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Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 7 Send Message	Owen	Report	7 Jun 2008 14:07
Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 7 Send Message	Help please! I have found the person I am looking for in the 1871 census with a view to seeing if he had any children. I can see he got married but they are the last two entries on the page (i.e. if there are any children they would be on the next page but I wouldn't know their names/ages). Any suggestions? Thanks Owen
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	7 Jun 2008 14:11
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	Are you on Ancestry? Click on the next page arrow near the top of the page
Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 7 Send Message	Owen	Report	7 Jun 2008 14:26
Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 7 Send Message	Hi Peter, Thanks for your quick reply. Unfortunately I'm not signed up to Ancestry. If there's anyone out there who could look it up I'd be v. grateful. The details at the bottom of the 1st page are:- John Messenger 45 Tailor b Dorset Weymouth Mary? Do 35 Dressmaker b Surrey B? They are living at 2 Fair View Place, Lambeth and it's the 1871 census. Cheers Owen
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	7 Jun 2008 14:33
	Name: John Messenger Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Mary Gender: Male Where born: Weymouth, Dorset, England Civil Parish: Lambeth St Mary Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Lambeth Sub registration district: Brixton ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Household schedule number: 90 Household Members: Name Age Annie Messenger 8 John Messenger 45 John Messenger 10 Mary Messenger 35 Mary Messenger 4 James Waters 21 Lodger Roy
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 247 Send Message	tinaj	Report	7 Jun 2008 14:34
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 247 Send Message	Name: John Messenger Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Mary Gender: Male Where born: Weymouth, Dorset, England Civil Parish: Lambeth St Mary Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Lambeth Sub registration district: Brixton ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Household schedule number: 90 Household Members: Name Age Annie Messenger 8 John Messenger 45 John Messenger 10 Mary Messenger 35 Mary Messenger 4 James Waters 21 View Original Record View original image View blank form Save This Record Attach this record to a person in your tree as a source record, or save for later evaluation. Save Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 684; Folio: 78; Page: 16; GSU roll: 823332. Tina
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 247 Send Message	tinaj	Report	7 Jun 2008 14:36
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 247 Send Message	In 1891 with another child: Name: John Messenger Age: 65 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Mary Gender: Male Where born: Weymouth, Dorset, England Civil Parish: Streatham Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch Town: Streatham County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Wandsworth Sub registration district: Streatham ED, institution, or vessel: 25 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Annie Messenger 28 John Messenger 65 John Messenger 30 Mary Messenger 54 Mary Messenger 23 William Messenger 18 View Original Record View original image View blank form Save This Record Attach this record to a person in your tree as a source record, or save for later evaluation. Save Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 458; Folio 125; Page 15; GSU roll: 6095568. Tina
Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 7 Send Message	Owen	Report	7 Jun 2008 14:38
Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 7 Send Message	Thanks Roy & Tina. What a brilliant response! Owen
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 247 Send Message	tinaj	Report	7 Jun 2008 14:49
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 247 Send Message	Here is 1861 too. Mary is a Dressmaker Name: John Messenger Age: 34 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Mary Gender: Male Where born: Weymouth, Dorset, England Civil Parish: Lambeth Ecclesiastical parish: Tulse Hill Holy Trinity County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View Image Registration district: Lambeth Sub registration district: Brixton ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 2 Household Members: Name Age Elizabeh Lather Messenger 5 John Messenger 34 John Charles Messenger 10 Mo Mary Messenger 26 View Original Record View original image View blank form Save This Record Attach this record to a person in your tree as a source record, or save for later evaluation. Save Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 364; Folio: 59; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542623 The 1881 census - which is free to view - gives Walter aged 8 (1891 William aged 18) - seems to be the same person. Tina
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	ChristineinPortugal	Report	7 Jun 2008 14:52
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	Hi Owen, I presume you are buying credits for GR. This is a very expensive way of viwing the images, much better to takeasubscription with Ancestry or a 14 day free trial and then pay monthly if you prefer as you can view as many census records as you want. You can also buy credits for findmypast. Or ask for a look up on here, as you have noticed the response is usually very quick. Christine

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