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Travelling People / Re: Complete-Dighton/Deighton Gypsy Family
« on: Saturday 05 March 11 17:13 GMT (UK) »
MY GR GR GR GRANDFATHER ….Jas Dighton was born around 1804 in Sawbridgeworth Herts and the 1851 census shows he had 8 children and lived in ‘Common Open Air?’ in the parish of plumstead.
Jas shows no wife living with him at this address or this time. Chldren showing are….
- John (27) born Rainham Essex
- Saunders (19) born White Ruden Essex
- Isabella (17) born Capel kent
- Wm(William?) (14) born Ilfover Essex
- Matilda (12) Born Swanscombe Kent
- Lawrence (9) born Barking Side Essex
- Henry (5) born Swanscombe Kent
- Andrew (my GR GR grandfather) (3) born Swanscombe Kent
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GR,GR.GRANDPARENTS ANDREW 1845-1891 AND ELLEN IN 1891 CENCUS. (1891 census shows thry lived in Etchingham, sussex(but no address shown), and both aged 46 years old in 1891 so confirms they were both born in 1845) there are no children shown to be living with them at this time
Andrew was born in Plumstead, Ellen born in Limehouse Middlesex
Andrew shown to be employed as an Agricultural labourer
GR. GRANPARENTS ANDREW 1869-(andrews birth year BORN IN CROYDON) CAROLINE SMITH 1871(carolines birth year BORN IN BRIGHTON) MARRIED PLUMSTEAD 1891. (these are the ones I mentioned but I now think perhaps Caroline lived in Battle rather than married there?)
THEIR CHILDREN(THINK ALL NAMES ARE RIGHT)
-ANDREW 1890 – showing to be 11 MONTHS OLD ON 1891 ELECTORIAL ROLE REGISTER BORN PLUMSTEAD,
-ELIZA 1889
-HENRY,
-ISIAH,
-JOHN,
-SAM(proper name was Samson found he was born 29th july 1903 and baptised on 20th november 1903 in rochester, kent showing an address ’12 Duke of York
) records show a samson dighton died 1949 aged 46 in district of dartford (which ties up to his age but not confimed) ,
-LEVI 1909,
-CAROLINE (MY NAN)(BORN 1914 (MARRIED ARTHUR JACKSON IN DARFORD IN 1933 AGED 19 YEARS OLD)
-WILLIAM 1894(william married Beatrice Pearce of Belvedere Marsh and had a known child called samuel / samson.and they had at least one girl called Tess – see below
Timber croft lane, plumstead, london SE18 seems to be the address on the 1891 census
Jas shows no wife living with him at this address or this time. Chldren showing are….
- John (27) born Rainham Essex
- Saunders (19) born White Ruden Essex
- Isabella (17) born Capel kent
- Wm(William?) (14) born Ilfover Essex
- Matilda (12) Born Swanscombe Kent
- Lawrence (9) born Barking Side Essex
- Henry (5) born Swanscombe Kent
- Andrew (my GR GR grandfather) (3) born Swanscombe Kent
-
GR,GR.GRANDPARENTS ANDREW 1845-1891 AND ELLEN IN 1891 CENCUS. (1891 census shows thry lived in Etchingham, sussex(but no address shown), and both aged 46 years old in 1891 so confirms they were both born in 1845) there are no children shown to be living with them at this time
Andrew was born in Plumstead, Ellen born in Limehouse Middlesex
Andrew shown to be employed as an Agricultural labourer
GR. GRANPARENTS ANDREW 1869-(andrews birth year BORN IN CROYDON) CAROLINE SMITH 1871(carolines birth year BORN IN BRIGHTON) MARRIED PLUMSTEAD 1891. (these are the ones I mentioned but I now think perhaps Caroline lived in Battle rather than married there?)
THEIR CHILDREN(THINK ALL NAMES ARE RIGHT)
-ANDREW 1890 – showing to be 11 MONTHS OLD ON 1891 ELECTORIAL ROLE REGISTER BORN PLUMSTEAD,
-ELIZA 1889
-HENRY,
-ISIAH,
-JOHN,
-SAM(proper name was Samson found he was born 29th july 1903 and baptised on 20th november 1903 in rochester, kent showing an address ’12 Duke of York
) records show a samson dighton died 1949 aged 46 in district of dartford (which ties up to his age but not confimed) ,-LEVI 1909,
-CAROLINE (MY NAN)(BORN 1914 (MARRIED ARTHUR JACKSON IN DARFORD IN 1933 AGED 19 YEARS OLD)
-WILLIAM 1894(william married Beatrice Pearce of Belvedere Marsh and had a known child called samuel / samson.and they had at least one girl called Tess – see below
Timber croft lane, plumstead, london SE18 seems to be the address on the 1891 census