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John Franklin ,1785,and Sarah nee Pier were my GGG Grandparents on my mothers side.
Their son John,1821,married Lucy Rutt,1821,in 1839.In the 1851 census they where living at Main Road Langford with 4 children,Ann,Sarah,Jesse and James.1861 just Landford but now with 7 kids.Alfred,Eliza,Louisa and Jane being the new ones.1871 has them at Normans Cottages,Langford. Rd with only James,Alferd,Lucy/Louisa and Jane at home.Jane married Fredrick Rutt,cousin ?
John and Lucy daughter Eliza,1854, came to Liverpool and married Thomas Henderson 15 feb 1874.He was a coal dealer/carter.Did he meet Elisa when buying coal in the Langford area ?
One of their daughters Florence,1888, was my mums mother.
The Langford area is a bit of a minefield for Franklins and Rutts. There are a lot of them.And they used the same names for their kids.
The Langford & District History Society have some interesting publications.Also on their site you can download a list of people that lived there.