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Having trouble tracking the movements of one of my great uncles, Barnett 'Barney' Gobetz. He is on the 1881 census and he either marries Lena Marks or Elizabeth Mendoza Mile End DEC QUART 1882. After that he dissapears without trace can't find any records of him anywhere. Just vanishes. Help please!

Have you any more details, year of birth? place of birth?

For reference 1881 Name: Barnett Gobetz Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Relation: Boarder Gender: Male Where Born: London City Of, London, Middlesex, England Civil parish: Spitalfields County/Island: London Country: England Street address: 1 Freeman St Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Cigar Bundler Registration district: Whitechapel Sub registration district: Spitalfields ED, institution, or vessel: 14 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Henry Abrahams 54 Leah Abrahams 21 Solomons Abrahams 25 Theresa Abrahams 59 Barnett Gobetz 24

I'd say he married Elizabeth Mendoza -1891.... Name: Barnett Gobertg Age: 37 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Relation: Head Spouses's Name: Elizabeth Father's name: Daniel Gender: Male Where Born: Whitechapel, London, England Civil parish: St Botolph Aldgate Ecclesiastical parish: St Botolph Aldgate Town: London County/Island: London Country: England Registration district: London City Sub registration district: St Botolph ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Barnett Gobertg 37 Daniel Gobertg 6 Elizabeth Gobertg 33 Julia Gobertg 8 Daniel Mendoza 72 Mary Ann Paris 29

Looks like Barney's dead by 1901... Name: Betsy Gobetz Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: London, England Civil parish: Spitalfields Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch County/Island: London Country: England Registration district: Whitechapel Sub-registration district: Spitalfields ED, institution, or vessel: 17 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 53 Household Members: Name Age Betsy Gobetz 43 Daniel Gobetz 16 Julia Gobetz 18

Yep, he died 1894 Name: Barnett Gobbetz Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Year of Registration: 1894 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at death: 37 District: Mile End Old Town County: London, Middlesex Volume: 1c Page: 375 (click to see others on page)

Thanks for that. With him being mispelt Gobertg on the 1891 census, and Gobbetz, On the death indexes I'd missed him. Sad to see he died so young, but great to have all that extra info on him, very much appreciated guys.