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Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 188 Send Message	LizRees	Report	17 May 2009 22:52
	Wow! Great detective work, Christine. I need to get my head around this now ... must start a family tree. Many thanks again Sue
	Researching: Reece, Jarrett, Clayton, Erixon
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 22:39
	ooo arn't you lucky 1901 Address: Semington Dock, Semington Road, Melksham Without BARNETT, Edward Head Married M 24 1877 Railway Carter Bushton Wiltshire VIEW BARNETT, Hannah Wife Married F 23 1878 Brokenborough Wiltshire VIEW ROBINS, Harry Head Married M 57 1844 Gen Agr Labourer Brokenborough Wiltshire VIEW ROBINS, Sophia Wife Married F 57 1844 Malmesbury Wiltshire VIEW MILES, Blanch Niece Single F 16 1885 Dressmaker Keevil Wiltshire VIEW MILES, Jack Nephew Single M 12 1889 Scholar Keevil Wiltshire VIEW MILES, Reginald Nephew Single M 10 1891 Scholar Keevil Wiltshire VIEW HISCOCKS, Louisa Grand Child Single F 8 1893 Scholar Bristol Gloucestershire
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 22:33
	1871 Address: Bristol St, Westport, Malmesbury GLEED, Frederick Lodger M 25 1846 Wiltshire VIEW MILES, William P Head M 50 1821 Wiltshire VIEW MILES, Sarah Wife F 46 1825 Wiltshire VIEW MILES, Hannah Daughter F 13 1858 Wiltshire VIEW MILES, John Son M 11 1860 Wiltshire
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 22:31
	1861 Address: Bristol Street, St Mary Westport, Malmesbury MILES, William P Head Married M 43 1818 Agricultural Labourer Malmesbury Wiltshire VIEW MILES, Sarah Wife Married F 40 1821 Malmesbury Wiltshire VIEW MILES, Fanny Daughter F 12 1849 Scholar Malmesbury Wiltshire VIEW MILES, Hannah Daughter F 2 1859 Malmesbury Wiltshire VIEW MILES, John Son M 1 1860 Malmesbury Wiltshire
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 22:26
	To help you expand your search and make connection. Ediths Uncle born Stroud and Edith born Malmesbury so Fanny could be John's sister to help us identify which one is John, 1901 Address: 105, Osmaston Road, Derby PARKER, John Head Married M 50 1851 Greengrocer Shop Keeper Stroud Gloucestershire VIEW PARKER, Fanny Wife Married F 51 1850 Malmesbury Wiltshire VIEW MILES, Edith Niece F 14 1887 Malmesbury Wiltshire
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 16,628 Send Message	Battenburg	Report	17 May 2009 22:25
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 16,628 Send Message	It would be best if you got the birth cert of Agnes Mary Miles now you know she was born in Derbyshire. This is something you know is true. Hopefully her mothers surname is easy to read
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 22:18
	This may be him but there were two John Miles born Malmesbury. 1901 Address: Harewood Park, Harewood PARRY, Henry Harrison Head Married M 41 1860 Landowner Farmer Brewer Allington Wiltshire VIEW PARRY, Evelyn May Wife Married F 31 1870 Plymouth Devonshire VIEW PARRY, Evelyn Blanche Parry Daughter Single F 4 1897 Harewood Herefordshire VIEW PARRY, Catharine Elisabeth Parry Daughter Single F 3 1898 Harewood Herefordshire VIEW PARRY, Joseph Henry Brother Single M 42 1859 Barrister Allington Wiltshire VIEW MILES, John Servant Widower M 40 1861 Butler Domestic Malmsbury Wiltshire VIEW BURGESS, Sarah Ann Servant Single F 44 1857 Housekeeper Domestic Allington Wiltshire VIEW KING, Elizabeth Servant Single F 48 1853 Cook Domestic Roundway Park Wiltshire VIEW HYETT, Emily Servant Single F 30 1871 House Maid Domestic Llandinabo Herefordshire VIEW STEVENS, Sarah Servant Single F 24 1877 House Maid Domestic Bishops Cannings Wiltshire VIEW SMITH, Emily Beatrice Servant Single F 17 1884 Kitchenmaid Domestic Much Dewchurch Herefordshire VIEW WEBB, Alice Servant Single F 37 1864 Nurse Domestic Wimering Hampshire VIEW CANDLE, Gertrude Kate Servant Single F 16 1885 Under Nurse Domestic Much Dewchurch Herefordshire
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 188 Send Message	LizRees	Report	17 May 2009 22:08
	Christine, I agree. Have sent you a PM. Many thanks Sue
	Researching: Reece, Jarrett, Clayton, Erixon
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 21:56
	I think the marriage certificate is going to be essential for this one
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 21:53
	May I suggest you post your query on http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/search.asp Moonrakers is dedicated to Wiltshire genealogy.
