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mystery family please help

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Ivy

Ivy Report 22 Apr 2012 15:49

Just posting some possible sightings for John and Eliza:

1861: St Mary, Nottinghamshire
Eliza Britton born abt 1822 in Nott Head Unmarried Lacemender
James Britton born abt 1844 in Nott Brother Unmarried Printer

1871: St Mary, Nottinghamshire
Eliza Button born abt 1822 in Nott Head Unmarried Lace mender
John Button born abt 1844 in Nott (Son) Married Windsor Chair maker
Sarah Rebe Button born abt 1849 in Nott (Son’s wife) Married

1881: Sneinton, Nottinghamshire
Eliza Brittan born abt 1821 in Nott (Head) Widow Lace mender
John Brittan born abt 1845 in Nott (Son) unm chairmaker

1891: Snenton, Nottinghamshire
Eliza Britton 69 b abt 1822 in Nott (Head) Lace Hand Widow
John Britton 49 b abt 1842 in Nott (Son) Chair maker Married
Mary Beeby 65 b abt 1826 in Nott Lodger Lace Hand Widow

Ivy

Ivy Report 22 Apr 2012 15:52

- ah Dea, you beat me to it (I'm just going out too!), and you have found the 1841 census, hooray, which ties in Mary.

I'll catch up later.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Apr 2012 16:07

Lisa

Please help people to help you by spacing out your messages.

A block of unpunctuated text is hard to decipher - and many people simply won't bother

If you would use capital initial letters for names it would also be very helpful

Lisa

Lisa Report 22 Apr 2012 16:58

thank you guys you helped me out alot today ive still not solved it yet but i reckon with your brilliant work i might just get some where xxx

Dea

Dea Report 22 Apr 2012 17:05

Digest what we have given you and mix it with the info you have and then come back to us with any questions!

Dea Xxx