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Title: Occupation from 1841 UK CENSUS
Post by: Jane Sharp on Thursday 04 March 21 12:21 GMT (UK)
Hello everyone

Can anyone decipher this occupation for John Perry b 1796, taken from the 1841 UK CENSUS ? Thankyou in advance for you help.


Civil Parish:   Darlaston
Hundred:   South Offlow
County/Island:   Staffordshire
Country:   England
Registration District:   Walsall
Sub-registration District:   Darlaston

Piece:   979
Book:   3
Folio:   6
Page Number:   5
Title: Re: Occupation from 1841 UK CENSUS
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 04 March 21 12:35 GMT (UK)
Key Filer maybe.
Title: Re: Occupation from 1841 UK CENSUS
Post by: Bookbox on Thursday 04 March 21 12:48 GMT (UK)
I think it is Inge filer (= Hinge, with dropped H). There are plenty of Hinge Filers in this area in 1851 (which is easier to search by occupation).
Title: Re: Occupation from 1841 UK CENSUS
Post by: josey on Thursday 04 March 21 12:50 GMT (UK)
This is probably daughter Elizabeth's birth
PARRY, ELIZABETH       GEORGE 
GRO Reference: 1838  J Quarter in BROMSGROVE UNION  Volume 18  Page 222
Maybe try finding a baptism? may have father's occupation.

 ;D ;D Bookbox, a well spotted dropped H.
Title: Re: Occupation from 1841 UK CENSUS
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 04 March 21 12:59 GMT (UK)
If I have the right bapt for Martha age 12 in 1841 he is a Hinge Filer on that.
24 Oct 1830 MARTHA Daug of John/Mary
(FreeREG)
Title: Re: Occupation from 1841 UK CENSUS
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 04 March 21 13:00 GMT (UK)
Yes I can see hinge filer now :)
Title: Re: Occupation from 1841 UK CENSUS
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 04 March 21 13:12 GMT (UK)
PERRY, ELIZABETH mmn BROOKS 
GRO Reference: 1838  D Quarter in THE WALSALL UNION  Volume 17  Page 222

Marriage;   
4 Dec 1836 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
John PERRY to Jemima BROOKES
(F/S.Org)

Trish :)
Title: Re: Occupation from 1841 UK CENSUS
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 04 March 21 13:15 GMT (UK)
Marriage is on FreeREG but has John as a Bachelor.

Strange as I thought Martha may be a Daug from a 1st Marriage.
Title: Re: Occupation from 1841 UK CENSUS
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 04 March 21 13:24 GMT (UK)
Its late here so hope I am on the right track.
Jemima PERRY, Widow, Father JOHN Brookes remarried 14 Aug 1848 to John NICHOLAS
(FreeREG)
Occps etc there also for their Fathers.

1851 Census
Darlaston
John Nicholas   38 born Birmingham
Lennina Nicholas 35 born New Mills, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Nicholas 11 born Darlaston
Elizabeth Dudley 6 Lodger
Thomas Dudley   2 Lodger
John Foster 64 Lodger

Off to bed for me :)