 21:37

Sarah, If you gave us Henry's age and place of birth from the 1881 census at the beginning we could have found them immediately. Rose

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 11 May 2007 21:38

1861 census Sunningwell Village, Berkshire George East, head, 29, ag. lab. Sarah, wife, 40 Henry J., son, 4 Martha S., dau, 1 All born Sunningwell now.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 May 2007 21:42

Sarah I asked you to look at 1881 to find his BIRTHPLACE...........it is virtually impossible to find someone if one doesn't know where they were born. Reg

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 11 May 2007 21:44

From Free BMD, George East married Sarah Prior or Viner, 1855 Abingdon, Berkshire.

Sarah

Sarah Report 11 May 2007 22:02

thanks margaret i will have a look and see if i can see which one it is

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 11 May 2007 22:13

Sarah, I hope you understand what Rose and Reg were saying. We had to start with the 1881 census to get birth year and birthplace. If you had already looked at it you should have told us that the birthplace was Sunningwell, Berkshire and birth year was 1856 not abt. 1850, as you said. I can't find Sarah on the 1851 census, so I'm not sure which one he married. She's old enough that she could have been previously married. Margaret

Sarah

Sarah Report 11 May 2007 22:16

i do understand what they were saying it was reg that gave me info on henry to start with.ive just looked on bmd index but how do you find out who they actually marry

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 11 May 2007 22:21

That's why I was looking on the 51 census. I thought if I could find a Sarah Prior or Viner who was born in Sunningwell the same year that George's wife Sarah was, it would be her. That sounds a bit convoluted! Anyway, I didn't find one! Margaret