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Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 20 Apr 2008 14:04

I have been searching for some time now for a family in the 1871 census, but no luck to date. I have found the wife and children in the 1881 census and she is recorded as "married general labourers wife", but he must have been away working at the time of the census.

The info for the 1871 census is:-

JOHN (abt. 1844) a carter on his marriage cert in 1868

MARY ROBERTS (1851)

their daugher MARY ELLEN (1869)

They would have been living in Liverpool

Because he has such a common name, I have been unable to find him on any census and he died in 1884.

If there are any super sluths out there with a little time to spare, you will go to the top of my christmas card list.

Kathlyn

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 20 Apr 2008 14:15

1881 are you saying this is the family?

Name: Mary Roberts
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: West Derby
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 11 Minshull St 2 Court
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: General Labourers Wife

Registration district: West Derby
Sub registration district: West Derby (Municipal)
ED, institution, or vessel: 33
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
George Massie 40
John R. Roberts 7
Mary Roberts 32
William Roberts 5



Where is the daughter?

Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 20 Apr 2008 14:24

Yes GB this is Mary in the 1881 census.

SueS

SueS Report 20 Apr 2008 16:25

how about more info from the marriage cert? fathers' names and occupatoins, address at time of marriage. Was Mary's maiden name MAWDESLEY?