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is spinning ! I have spent the last couple of hours trying to find the Dunn family on the 1861 census (went to a friends and looked on her Ancestry). I have them on 1841/51 and 1871 but cannot locate them on the 1861. They are Louisa Dunn, Head, and offspring. I concentrated on the younger offspring who I thought would still be living at home. They are Benjamin Dunn b. abt 1841, Ebenezer b. abt 1845, Isaac b. 1850/51. As they were incorrectly transcribed as BUNN on one of the census returns, I tried every combination I could think of on the 1861. I went from the beginning of the alphabet ie bunn, dunn, funn, gunn, hunn, lunn, munn nunn etc. but I cannot spot them. They have lived in the Camberley/Peckham area and are still in that area in 1871. Could someone please have a go for me? Many thanks

nudge - with fingers crossed.

Margaret

I'm not having any luck I'm afraid.

I do know that there are chunks of the 1861 missing, you may have to accept that they're not there. :-((

Angela

I cannot find the family.

Sheila

Thank you Angela and Sheila - this is really frustrating isn't it?

Margaret

Have you found any of the older children in 1861(who were at home in 1851?)

Would Louisa have been a widow in 1861?

Are you sure Louisa didn't remarry & the children may be on the census under a different name?

Angela

Louisa still listed as a Dunn in 1871

Thank you everyone - I do appreciate you trying. I think I am just going to have to forget this one. Ah well, you can't win them all !!

Have also looked for Samuel born c1837 not found him in 1861

Hi Margaret

1851

Name: Ebenezer Dunn
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Louisa
Gender: Male
Where born: Camberwell, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Camberwell
Ecclesiastical parish: Camden
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: Camberwell
Sub-registration district: Peckham
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 148
Household Members:
Name Age
Benjamin Dunn 11
Ebenezer Dunn 6
Isaac Dunn 5 Mo
Louisa Dunn 48
Louisa Dunn 19
Mary Ann Dunn 22
Ruth Dunn 4
Samuel Dunn 14
Sarah Dunn 17
Thomas Dunn 51

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Am I on the right family here?

Dianne xx

margaret can you tell me where isaac was born in 1851

Webster

Thomas born Surrey Christchurch
Louisa born Southwark
All kids born Camberwell

Thomas is a sexton & Undertaker

Dianne xx

Sorry Margaret, no luck I'm afraid. It looks like they kept the door locked and the curtains closed the night the census enumerator called round!!

Dianne xx

Hi everyone - I am absolutely in awe of all the effort you have put in trying to trace this flippin' family. I think now we are going to have to accept that either they didn't appear on the census at all, some pages have not been transcribed or there has been a transcription error to make the surname unrecognisable. Thank you all very much for trying.