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1861 or 1871 help needed

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Yvette

Yvette Report 28 Sep 2003 13:08

Update on James and Edward, After several hours of searches i am as confidant as i can be without ordering the birth certificates that neither of these are my William, however i have kept all research on the off-chance. The 1881 thru to 1901 surely cant all be wrong on his name and birthdate, and he must have come from somewhere! Oh well i guess i am going to have to invest in a huge bottle of headache tablets at this rate as William is proving very hard to find, and my brickwall now has several huge dents in it!!! Yvette

Yvette

Yvette Report 27 Sep 2003 23:15

Hi Amanda Many thanks for your reply, i did check the 1837 site initially and saw an Edward but as i was under the impression that William may be the brother of a John Elliff, who had a brother Edward (born and christened in 1850) already i had overlooked it. As for James i missed that one all together, so that is definitely something to look into. Thankyou Yvette

Yvette

Yvette Report 27 Sep 2003 18:04

just giving this a nudge in the hope someone out there can help

Yvette

Yvette Report 27 Sep 2003 11:01

Can anyone out there help me with a search of the 1861 or 1871 census for Surrey. I am trying to find an elusive relative and i am getting fed up hitting my head on a brickwall! William Elliff shows up on the 1881/1891/1901 census returns as born in 1853 in Croydon Surrey, but i have been unable to find any reference to him prior to 1881. I have tried searching the FreeBMD site but no sign of his birth or death on it. I have no idea of his parents or date of birth so i am hoping someone on GC can help me out with this one.......pretty please.