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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Kent => England => Kent Lookup Requests => Topic started by: sandral on Thursday 03 April 14 20:18 BST (UK)
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I have a Matilda Willson who describes herself as being from Northfleet on censuses. She would have been born approx 1810 give or take. However Willson may have been a married name or not. An Edward Hedgcock on a census is described as nephew also from Kent. So that may have been her name originally, or maybe not.
She is a mystery but just maybe there could be someone of these names appearing on a baptism record in Northfleet or close by in the early 1800s. Any help would be appreciated.
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The 1861 for Stepney shows her as a widow with 2 children Margaret P aged 16 b Whitechapel Elizabeth M aged 5 b Stepney
In 1851 she has older children and is again shown as a widow. Her lodger Henry ? Domin? in 1851 is still with her in 1861 and shown as "friend"
Are you thinking that she was never married and all children were illegitimate?
1841 for Stepney
Henry Doming/Dorning?? 20
Matilda Wilson 25
Mary Wilson 10
HO107 Piece 713/7 Folio 6 Page 4
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Providing she was CofE you can look at the Northfleet PRs on the Cityark website. Not indexed, you have to look at images one at a time.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0bl/
Ian C
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Have just looked at Northfleet baptisms on Cityark - only 2 Matilda's baptised between 1806 and 1812 are Matilda Ann Medhurst, bp.20/3/1808, dau. of James and Mary and Matilda Paris, bp.23/45/1809, dau. of Mark and Mary.
Annette
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Thanks to all of you -I know the history of the children - it's Matilda that's the mystery. Some answers may be in metropolitan archives but I was trying to get to her origins in Kent if in fact she did come from there.