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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 112 Send Message	Gary	Report	14 Nov 2007 19:49
	joseph tompkins was born in 1832 in cheddington buckinghamshire. He had 1 brother called humphrey born 1819 and 1 sister called fanny born 1818 both born in the same place. In the 1881 census in says that joseph is married to someone called eliza born 1832 in cheddington. joseph was a wheelright and lived in statin rd.The problem I have is I can't find what eliza's maiden name was.Thanks dawn
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	14 Nov 2007 20:03
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	It looks like he married Eliza Pheasant. Name: Eliza Pheasant Year of Registration: 1859 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Leighton Buzzard County: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire Volume: 3b Page: 644 Name: Joseph Tompkins Year of Registration: 1859 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Leighton Buzzard County: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire Volume: 3b Page: 644
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	14 Nov 2007 20:07
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	1841 for Eliza Name: Eliza Pheasant Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Gender: Female Where born: Buckinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Cheddington Hundred: Cottesloe County/Island: Buckinghamshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: View Image Registration district: Leighton Buzzard Sub-registration district: Ivinghoe Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Caroline Pheasant 6 Eliza Pheasant 10 James Pheasant 26 Mary Pheasant 30 Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 49; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Cheddington; County: Buckinghamshire; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: ; Page: 1
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	14 Nov 2007 20:08
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	1851 Eliza Name: Eliza Phesant Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: James Mother's Name: Mary Gender: Female Where born: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Cheddington County/Island: Buckinghamshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Leighton Buzzard Sub-registration district: Leighton Buzzard ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 94 Household Members: Name Age Charlotte Phesant 9 Eliza Phesant 19 James Phesant 38 Mary Phesant 68 Mary Phesant 17 Thomas Phesant 11 Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1756; Folio: 384; Page: 25
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	14 Nov 2007 20:12
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Rest of Eliza's family in 1861 Name: Charlotte Pheasant Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: James Mother's Name: Mary Gender: Female Where born: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Cheddington Ecclesiastical parish: Oxford County/Island: Buckinghamshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View Image Registration district: Leighton Buzzard Sub-registration district: Ivinghoe ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 14 Household Members: Name Age Charlotte Pheasant 19 James Pheasant 49 Martha Pheasant 14 Mary Pheasant 58 Thomas Pheasant 21 Caroline Eliza Wyatt 3 Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1008; Folio: 55; Page: 3
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 112 Send Message	Gary	Report	14 Nov 2007 21:38
	The replies I have had are very useful thank you but there is only 1 problem the ages for mary pheasant in the different census reports don't match up so am a bit confused as to which one are right. Any help please thanks dawn.

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