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Name Albert Dolton
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Condition / Years Married / Years
Gender M
Age 28
Estimated Year of Birth 1883
Occupation Storeman
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Industry Grocer's Shop
Place of Birth Hampton Middlesex
Nationality British
Householder 2
Name Jane Dolton
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married / 8 Years
Total Children Born Alive 5
Children Still Living 4
Children Who Have Died 1
Gender F
Age 28
Estimated Year of Birth 1883
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Charing Kent
Householder 3
Name Emma Jane Dolton
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Gender F
Age 7
Estimated Year of Birth 1904
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Folkestone Kent
Householder 4
Name John Albert Dolton
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender M
Age 6
Estimated Year of Birth 1905
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Folkestone Kent
Householder 5
Name George Henry Dolton
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender M
Age 4
Estimated Year of Birth 1907
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Folkestone Kent
Householder 6
Name Kathleen Francis Dolton
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Gender F
Age 2
Estimated Year of Birth 1909
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Folkestone Kent
Householder 7
Name Donald Amos Dolton
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender M
Age 9 Months
Estimated Year of Birth 1911
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Folkestone Kent


it says she had 5 children 4 still living but i can count 5 children, maybe a misprint or have they listed the deceased child?

ive just checked the original and thats definatly what it says

Have you checked to see if any of them has died?

Deaths Dec 1908
DOLTON Kathleen Frances 0 Elham 2a 646

It's just a possible as the children were born Folkestone

Deaths Dec 1908 (>99%) (born June qtr)

DOLTON Kathleen Frances 0 Elham 2a 646

kathleen was born 1909 so i would rule it out :)

ok maybe i wont kathleen is the only one without a marraige record, thanks for your help again guys :)

Freebmd show Kathleen's birth reg Jun quarter 1908

They ask the age last birthday not year of birth so yes she would have been two when the census was taken. It is not the first time I have seen deceased children listed on the 1911

I saw one the other day where 2 dead childrens names were entered and neatly crossed through, so easy to read !!

It was a known problem, the inclusion of deceased children in household schedules, and there was action taken to try to rectify it at the time.

The National Archives podcast 'The 1911 Census: a vision of England' includes an explaination of what happened...

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/1911-census-england.htm

Chris

I've got relatives on the 1911 who included the details of their deceased children until I guess they realised and struck through their mistake. I think it's probably more common than anyone realises until one of us lot spots it.

J