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Hi Ninian

New to RootsChat today!

Ref the following from your post: " Something that I can’t quite work out on the censuses but is not related to names is that in 1841 Dennis Fletcher, aged 6, was living in Roade, Northamptonshire with his brother James aged 19, a Tinker and an Isobella Fletcher aged 23 (might be James’ wife or a sister), but Dennis’ parents and the rest of his brothers and sisters were living in the First tent in the lane, Stow, Huntingdonshire.  I’m fairly certain I’ve got the right families, but is it usual for young children to be separate from the rest of the family travelling with a brother quite a distance from the rest of the family? "

I am directly descended from Henry Fletcher (1841 Census in 1st tent in the lane, born 1800) and James (1841 Census in Roade). Henry married James' mother Catherine Loveridge (born 1804) on 12 Mar 1822. James was Christened in Fenny Stratford on 12 Jan 1823. James is Henry's son, Dennis is James' brother and Isabella (also a Loveridge, possibly born 1818 or 1820) is James' wife (married 27 or 28 Dec 1840 in Bedford). In the 1841 Census James, Isabella and Dennis appear to be living with Job Loveridge who may have been a relative of Isabella (the large Loveridge family appear to have used many names from the Bible).

I believe Henry and Catherine's childrens names in the 1841 Census are Lematrice or Clementia (15), Charles (13), Sally (10), Diana (6) and Baucy or Bancy (1) and of course James (18) and Dennis (6) who were in Roade. I have also found a reference in a public family tree on Ancestry to a Vansey Fletcher born at same time as Baucy but can find no later references to either of them anywhere. Other references for Diana & Dennis would make them 4 and 7 respectively in 1841.

If anyone has any detail on Henry Fletcher's descendants or Catherine Loveridge and / or Isabella Loveridge I would be very interested.

Thanks