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1861 Census lookup please

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Julie

Julie Report 2 Oct 2007 00:10

Cheers.

Lewella

Lewella Report 2 Oct 2007 00:05

FOUND THEM!!! Image reads "Lavender" Crikey!

1871 England Census
about Sophy Launder
Name: Sophy Launder
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Female
Where born: Holloway

Civil Parish: Bethnal Green
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: London
Country: England

Occupation: Needle woman

Condition as to marriage: Widowed

Registration district: Bethnal Green
Sub-registration district: Hackney Road
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 307
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred Launder 16 (painter)
Amelia Launder 21 (bonnet maker)
Emily Launder 10
Jane Launder 20 (bonnet maker)
Sophy Launder 45
Walter Launder 7

Julie

Julie Report 2 Oct 2007 00:01

Really appreciated. You two have given me so much more information on my Gt, gt grandmother. Another few pieces in the jigsaw!

Thank you,
Bradley (husband of Julie)

Lewella

Lewella Report 2 Oct 2007 00:00

Big sister was around in 1873

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Amelia Sophia Lavender
Name: Amelia Sophia Lavender
Year of Registration: 1873
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Bethnal Green
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 393

Lewella

Lewella Report 1 Oct 2007 23:59

Mmmm, well and truly hidden, here's the family in 1851

1851 England Census
about Sophia Matilda Lavender
Name: Sophia Matilda Lavender
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: William John
Gender: Female
Where born: Holloway, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Shoreditch
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Registration district: Shoreditch
Sub-registration district: St Leonard
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 171
Household Members:
Name Age
Amelia Sophia Lavender 1
Sophia Matilda Lavender 25
William John Lavender 23

Lewella

Lewella Report 1 Oct 2007 23:58

Well they're not in Wales or Scotland either

Lewella

Lewella Report 1 Oct 2007 23:56

Yep, Maureen, I'm on Ancestry and nothing is coming up!

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 1 Oct 2007 23:54

Not having any luck with trying to find the family using Findmypast.


Maureen

Lewella

Lewella Report 1 Oct 2007 23:45

Hi Maureen

Found the marriage, but the family is hiding in 1871!

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983

Name: Sophia Matilda Lavender to John Henry Love
Year of Registration: 1876
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Bethnal Green
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 502

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 1 Oct 2007 23:42

Not having any luck with 1871

Marriages Mar 1876 (>99%)
Collett John Thomas Bethnal Green 1c 502
Lavender Sophia Matilda Bethnal Green 1c 502
Love John Henry Bethnal Green 1c 502
Sharpington Sarah E Bethnal Green 1c 502


1881
Name: Sophia Love
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John
Gender: Female
Where born: Holloway, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: St Luke
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 16 Radsworth St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Bonnet Maker

Registration district: Holborn
Sub-registration district: City Road
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Emily Lavender 20 Bethnal Green
Walter Lavender 18 Bethnal Green
Emily Love 12
Henry Love 16
John Love 46
Sophia Love 50

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 361; Folio: 75; Page: 50; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341078.

Julie

Julie Report 1 Oct 2007 23:30

Thank you both, very much appreciated.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 1 Oct 2007 23:27

Lew,

You beat me to it.

Maureen

Julie

Julie Report 1 Oct 2007 23:27

That's great, many thanks for your help. I think William died in 1870, is it possible to find Jane & her mother on the 1871 census.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 1 Oct 2007 23:25

1861 mad guess but need to look at image

Name: William J Gaoender
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sophia M
Gender: Male
Where born: Portsmouth

Civil Parish: Bethnal Green
Ecclesiastical parish: St Philip
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Bethnal Green
Sub-registration district: Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 263
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred J Gaoender 6
Amelia T Gaoender 12
Emily Gaoender 1 Mo
Jane M Gaoender 10
Prucilla L Gaoender 3
Sophia M Gaoender 34
William J Gaoender 32
George Hawkins 8
Hannah Hawkins 34
Hannah Hawkins 14

Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 263; Folio: 87; Page: 42; GSU roll: 542602.


Ignore the family called Hawkins as they are the next family down on the image.

I think it could be Lavender on image but need a second opinion.


Maureen

Lewella

Lewella Report 1 Oct 2007 23:25

Well isn't this a most impressive mistranscription!!! I've read the image and it does say "Lavender"

1861 England Census
about Jane M Gaoender
Name: Jane M Gaoender
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William J
Mother's Name: Sophia M
Gender: Female
Where born: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Bethnal Green
Ecclesiastical parish: St Philip
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street address: Mount Street
Occupation: William is a labourer and Sophia is a bonnet maker

Registration district: Bethnal Green
Sub-registration district: Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 263
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred J Gaoender 6
Amelia T Gaoender 12
Emily Gaoender 1 Mo
Jane M Gaoender 10
Prucilla L Gaoender 3
Sophia M Gaoender 34
William J Gaoender 32

Regards
Lewella

Julie

Julie Report 1 Oct 2007 23:17

I am looking for William Lavender b. c1827 with Sophia Lavender (wife) b.c1828 with at leastone child Jane b. c1852. They should be living in the Bethnal Green area of London. I would appreciate any assistance.