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Birth C1874 Cambridgshire - Parish St Barnabas. Married to Lucy Bilton. I have been trying all day to find his parents, can anyone help me please.

Virgina,

Is this him on the 1891 census?

Name: Charles Harradine
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Charles
Mother's Name: Susan
Gender: Male
Where born: Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil Parish: Trumpington
Ecclesiastical parish: Trumpington
Town: Trumpington
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Registration district: Chesterton
Sub registration district: Shelford
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age

Charles Harradine 42
Charles Harradine 15
George Harradine 18
Jessie Harradine 13
Robert Harradine 8
Rose Harradine 2
Susan Harradine 41

I also found the following on the 1881:

Charles R. Harradine
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Charles
Gender: Male
Where born: Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil Parish: Trumpington
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street address: Workhouse Yard
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Chesterton
Sub registration district: Shelford
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Annie E. Harradine 9
Charles Harradine 30
Charles R. Harradine 5
George Harradine 8
Jessie Harradine 2
Matilda Mace 20

Hope this helps,

Caroline

Oh dear, not sure what is the best course to work it out thanks anyway.... This one has bee a pain. x

Virginia,

If this is right and you let me know. I will search the census records on ancestry for Charles' parents pre 1874.

Caroline

I think you're going to have to buy the marriage certificate to find his father's name, It's March quarter 1895, Cambridge. (3b 546)

The easiest way is to get a copy of Charles' birth certificate from GRO (it costs £7). This will confirm his parents names.

Caroline

Very confusing when one census states a different estimated birth from another x

The census records are not the most accurate for year of birth. It is probably best to do as Margaret says and get the marriage certificate. This way you know it is the right one rather than guessing at the correct birth certificate. In the earlier census records they often rounded births to the nearest 5 years!

Buy the marriage cert.

Lucy Bilton 1895 Jan-Feb-Mar Cambridge (1837-1935) Cambridgeshire
View Record
Charles Henry Harradine

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
about Charles Henry Haridine
Name: Charles Henry Haridine
Year of Registration: 1873
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Cambridge (1837-1935)
County: Cambridgeshire
Volume: 3b
Page: 492

thanks margaret I will do that. x

Well I learn something everyday. Rounded up to the nearest 5 years. Wow x

I will Jim Many thanks x

Just a little correction, Ginny, it was only the 1841 census where the ages were rounded and they were rounded DOWN to the nearest 5 years but only for those over the age of 15. So if someone's age shows as 15 they could be anywhere from 15 to 19. You have to be careful when you see 2 children with the same age of 15, don't assume they're twins.