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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Lincolnshire => England => Lincolnshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: nannienz on Tuesday 13 October 09 17:51 BST (UK)
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I am trying to find the marriage of Stephen Reed to Esther. I have found them on the 1881 census living at Whaplode St Mary with their family. I have tried BMD with no success. I assume they married circa 1873 as their oldest daughter Martha Jane is 8 on this census and they would both have been 17. Many thanks for your help.
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I see from the 1881 that both Martha and the next child were born Northwold, Norfolk (as was Stephen) so maybe the marriage was in that area.
Stephen 25 Ag labbn Norfolk Northwold
Esther 25 bn Lincs Whaplode
Martha Jane 8 bn Norfolk Northwold
John Robert 5 bn Norfolk Northwold
William Edward 3 bn Linc Whaplode
Priscilla 1 bn Lincs Moulton
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I wonder if the age in 1881 is correct, or if Stephen should have been 35?
This looks like him in 1871
RG10 1873 95 24
Northwold Norfolk
Stephen Reed 58 Ag lab
Martha wife 46
Stephen son 26 Ag lab
William 17
George 16
Martha 13
Joseph 11 all bn Northwold
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A possible for Esther in 1871
RG10 3332 35 28
Esther Moore age 15 bn Whaplode, dtr of William and Jane
shout if you want the full detials.
That is the only Esther I can see bn Whaplode
but I still cant spot a marriage!
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yes please I would like the details of Esther. I believe the Stephen you mentioned is the father of the Stephen I am looking at. They both occur on the census of 1871 together. Thanks for the help though
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Oh I have just noticed that he lost ten years!!! Back to the drawing board on my Stephen then. Would still like the information on Esther thanks
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Son's birth cert would give her maiden name
Births Sep 1875
READ John Robert Thetford 4b 361
Stephen (son of Stephen and Martha) was aged 1 in 1851 ... but there may be another one lurking somewhere-
Births Mar 1850
READ Stephen Thetford 13 322
Births Jun 1854
READ Stephen Thetford 4b 424
The second one seems to have been born in Thetford, son of John and Mary Ann, aged 7 in 1861.
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Thank you for this
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yes please I would like the details of Esther.
Here is the full info for that Esther I found - though we dont know yet if it is the right one.
As Geoff suggested a birth cert for one of Stephen and Esther's children would give thier mums maiden name,and thus confirm one way or other.
RG10 3332 35 28
Whaplode
William Moore 56 Green grocer bn Cambridge
Jane 49 wife bn U.K or N/K ?
Esther 15 dtr servant out of employment
Samuel 12 Ag lab
Benjamin 11
Charles 8
Maria 6
Robert 4
all children bn Whaplode
wife's pob looks like UK (as in United Kingdom) but that seems a strange thing to put, so I do wonder if it is meant to be NK (as in Not Known)
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Jane 49 wife bn U.K or N/K ?
wife's pob looks like UK (as in United Kingdom) but that seems a strange thing to put, so I do wonder if it is meant to be NK (as in Not Known)
1861 gives Jane's birthplace as Boston. Perhaps 1871 was UnKnown.
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good one Geof - yes UnKnown - why didnt I think of that!
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Thanks for this information. You have been really kind