Gilder in Finchingfield

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Susannah Gilder b1855 in Finchingfield d1944. Married in 1873 to William Heard b1854 in Finchingfield. I am looking for Susannahs parents and siblings to start that line in my research. Thanking you in anticipation.

[julianb]

I've found Susan Gilder B 1855 in the 1871 census:

High House, Finchingfield, Essex

William Gilder Head Married 46 Ag Lab B Finchingfield
Ann Gilder Wife Married 45 Plaiter (?) B Finchingfield
Sarah Gilder Daughter Unmarried 20 Plaiter () B Finchingfield
Susan Gilder Daughter Unmarried 16 Plaiter (?) B Finchingfield
George Gilder Son 14 Ag Lab B Finchingfield
Willie Gilder Son 8 FB Finchingfield
Katherine Daughter 5 B Finchingfield
Alice Daughter 2 B Finchingfield

RG10/1700,  59/30

JULIAN

[julianb]

In 1861, this family were recorded and transcribed as Guilder

Church Street, Finchingfield, essex

William Guilder Head Married 34 Ag Lab
Ann Guilder Wife Married 34 Straw Plaiter
John Guilder Son 15 Ag Lab
Sarah Guilder Daughter 10
Susannah Guilder Daughter 7
George Guilder Son 4
plus
William Saunders Brother-in-law Unmarried 34 Ag Lab

All the above born Finchingfield Essex

RG9/1113,  62/34

The presence of the brother-in-law may be very helpful!

JULIAN

[julianb]

In 1851:

Village, Finchingfield

William Gilder Head Married 24 Farm Labourer
Ann Gilder Wife Married 24
John Gilder Son 5
Sarah Gilder Daughter 1 month
Sarah Gilder Sister Unmarried 16 Straw Plaiter

All the above born Finchingfield Essex

Their neighbours (might come in useful later) were

Henry (47 Farm Labourer, B Hornchurch)& Harriett Gilder (46, B Finchingfield) and their sons John (18) Thomas (14) George (12) Henry (9)

HO107/1785, 83/47

JULIAN

[julianb]

In 1841 (glad I recorded that stuff about the neighbours in 1851!) 

Finchingfield

Henery Gilder 35 Ag Lab
Harriett Gilder 34
William Gilder 14
James Gilder 11
John Gilder 8
Thomas Gilder 6
George Gilder 2

All born in County of Essex

HO107/3, 10/17

Not sure what happened to sister sarah?

JULIAN

[julianb]

1845  Q2  Braintree Reg District Vol 12 Page 25

William Gilder m Ann Saunders

JULIAN

[julianb]

Ann Saunders' family:

1841 census - Cottages below the Park, Finchingfield

Thomas Saunders 52 Ag Lab
Susan Saunders 44
William Saunders 17
Ann Saunders 14
Eliza Saunders 10
Sarah Saunders 6
Joseph Saunders 4
Frances Saunders 1

All born in County

HO107/3, 9/16
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1851 census - Finchingfield

Susan Saunders Head Widow 56
William Saunders Son Unmarried 27 Ag Lab
Joseph Saunders 14 Ag Lab
Francis Saunders 10 Ag Lab [!]

All born Finchingfield, Essex

HO107/1785,  53/27
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1861 census - Howe Shelf (?), Finchingfield

Joseph Saunders  Head Married 23 Ag Lab
Sarah Saunders Sister Unmarried  26  Straw Plaiter
Francis Saunders Brother Unmarried 21 Ag lab
Thomas Saunders Nephew 4 
Susan Saunders 66  Mother Widow

All Born Finchingfield, Essex

RG9/1113, 33/2
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1871 census - Chapel End Finchingfield

Susan Saunders Head Widow 75  Pauper B Little Bardfield, Essex [NB Annuitant crossed out and replaced by Pauper]
William Saunders Son Unmarried 47 Ag Lab  B Finchingfield, Essex
Sarah Saunders Daughter Unmarried 36 Plaiter B Finchingfield, Essex
Thomas Saunders Grandson 14 Plaiter B Finchingfield, Essex [subject to fits from birth]

RG10/1700, 48/7
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Unfortunately, there's no Finchingfield registers on the IGI (apart from some baptisms at the Congregational church, so no other info available to back this up.  But the cross-over of William and Sarah with the Gilders is a degree of corroboration.

Susan Saunders Died Q4 1880, aged 84 Braintree Reg District Vol 4a Page 253

Hope all this is helpful.

JULIAN