Thomas Tanton - Gamekeeper

[welsh lady]

Having one of my blonde moments(And yes i can say that i am blonde) just realised what it said on census ditto to the above .So Thomas was born in St Giles in The Wood ,Devon.
So Florence her sister was a witness to Elizabeths  marriage.
Best Wishes Welsh Lady

[Pels.]

The strange thing as far as I can see is the father of Mary Ann and Elizabeth appears to be Samuel and their mother is Elizabeth?

I have found Florence with her parents Thomas and Betsy.

The next thing is to try and fit Thomas, Mary Ann, Elizabeth and Florence together, missing Samuel out of the equation!!

I really can see why you are puzzled Mike?

Pels  

Welsh lady - Sorry, I've been sat here for ages and didn't realize anyone else had posted.    The only problem is finding this Thomas in 1861 when Elizabeth was a baby  ..  .. 

[Michael Kift]

Thank you Blonde Welsh Lady,

How you do it baffles me.
A lady who turned out to be my second cousin 'found' me through Genes Reunited and she had already done an awful lot on the main lines of the family so I am trying to help to fill in the gaps so to speak.
Thank you so much
Kindest regards
Mike.

[welsh lady]

Sorry im lost now Pels whos Samuel?
Are you saying Thomas is not her Father and is her Stepfather?
And we need to find them in 1871 i think you mean is it not 1861.Elizabeth wasnt born then.
let me know before i go searching .
Thanks Welsh Lady

[Pels.]

Now I'm having the senior moment - I am sorry, had to go and make tea half way through and totally lost the plot!!

I could tell you where all this was leading - but I'm sure I've confused you both enough!! 

[welsh lady]

Must be one of those days .Right ok just thought id missed something.So are we agreed the 1881 entry looks the right one ?But i cant find any of them  in 1871.

This looks like their Births
Elizabeth Tanton Qtr Dec 1867 Torrington Vol5b Page 505
Florence Tanton Qtr Dec 1873 Torrington Vol 5b Page 473.

Welsh Lady

[Pels.]

Welsh lady - Sorry, I've been sat here for ages and didn't realize anyone else had posted.    The only problem is finding this Thomas in 1861 when Elizabeth was a baby  ..  .. 

I've exonerated myself!! This is why I was temporarily thrown - the above is a typing error - it should read 1871!!

Pels 

[Michael Kift]

Pels, Welsh Lady,

Are you Pels looking at 1871 RG 10 piece 2197 folio 79 page 5

Berry Cross Langtree.
 
Tanton Samuel Head    M51
Tanton Elizabeth Wife   F44
Tanton Elizabeth Daughter F11 would have been too old, (31 in 1891)

The other Thomas I found was 1871 census
RG10 2197 folio31 page 11 at Yard, East, Peter(s) Marland.
He was 42
Tanton Mary also 42 listed as Mother
Tanton James 29 Brother

Welsh Lady I have Elizabeth as born Dec 1867  5b 505 Torrington,
 
I am trying to keep up, but debbie and friends have a website problem and I have had a couple of email requests to try various links to access.
 

[welsh lady]

Hiya both Grun we are now both on track.The 1881 entry seems to be correct all info fits.However i cant find them in 1871.Another problem seems to be looking around the other censuses i can find at least 3 Thomas Tanton born around the same time in St Giles The Wood.I think our family has been mistranscribed in 1871 will keep on looking.
Best Wishes
Welsh Lady