Genealogy Chat

my head is hurting from this one now....been on it all day...boss will go mad....lol 1851 cencus i have samuel cruse(36) with wife maria(40) and children, benjamin(7/12), catherine(5), emily(7), and rebekah(3)...living in exeter. 1861 cencus samual(46), maria(50), benjamin(10) and rebecca(13) still in exeter 1881 cencus is now living in aston birmingham with benjamin(30), his wife their two children benjamin and samual a, and now sons, john(16), henry(14) i cant find any of them on 1871? questions? did maria die? when did he marry sophia? can't find birth for john or henry? so who is the mother of henry and john? sophia or maria?

There is a death entry for a Maria Cruse in Exeter - although the birth year it gives is slightly out from that on the census - Name: Maria Cruse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803 Year of Registration: 1869 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Age at Death: 66 District: Exeter County: Devon Volume: 5b Page: 88 Have you checked this one out already?

A strange entry but could this be them in 1871??? Name: Benjamin Crace Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Relation: Son Father's name: Samuel Mother's name: Sophia Gender: Male Where born: Exeter, Devon, England Civil Parish: Aston Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity Town: Bordesley County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Aston Sub-registration district: Deritend ED, institution, or vessel: 15 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 57 Household Members: Name Age Benjamin Crace 20 Harry Ornes 4 John Ornes 6 Mary Jane Ornes 11 months Samuel Ornes 56 Samuel Ornes 13 Sophia Ornes 45 Sophia Ornes 9 George Stucker 19 UPDATE the image says CRUSE, & Samuel is a Tailor. Georgina.

thanks georgina...yes that does seem to match...many thanks....