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 188 Send Message	LizRees	Report	17 May 2009 21:52
	Christine That's a very good point you have made about the spelling of surnames. The most confusing one I ever had was 'Weedon', which had been written as 'Thurdon' - no wonder I couldn't find it on the Census and it took a couple of you wonderful GR researchers to solve that one! It's quite logical that the enumerators would have more difficulty with a French name. I'm amazed by what you have found about the French surnames. Thank you again Sue
	Researching: Reece, Jarrett, Clayton, Erixon
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 21:44
	Daude is a French name with lots of them on family search but no Blanche as yet
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 21:40
	Births Sep 1857 (96%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miles John Malmesbury 5a 37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Mar 1860 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MILES John Malmesbury 5a _3
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 21:31
	Take care. English enumerators were not famous for the accuracy of recording English names. They wrote them like they heard them. Spelling was not considered important. I have read a document with six diffrent spellings of the same name ranging from Bragginton to Brakynton and Brockington. It must have been even more difficult for them to record a French name.
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 21:23
	I have also found this one in a school 1881 Address: Gumley House, Isleworth DAUDE, Blanche Scholar Single F 16 1865 Paris
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 188 Send Message	LizRees	Report	17 May 2009 21:16
	Hello everyone Thank you so much for your help, you can't imagine the amount of squawking with delight that has been going on while we have been reading your replies! We are over the moon. Now we have the correct spelling of the surname, and the first names, we should be able to continue our research further. Thank you everybody Sue x
	Researching: Reece, Jarrett, Clayton, Erixon
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 21:02
	searching in 1871 I found a possible 1871 Address: Prince's St, Stepney DREYFUS, Mayer Head M 40 1831 France VIEW DREYFUS, Pauline Wife F 38 1833 France VIEW DREYFUS, Bertha Daughter F 12 1859 France VIEW DREYFUS, Blanch Daughter F 10 1861 France She may noy have been in the country of course
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 2,571 Send Message	Clitheroelass	Report	17 May 2009 20:59
	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Mar 1892 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miles Blanche 31 Westbury 5a 124
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 8,905 Send Message	LadyKira	Report	17 May 2009 20:57
	1881 Address: 19, Normanton Rd, Litchurch KING, Augusta J Head Married M 33 1848 Green Grocer Nailsworth Gloucestershire KING, Martha Wife Married F 34 1847 Green Grocers Wife Malmsbury Wiltshire KING, William A Son Single M 11 1870 Scholar Stroud Gloucestershire MILES, William Visitor Married M 22 1859 Toolman Malmsbury Wiltshire MILES, Blanch Visitor Married F 21 1860 ? Maker Paris France
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 2,571 Send Message	Clitheroelass	Report	17 May 2009 20:55
	A possible Marraige Surname First name(s) District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Mar 1881 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRE Blanche Derby 7b 609 ********************* Miles John Derby 7b 609 ***************************** PEPPER Frank Derby 7b 609 POTTER Elizabeth Derby 7b 609

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