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If you have richard Morfond in your tree/family please let meknow its not a common name and i can find him in the 1901 census thats it thanks nicky - Elham folkestone kent area

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Where was he in the 1901 census as I can't find anyone with that name?

Kath. x

Can you post the 1901 details

1901 is it this one?

Name: Richard Morford
Age: 81
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Relation: Father
Gender: Male
Where born: Folkestone, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Folkestone
Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Elham
Sub registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 20
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 236
Household Members: Name Age
Caroline Baxter 49 Folkestone
Lucy G Baxter 15 Folkestone
Albert Leggatt 3/12
Alice Leggatt 26 Folkestone, name altered to Baxter
John Leggatt 34
Richard Morford 81

yes thats the one , it looks like morfond on the census the head looks to be like Caroline Baster
thank you nicky

Is this hinm in the 1891 census:-

Name: Richard D Morford
Age: 72
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
Relation: Father
Gender: Male
Where born: Folkestone, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Folkestone
Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour
Town: Folkestone
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View Image
Registration district: Elham
Sub registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Caroline Gorringe 38
Caroline Gorringe 13
George Gorringe 10
Lucy E Gorringe 6
Mary J Gorringe 9
Richard D Morford 72 - father

Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 749; Folio 21; Page 36; GSU roll: 6095859

Kath. x

1881 census:-

Name: Richard Morford
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
Relation: Lodger (Head) (Lodger)
Gender: Male
Where born: Folkestone, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Folkestone
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: 23 Bridge St C P
Condition as to marriage: Widow
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Watchman
Registration district: Elham
Sub registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age

Richard Morford 62

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 1008; Folio: 94; Page: 40; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341239.

Kath. x

1871 census:-

Name: Richard D Morford
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Eliza
Gender: Male
Where born: Borough, London, England
Civil Parish: Folkestone Christchurch
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: Folkestone
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: Elham
Sub registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 85
Household Members:
Name Age
Eliza Morford 31
Griffiths Morford 6 months
Ina Morford 3
Margaret A Morford 4
Mary A Morford 1
Richard D Morford 68
Spencer Morford 3

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 1015; Folio: 94; Page: 14; GSU roll: 827263.

Kath. x

where did you find this info please

thanks everso much your stars

nicky

Richard's death:

Deaths Sep 1908 (>99%)
MORFORD Richard 90 Elham 2a 563 Scan available - click to view

Marriages Dec 1897 (>99%)
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GORRINGE Alice Harriet Dover 2a 2113
GORRINGE Alice Harriett Dover 2a 2113
Leggatt John Dover 2a 2113
NASH Harry Oswald Dover 2a 2113
WALKER Rhoda Louisa Dover 2a 2113



Just wondering about this marriage

Not sure if this is your Richard's marriage:

Marriages Jun 1865 (>99%)
Botting Sarah Elham 2a 1202 Scan available - click to view
Griffiths Eliza Elham 2a 1202 Scan available - click to view
Horsman John William Elham 2a 1202 Scan available - click to view
Morford Richard Daniel Elham 2a 1202 Scan available - click to view

This might be his son:-

Births Sep 1867 (>99%)
Morford John Warman Elham 2a 827 Scan available - click to view


And the son's marriage:

Marriages Dec 1890 (>99%)
Cameron Henry Elham 2a 1901 Scan available - click to view
Golder Laura Beatrice Elham 2a 1901 Scan available - click to view
Jenner Ada Elham 2a 1901 Scan available - click to view
Morford John Warman Elham 2a 1901 Scan available - click to view



These are the couple living 3 doors away in 1901.

Jill

1881 might throw a spanner in the works

Name: Alice H. Gorringe
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William G.
Mother's Name: Caroline
Gender: Female
Where born: Folkestone, Kent, England

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

Street address: 47 Sidney St C P
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Elham
Sub registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Alice H. Gorringe 6
Caroline Gorringe 28
Caroline C. R. Gorringe 2
George H.W. Gorringe
William G. Gorringe 29

Most of the info. found on Ancestry.

Kath. x

Marriages Dec 1896 (>99%)
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Baxter John Dover 2a 2049
Drake Alice Maude Dover 2a 2049
Gorringe Caroline Dover 2a 2049
Virgo Herbert Edward Dover 2a 2049

Thanks a lot the Gorringe is right, have that in my tree it was name changes that have confused me..

fast replies thank you

they seemed to have changed names to baxter or baster maybe caroline re-married and william Gorringe died/divorced? will need to check

thanks alot