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Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	11 Dec 2007 15:50
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Gillian if you pm me your e-mail address will send the images.
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 1,439 Send Message	Gillian	Report	11 Dec 2007 15:13
	Thanks Keith In the 1891 Kilby family household. there are Sherwin's & Steele's & Orton's- does it give their occupations? - What is there connection to the Kilby family? I am tracing the Kilby family tree and want to know how Elizabeth was living - did she have income? did she have servents or boarders etc?? Really appreciate your help - thanks again GIll
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	11 Dec 2007 14:10
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	1891 Name: Emma Sherwin Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866 Relation: Boarder Gender: Female Where born: Leicestershire, England Civil Parish: St Margaret Ecclesiastical parish: St George County/Island: Leicestershire Country: England Street address: 35 St George St. Occupation: Servant Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Leicester Sub-registration district: East Leicester ED, institution, or vessel: 36 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth Herns 20 James Herns 22 Elizabeth A Hilby 32 Hellez K Hilby 11 Herbert F Hilby 4 Vincent W Hilby 8 Thomas S Orton 35 Emma Sherwin 25 Florence Sherwin 16 Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2528; Folio 113; Page 12 I suspect she was not related at all.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	11 Dec 2007 14:09
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	On the 1891, she is simply a servant, married by the look of it. 1901 she is still with the Kilby family and married with no husband about. Name: Emma Sherwin Age: 37 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864 Relation: Boarder Gender: Female Where born: Lester, Leicester Civil Parish: Leicester Formerly St Margaret Ecclesiastical parish: Leicester St Saviour County/Island: Leicestershire Country: England Street address: 7 Beal St Occupation: Charwoman Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Leicester Sub-registration district: North East Leicester ED, institution, or vessel: 15 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 248 Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth A Kilby 38 Emma G Kilby 16 Herbert F Kilby 14 Hettie R Kilby 21 Vincent W Kilby 18 Emma Sherwin 37 Ethel L Steele 1 George E Steele 36 Harold Steele 8 Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2996; Folio: 147; Page: 43
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 1,439 Send Message	Gillian	Report	11 Dec 2007 13:51
	Yep that looks like her - all the family so far seem to be from the Barrow area. Can you find her in any of the census please ? I want to see if there are any Kilby family connections many thanks
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	11 Dec 2007 13:16
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Gillian, without knowing any more info, this may or may not be her birth. Name: Emma Sherwin Year of Registration: 1866 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Barrow Upon Soar County: Leicestershire Volume: 7a Page: 160
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	11 Dec 2007 13:02
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Gillian, which census have you found her on and what was your family name?
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 1,439 Send Message	Gillian	Report	11 Dec 2007 12:58
	Emma Sherwin c1866 Leicestershire. This name has appeared on a census as living with my family - I believe that she is another relative. Can anyone please find her birth details???

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