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Frederick Herridge B1813 Mere married Mary Ann 1834. They would have had one child on the 1841 Census Jael B1840 Mere. I think Jael is a daughter as I found a marriage in 1860 and the spouce could be John Herridge or John Norris. If you can find anything on this family I would much appreciate it as far as it is possible to go.

I have just been through IGI and found them on 1881 they have two grandsons living with them, Ernest Doddington 14 and Samuel G Trowbridge 9.

Thankyou

Julia

I can't find them in 1841. Is this them in 1851?
Well Head, Mere, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Frederick Herridge, head, 39, ag lab
Mary Ann, wife, 38
Jael, dau, 11, lab silk mill
Caroline, dau, 6, scholar
Thomas, son, 4, scholar
William, son, 1
All born Mere.

Yes, this is the family, thankyou for that, do you have any more information on them please and can you possibly go one step further and trace the 1861/1871 Census.

Julia

Mistranscribed as Kerridge in 1841:
Pound St., Mere, Wiltshire
Frederic Herridge, 30
Mary, 30
Jael, 1 (spelled Jeal, female)
All born in county.

Next door
Thomas Herridge, 65, ag lab
Fanny, 65
Elizabeth, 20
All born in county.

1861 census
No address given, Mere, Wiltshire
Frederick Herridge, head, 49, ag lab
Mary Ann, wife, 48
Caroline, dau, 18, silk spinner
Thomas, son, 15, shepherd
Fanny, dau, 9, scholar
All born Mere.

1871 census
Hollwell?, Mere, Wiltshire
Frederick Herridge, head, 59, labourer
Mary A., wife, 57
Fanny, dau, 18, silk winder
All born Mere.

The grandson Ernest Doddington in 1871:
Lords Mead, Mere, Wiltshire
George Dodington, head, 27, farm labourer
Caroline, wife, 27
*Ernest, son, 4, scholar
James, son, 1
All born Mere.

Thank you Margaret,you have done a great job. Now is it possible to please find something on Jael, she was married 1860 to either John Herridge or John Norris, anything after that date would be a great help.

Julia

I wonder if a mistake was made on Free BMD? Jael seems to have married John Alford.
1861 census
Hollwell, Mere, Wiltshire
John Alford, head, 23, ag lab
Jael, wife, 20
Both born Mere.

I've lost Jael in 1871. Can't find her death but John Alford is married to Rachel, born 1841 not Mere but I can't make out place name. (It's transcribed Geals.)

At least the John was correct, thank you once again, now is it possible to continue on through the other census to see if there is any children.

Thanks
Julkia

The other grandson's parents:
Free BMD
George Trowbridge married Fanny Herridge, Sep. Q, 1872, Westbury W., which is in Wiltshire.

It seems like Jael must have died or gone her own way which wasn't usual in those days.
I have her sister Caroline married to George Doddington in 1864, have found the family in 1881 is it possible to find the 1871 for me please. they were both born in Mere same year 1843

Julia

Thankyou for finding Fannys marriage for me, she was 19 at the time, I will now look for the 1881 Census which I can do but is it possible to look for the 1891/1901 Census.
On BMD I looked up under Alford and there were two Janes that came up who died between 1861 & 1871. Jane March 1861 and Jane Dec 1864, it is possible that was what her name was, it seems very close don't you think.
I hope I am not asking too much of you,

Julia

I had already posted the 1871 census for the Doddington family, Julia.
Here's 1891 (Funny address!)
1 Dead House or Leigh Grove Farm, Bradford, Wiltshire
George Doddington, head, 45, road foreman
Caroline, wife, 45
George, son, 15, farm labourer
Frederick, son, 13, scholar
All born Mere.

sorry, everything is going so fast that I completely missed the 1871 census.
Julia

Can't find the Trowbridge family in 1891. Here's the Doddingtons in 1901:
35 White Hill, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
George Doddington, head, 58, haulier?
Caroline, wife, 58
Francis Geo. Tadenor/Tachenor?, grandson, 6
George & Caroline born Mere, Francis born Bradford.

Can't find the Trowbridge family in 1901 either.
Really must leave you now, Julia, it's almost midnight here, way past my bedtime.
G'night,
Margaret

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see also the other thread on Jael and John Herridge.