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Missing 1871 census entry

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♥ Raych ♥

♥ Raych ♥ Report 15 Nov 2007 17:56

Im looking for John Rapley, here he is in 1861 and 1881:

1861 England Census
about John Rapley
Name: John Rapley
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Edward
Mother's Name: Susannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Chalk, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Denton
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: North Aylesford
Sub-registration district: Northfleet
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 2
Household Members: Name Age
Agnes Elizabeth Rapley 7
Edward Rapley 36
Eliza Maria Rapley 2
John Rapley 5
Susannah Rapley 35

1881 England Census
John Rapley
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Chalk, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Hoo
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street address: 5 Church Square
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Labourer

Registration district: Hoo
Sub-registration district: Hoo
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Rapley 24
Elizabeth Rapley
John Rapley 25

The rest of his family in 1871:

1871 England Census
about Susan Rapley
Name: Susan Rapley
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Edward
Gender: Female
Where born: Hoo, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Hoo
Ecclesiastical parish: Rochester
Town: Hoo
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Hoo
Sub-registration district: Hoo
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 73
Household Members: Name Age
Agness Rapley 17
Caroline Rapley 4
Edward Rapley 45
Eliza Rapley 12
Fredrick Rapley 10
Jane Rapley 6
Susan Rapley 44

I also cant find a record of his death if anyone spot that, I last have him alive as a publican in hoo in 1913.


Potty

Potty Report 15 Nov 2007 18:12

This looks like the rest of his family. Could he have joined the navy or army?:
1871 England Census
about Eliza Rapley
Name: Eliza Rapley
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Edward
Mother's Name: Susan
Gender: Female
Where born: Milton, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Hoo
Ecclesiastical parish: Rochester
Town: Hoo
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Hoo
Sub-registration district: Hoo
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 73
Household Members: Name Age
Agness Rapley 17
Caroline Rapley 4
Edward Rapley 45
Eliza Rapley 12
Fredrick Rapley 10
Jane Rapley 6
Susan Rapley 44

♥ Raych ♥

♥ Raych ♥ Report 15 Nov 2007 18:18

Potty, thats the same info as I posted originally, its possible, but he would have been 15 at the time of the census, and in 1881 he was a labourer, so seems unlikely.