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Are these his children on the census

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Sep 2006 20:04

1881 census details ...for info. Name: Elizabeth Dawson Age: 3 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878 Relation: Daughter Father's name: George Mother's name: Betsey Gender: Female Where Born: Mareham, Lincoln, England Civil parish: Wrangle County/Island: Lincolnshire Country: England Street address: Sea End Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Boston Sub registration district: Bennington ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Betsey Bradley 32 George Bradley 30 Margaret Bradley 1 Annie Dawson 5 Elizabeth Dawson 3 William Dawson 8 The three Dawson children were born in Mareham....the Bradley child in Toynton........ Here's the marriage.............. George Bradley 1878 Oct-Nov-Dec Spilsby Lincolnshire Betsy Dawson 1878 Oct-Nov-Dec Spilsby Lincolnshire Probably Elizabeth's birth reg'n........... Name: Elizabeth Dawson Year of Registration: 1878 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Horncastle County: Lincolnshire Volume: 7a Page: 583 Reg

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 18 Sep 2006 19:31

I'd say they were her children (either from a previous marriage or from being a single mother) and his step-children. It was probably her giving the information to the enumerator and just said son or daughter without thinking about the fact that the relationship should be to the head of household. Can you find Betsey in the 1871 census? Kath. x

Uncle John

Uncle John Report 18 Sep 2006 19:26

Find his marriage. You may then find a matching one with (wife's name) Dawson, which would show that his wife brought the older children with her. The certificate would show her as Widow. You could then look for a Dawson death (her first/previous husband), and so on and so on. A wonderful way of losing time and spending money! And of course it's just as likely that something else happened instead!! One of my rellies had 3 husbands (first 2 died young). Each successive census her eldest daughter from the first marriage is shown with the current husband's surname. She married in the name she was born with. John

hooch

hooch Report 18 Sep 2006 19:14

They may be his Step Children. luv angie xxx

Jennie

Jennie Report 18 Sep 2006 18:57

On the 1891 census the children have the surname Bradley ref: RG12/2573/60/9 I think they could possibly be his children Jen

Jennie

Jennie Report 18 Sep 2006 18:54

Hi i have been looking at the census for 1881 ref: RG11/3214/4/2 for George Bradley there are 3 children on there with the surname of there mother but it states the father is George Bradley. Could they be his or do you think they are likely to be from another marriage? Name Age Betsey Bradley 32 George Bradley 30 Margaret Bradley 1 Annie Dawson 5 Elizabeth Dawson 3 William Dawson 8 Many thanks Jen