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Sheila

Sheila Report 6 Aug 2010 12:18

Hi on the 1881 census Mary was 38 and Thomas was 40. I have not idea if she was a widow or not I had not thought of that. but Mary was about 23 when she wed Thomas their first child was born in 1865
Sheila

CherryBlossom

CherryBlossom Report 6 Aug 2010 12:15

For reference, is the 1881 you refer to?

1881 England Census
about Mary Hopkins
Name: Mary Hopkins
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Thomas
Gender: Female
Where born: West Kirby, Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Toxteth Park
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address: 10 Ho 10 CT Shelley St
Condition as to marriage: Married

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Tailor Wife

Registration district: Toxteth Park
Sub-registration district: Toxteth Park

Thomas Hopkins 40
Mary Hopkins 38
John Hopkins 16
Mary Hopkins 15
Caroline Hopkins 12
Amy Hopkins 10
Sarah Hopkins 6
Thomas Hopkins 4
William Hopkins 1


Sheila

Sheila Report 6 Aug 2010 12:13

Hi Mark, I did , but got nowhere. Did you find her ??? and I was looking in the wrong place??
Sheila

CherryBlossom

CherryBlossom Report 6 Aug 2010 12:11

How old was she is 1881?

Have you tried looking with the phonetic search on - just in case she has been mistranscribed.

Was she a widow when she married Thomas Hopkins? In which case her birth would be under a different name.

Mark

Mark Report 6 Aug 2010 12:10

You could try Ancestry.co.uk

Sheila

Sheila Report 6 Aug 2010 12:04

Hi , Freebmd have the marriage of Mary Reinford as Sept 1864 to Thomas Hopkins in Liverpool. but no where can I find her birth. On the 1881 census it states that she was born in West Kirby Cheshire.
Can you please help
Sheila

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