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Hello Martina

Is this them on the 1871 census? RG12/555 page8
County=Surrey Civilparish=Woking District=Guilford/Cherstsey Parish=St.John

Living at 1 Thanet villas
Stephen Silk Head M 36 carpenter B.Eastmoor Hants
Hannah Silk wife M 25 B.Lambeth
Herbert Silk son  9Months B.Woking
John J Owen Boarder M 31 baptist minister B.Whitby

I hope this is of some help,Mojo

Hello Dusty

Is this them ? I found them on the 1871 Uk census RG10/681 p28

Civil parish=Lambeth Surrey   Ward=Stockwell Village=Brixton  District=StMathews

Living at=10 Trinity Square

William J Verrier HEAD 40 builders clerk B.Bridge Kent
Mary A Verrier WIFE 35 clerks wife B.Dover
John H Verrier SON 8 SCHOLAR B.St.Pancras
Johanna L Verrier DAU 5 SCHOLAR B.Lambeth
Richard H Verrier SON 3 SCHOLAR B.Lambeth

I hope this helps,regards Mojo

PS. There's an alleged witch burial spot in Paisley which has a horseshoe impression set into the road junction.
After killing the witch the body would be taken to a nearby crossroads (to confuse the devil who would come for revenge and wouldn't know which path to take) and a piece of iron planted above the body to prevent resurrection.
The victorian council of Paisley when re - aligning some of the roads decided that the story was an old wives tale and dug up the horseshoe. Within 6 months half of the town council had died ...... the other half decided to replace the horseshoe and it or its impression has been there ever since and is always replaced when road is resurfaced.

A very interesting (and scary) story Falkryn,thanks for posting it

Mojo