Genealogy Chat

I am looking for a William Honeybourn(e) born c1804 who is simply listed as place of birth United States. He was married to a Sarah, but unfortunately I don't have her maiden name. He first seems to appear on the UK census of 1871 with his wife and Daughter Eliza who was 7 years old at that time. His profession is given as 'Baker'. Any ideas on where I can find any further information on him would be greatly appreciated.

I put his name into my US Ancestry subscription, and nothing came up for him. But he's all over the UK collection. In 1861 he gives his place of birth as UK ,as in Unknown, I believe.

Yes you're right , he does appear in 1861 I had missed that. Nothing before that appears to match though :-( Thanks for trying guys.

This man seems a bit old to have a 7 year old daughter in 1871. He would have been 60 when she was born. Maybe she was a grandchild. Sylvia.

birth will give mother's maiden Name: Eliza Ann Honeyborn Year of Registration: 1864 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Dover County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 777 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz A marriage at the right time SCRUB THAT

Marriage June Quarter 1862 Honeybourne, William Leonard Camberwell 1d 703 Could he be your William?

A marriage in 1862 would I suppose be likely for a child born in 1864, I have Eliza's Mother as being born in 1819 from the census which would make her 15 years younger than William and 44/45 when Eliza was born. I suppose stranger things have happened. Does the Camberwell marriage give a name for the bride?

Unfortunately not. I suppose your best bet is to get the birth certificate for their daughter and then cross check the mother's maiden name on the marriage index. Good luck! Just realised that the marriage reference can't be the right one as they were already married in 1861. Doh!!