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Title: Help with Census
Post by: ashenique on Saturday 22 January 22 21:08 GMT (UK)
Looking for someone with more experience to help me with some lost ancestors.
I can find two relatives in the 1851, 1861 Census, John and Jael Sawyer. John born Ogbourne, St Andrew, Wiltshire, England in 1822, baptised 7 Jan 1822. Jael (nee Harper) born Ogbourne, St Andrew, Wiltshire, England in 1819, and baptised 28 Oct 1819. John died 24 August 1878 Preshute, Jael died 22 Jan 1909.
1841 Census John appears in Preshute.
1851 St Peter and St Paul, Marlborough, Wiltshire
1861 Preshute, Wiltshire

I can't find Jael in the 1841 Census.

I can not find either of them in any subsequent census, i.e 1871, or Jael in 81,91,1901.
They both seemed to have disappeared.
Can anyone help in the search please?


Title: Re: Help with Census
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Saturday 22 January 22 21:32 GMT (UK)
1901 - Camden Town. As indexed on Ancestry

John Andrews    48 - burcher
Eliza E Andrews    40
Casokose Andrews    16
Bradley Andrews    14
Margarite Andrews    3
Nettie W Andrews    1
Tod Sawyer    79 - widow, housekeeper b Ogbourn, Wilts. Image says Joel

RG13; 150; 114; 15
Title: Re: Help with Census
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Saturday 22 January 22 21:38 GMT (UK)
1891 Again as indexed (no wonder you can;t find her!). Listed as Kentish Town but appears to be at exactly  the same address as 1901, ie 46 Patshull Road. She's obviously a fixture!

Thomas G Reason    70    Head
Eliza C Reason          30    Niece
Joel Sauyor                    68    Servant b Ogbourn
Title: Re: Help with Census
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Saturday 22 January 22 21:42 GMT (UK)
1871 - more poor indexing!  Elcot Lane, Preshute. Both born Ogbourn

John Lawyer    50    Head. Labourer in farm yard
Jace Lawyer    48    Wife. Laundress. image says Jael

Reference : piece 1906, folio 64, page 2
Title: Re: Help with Census
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Saturday 22 January 22 22:00 GMT (UK)
Not much luck with 1881 as yet - I suspect she's moved to London given she's widowed and all 3 sons have headed in that direction
Title: Re: Help with Census
Post by: ashenique on Sunday 23 January 22 02:21 GMT (UK)
Mabel - you are wonderful - how the heck did you manage to find them?
I'd love to know your secret... thank you SO much.
Title: Re: Help with Census
Post by: Dundee on Sunday 23 January 22 06:27 GMT (UK)
The name is actually correctly indexed in 1881, but the age is wrong.  Ancestry has 39 but it looks like 59 to me.  She is again with Thomas REASON in Patshull Road.

Piece: 222; Folio: 11; Page: 16

Debra  :)
Title: Re: Help with Census
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Sunday 23 January 22 20:39 GMT (UK)
Quote from: ashenique on Sunday 23 January 22 02:21 GMT (UK)
Mabel - you are wonderful - how the heck did you manage to find them?
I'd love to know your secret... thank you SO much.

Got to the point of searching for any female b Ogbourn in a 10 year range around 1822! Didn't spot the wrong age in 1881 though!
Title: Re: Help with Census
Post by: ashenique on Monday 24 January 22 12:15 GMT (UK)
Thanks Mabel - love your work
Title: Re: Help with Census
Post by: ashenique on Monday 24 January 22 12:36 GMT (UK)
Debra - you too are brilliant. Thanks for your help.