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Which of these was the birth cert you sent for?


Births Sep 1870 (>99%)
Relf John Battle 2b 49


Births Jun 1871 (>99%)
Relf John Brighton 2b 199


The one registered in Battle died soon after birth and is probably the son of Charlotte & Obediah.


Deaths Sep 1870 (>99%)
Relf John 0 Battle 2b 31


The one registered in Brighton is probably the son of Harriet & Obediah as he is only one month old on the 1871 census.

Still uncertain as to his parents. I thought his parents were Obediah and Harriett. Cannot seem to find when John was born to them.

1911 census

Household information
Address Boarders Cottages Etchingham Sussex
Parish Etchingham
Town Etchingham
Type of Building Private House
Number of Rooms Three
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN4899 RG78PN212 RD73 SD1 ED13 SN62
Administrative County Sussex
Registration District Ticehurst
Registration Sub District Ticehurst
Enumeration District 13
Householder 1
Name Obediah Relf
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Condition / Years Married Married
Gender M
Age 66
Estimated Year of Birth 1845
Occupation Farm Labourer
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Sussex Brightling
Householder 2
Name Charlotte Relf
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married Married / 41 Years
Total Children Born Alive 6
Children Still Living 3
Children Who Have Died 3
Gender F
Age 65
Estimated Year of Birth 1846
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Sussex Brightling
Householder 3
Name Irene Weston
Relationship to Head of Household Granddaughter
Condition / Years Married Married
Gender F
Age 6
Estimated Year of Birth 1905
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Sussex Etchingham

Hi could this be his father

1871 census

Name Obediah Relf
Age 24
Estimated Year of Birth 1847
Relationship to Head of Household Patient
Occupation
Address Infirmary
District Hastings, St Mary In The Castle
Parish St Mary Magdalen
Administrative County Sussex
Birth Place Sussex
Birth County Sussex
RG 10 / 1031
on census says he is married ( farm labourer )

Is this him .

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
about John George Relf
Name: John George Relf
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1870
Christening Date: 15 Aug 1870
Christening Place: Brightling, Sussex, England
Father's Name: Obadiah Relf
Mother's Name: Charlotte

I would like some help in clarifying the parents of John Relf. I have just received a copy of his birth certificate saying his mother is Charlotte and father Obediah. On the 1871 census it states that he was living with Obediah and Harriett Relf as was the same on the 1881 census. On the other hand in 1871 Charlotte Relf was living with her father (Surname Allen). I have checked other records and cannot find any other John Relf being born in 1870. On the 1891 census John (who is now a milkman) is living with Thomas and Charlotte Relf. On another page on the 1891 census Obediah, Hannah are living with children John, Carrie etc. I have a copy of the marriage certificate of Obediah marrying Harriett in 1866. Another Obediah married a Charlotte Allen in 1867. Please help to clarify this.