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1891 Census - Intuition Required

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Roy

Roy Report 15 Nov 2007 12:33

Let me start by saying thjat I have Ancestry and have searched for ages and that I've drawn a blank. I'm either missing swomething obvious or can't make a leap of faith or intuition to find the following;-
Albert McPherson born 1863 Plumstead (Have the 71, 81 and 1901 census for him)
Eliza nee Watson, married Albert 19/9/1885
children
Albert born 17 May 1886 Plumstead
Thomas born 4th Q 1889 Plumstead

Where on earth are they when the 1891 census is taken.

On the same vein
Albert Francis McPherson born 1873 Walworth Surrey found him in 1881 aged 8 in Surrey, but in 1891 he disappeared.


Where did they go to, any thoughts or clues gratefuly accepted.
Regards
Roy

Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 15 Nov 2007 12:44

Roy,

Hane you tried various spellings/sounds of the name McPherson???

Kathlyn

Roy

Roy Report 15 Nov 2007 13:14

all that I can think of Mc Pherson, McPhearson, Macpherson etc.

Deb needs a change

Deb needs a change Report 15 Nov 2007 13:18

Hi Roy,

I just did a blanket search on Thomas, no last name, father Albert, mother Eliza and nothing.

Usually a blanket search will find a mis-transcribed family, but not in this case.

I wonder if they were travelling on the night of the census and didn't get recorded?



Deb:)

Sue C

Sue C Report 15 Nov 2007 13:26

I have searched on Findmypast, and none of them are showing up on there either.

Sue

Roy

Roy Report 15 Nov 2007 13:33

Elouise
Thats something I'd never considered.

Debs
Possible but odd all the same.

Roy

Roy Report 16 Nov 2007 09:01

Thanks for your help Elousie, I'll have to save that trip for a rainy day.