Childs Family - Southwark & Bermondsey, London

[SouthwarkSusan]

I would like to hear from anyone who is researching the CHILDS family in the Southwark, Bermondsey area of London.

1851 Census - Southwark

Thomas Childs - Head  age 29  Porter     70 Ann Street, Southwark  1851  originally born in Reading  -  (he had two brothers who had also moved to Southwark from Reading  and were living in the next street  -  Charles Childs  age 32    8 Castle Street, Southwark    and    John Childs age 31   18 Castle Street Southwark)

Susan Childs - Wife  age  29
Thomas Childs  age 6
Elizabeth Childs  age 4
William Childs age 2
Susan Childs   6 months

Cannot find anything regarding the marriage of Thomas Childs and Susan Childs (nee Mansfield)

In the 1861 Census Thomas Childs has disappeared and Susan Childs has re-married James Benfield.  I cannot find anything about Thomas Childs death between 1856 and 1861

1861 Census shows

James Benfield  -  Head age 31    Coal dealer    14 Etham Street, Southwark, London
Susan Benfield   age   35  (she could have lied about her age as she was 29 in 1851)
Thomas Childs   age 16   Floor Cloth Printers Boy
Elizabeth Childs   age 14 
William Childs     age 12
Susan Childs   age 10
Emma Childs   age 8
Matilda Childs   age 5
Mary Benfield    10 months

There are a few mysteries in the family but for the moment just wanted to know if there is anyone out there who might be researching the same family.

Southwark Susan

[hlbradd]

Hi Susan

I have family in Southwark too - unfortunately not Childs, but wondered whether you had seen this marriage on the LDS site?

www.familysearch.org

There is a marriage shown between a Thomas Shearman Childs and a Susannah Elizabeth Mansfield around 1844 - St George the Martyr, Southwark.

This is a member submission so would need to be checked out - but at least it gives you a place to start.

Good luck

Helen


Oh, and welcome to Rootschat