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If anyone can help me look please.

John Baston (not sure of DOB) (father)
Ann Hicks b1856 Thrupp Berkshire (mother)
Edward George J Baston b1878 Buckland, Berks

I have found Edwards in 1891 living with grandparents HICKS in wroughton, Swindon.

Can't find parents after that - possibility they could have both died.

Any help wth the 1881 census would be appreciated.

Thanks

The 1881 is free to search on Familysearch or Ancestry. Have you looked already and cannot find him??

yes I have looked under all 3 names - I wonder if there is an error with the transcribing Ive tried different spellings for surname as well

Does Ann have a middle name - or am I clutching at straws with this one?

George Baston
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Louisa
Gender: Male
Where born: Reading, Berkshire, England

Civil Parish: St Mary
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England

Street address: 44 Weldale St
Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Reading
Sub registration district: St Mary
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
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Household Members:
Name Age
Anna Baston
George Baston 2
John Baston 23
Louisa Baston 21

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Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 1304; Folio: 51; Page: 17; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341316.

No middle name that have found - I saw this one as well.

Im supposing that the couple you have found are the same couple who are the parents of Edward - you do have his birth cert for mums name?

Perhaps Im getting the wrong end of the stick but:

you cant find Edward and his parents on the 1881?

You can only find Edward with his grandparents on 1891?

and you cant find either parent after that?

So you have never actually had the parents together with Edward? Did they have any other kids? What is Johns occupation on the birth cert or marriage cert?

For ref:

Ann in 1871

Name: Ann Hicks
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Phrespp, Berkshire, England
Civil Parish: Alvescot
County/Island: Oxfordshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: Witney
Sub registration district: Bampton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household schedule number: 20
Household Members:
Name Age
Ann Banting 50
Thomas Banting 56
Ann Hicks 14
Henry Kinchin 15

Marriage?

Marriages Dec 1876 (>99%)
Baston John Faringdon 2c 597 Scan available - click to view
BELL Richard Faringdon 2c 597 Scan available - click to view
HICKS Anne Faringdon 2c 597 Scan available - click to view
OVENDEN Lois Faringdon 2c 597


Births Jun 1878 (>99%)
Baston Edward George J Faringdon 2c 274

Thank you all for your help.

Let me confirm what I have so far.

Jane Hicks b1856 Thrupp, Berkshire (Faringdon dist)
cnfmd BMD

1861 England Census
Name: Ann Hicks
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Joseph
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Female
Where born: Faringdon, Berkshire, England

Civil Parish: Faringdon
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Faringdon
Sub registration district: Faringdon
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
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Household schedule number: 52
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Hicks 4
Elizabeth Hicks 25
George Hicks 3
Jane Hicks 1
Joseph Hicks 26

1871 England Census
Name: Ann Hicks
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Phrespp, Berkshire, England
Civil Parish: Alvescot
County/Island: Oxfordshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image
Registration district: Witney
Sub registration district: Bampton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household schedule number: 20
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Banting 50
Thomas Banting 56
Ann Hicks 14
Henry Kinchin 15

Marriage to John Baston BMD 1876 BMD Faringdon Dec 2c 597

There are a couple of births which could be other children, but not confirmed.

Next Census I have found is 1891 with Edward living with grandparents. Nothing for parents - there is possible death for Jane, but not confirmed.

The 1881 census may help to confirm any additional children or if Jane was still alive. I just can't seem to find any of them.

Thanks

Jane being Anne.

So you have the birth cert then? What is Johns occupation on it? And what is the place of residence?

Sorry - no I don't have the birth certificate or the marriage certificate

How have you worked out who his parents are then Linda? If you have never found them with him? Is it guess work re the 13 year old Baston boy with the Hicks family in Wilts?

When did the boy Edward marry?

Have you ever found John Baston on a census?

You are right in as much as it is partly guess work - after finding the Baston boy with the grandparents in 1891, I checked for a marriage for Anne Hicks and found a match with John Baston, right area. If I could have found any of them on the 1881 census I may have been able to confirm my assumptions. Perhaps as you say it will be necessary to get birth and marriage certificate to clairfy to be able to move forward.

I did find possible marriage for Edward BMD 1914 to Martha Hedges and possile death for him 1922, and a remarriage for Martha in 1924, but again this is only assumptions and not confirmed with certificates.

This is his death?

Deaths Mar 1922 (>99%)
Baston Edward G J 43 Marlbro' 5a 127

May be the 1881 is a very bad mistrans. I was hoping you would say he was a soldier which would account for them being missing.

This is what I have found as well as possible death.

Also there is another son John Baston - on 1901 living with grandparents b1881 Buckland. Trans error on the 1901 census shown as Basham

1901 England Census 1901 England Census
Name: John Basham
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relation: Grandson
Gender: Male
Where born: Buckland, Berkshire, England

Civil Parish: Wroughton
Ecclesiastical parish: Wroughton St John the Baptist and St Helen
Town: Wroughton
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Swindon
Sub registration district: Swindon
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 19
Household Members: Name Age
William Allan 4
John Basham 20
Elizabeth Hicks 64
Joseph Hicks

Have found his birth on BMD as Dec 1881 so he won't be on the 1881 Census, but I wonder where he was now on the 1891 - another search !!!