Which of your ancestors have disappeared?

[Burrow Digger]

I have my 3 x gt grandfather John Burrow or Burrough. He did not disappear. Instead he just appears out of nowhere. I have his marriage in 1817, his removel to another county in 1824 and his death in 1839, so he missed being on the census.

His death record lists him as age 73 so he may have been born around 1766. He may have been in his 50's when he married in 1817. It may have been a second marriage. I dont know. I still have not found his parents, his family, his baptismal record and still cannot find his birth place. I have been looking for the last 10 years and more.

devon - ottery st mary - is where he was removed to in 1824, and where he died in 1839.

[MarieC]

Burrow Digger,

Could your John Burrow have been a non-conformist, especially RC?  RC records of that era are difficult to impossible to find.  I know - I can't find my Thomas Martin for that reason!

MarieC

[crystalight]

I have a brother or half brother (Paris Bradshaw/e b abt. 1845)  to my GG Grandfather who is a puzzle.

I picked him up in 1851 census HO107 1580 f? p?
Paris Bradshaw son age 6 born West Indies, living with his father Paris W.A. Bradshaw/e (supposedly a widow but his wife Isabella seems to still be alive!) at 21 Champion Grove Dulwich, Camberwell Surrey.

He is in Limerick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania US in 1870 age 25 At Home with his father and his father's "wife" (maybe) Rebecca Frances Bradshaw also born in West Indies.

He turns up again as a pauper patient in Surrey County Lunatic Asylum, Wandsworth in 1871 census RG10 714 f64 p18  now aged 26 unmarried and occupation Surgeon MRCS Eng.

Nothing then until 1891 census RG12 1011 f100 p18 living with Rebecca F. Bradshawe his mother or step mother (maybe, but definitely his late fathers widow or mistress) Paris is now age 44, single and occupation MRCS or P not in practice (overwritten Surgeon Doctor) they are both born in Jamaica and are visitors at 7/8 Gloucester Place New Windsor, Berkshire.

Then Nothing for either of them, they just dissappear! 

Crystal 

[katherinem]

Hi Crystal,

On findmypast.com there is the following, the ages are slightly out, but I think they are possibilities, as the year of departure is 1895 from the Port of London and the Destination Country of West Indies and Destination Port of Antigua is the same for both names:

Rebecca Bradshaw, Year of Birth 1825
Paris Bradshaw, Year of Birth 1855

I do not currently have a subscription with findmypast, so cannot view the records, I believe that different ships give different details; also this could be completely unrelated, but also in the year 1895, to the same destination, but from the departure port from Southampton, there are two entries for surname of Bradshaw, both with no year of birth and one with no forename and the other listed as grandchild

Regards,
Kath

[crystalight]

  Hi Kath,

Perhaps that's where they went  It certainly sounds a good possibility doesn't it, as I have them in 1891 Census..

I do not have membership with FindMyPast but was thinking of having one when my "other" membership runs out.

Thank you for looking,

regards Crystal 

[suffolk*sue]

Viewing the original image for Paris Bradshaw, his occupation is down as medical man, single, aged 40yrs.  Rebeccas occupation is none.

 

[crystalight]

Hi Sue,

Thank You, can I ask is that the original (passenger list?) on FindMyPast 

If so it all ties in  and that Rebecca............ never seems to have had an occupation 

Crystal 

[janet62]

I have a Dennis Forrest grt grandfather who was 3 on 1861 census he is on 1871 census and again on 1891 with his wife my grandad also a dennis but thats all  Cannot after 2 years looking find his birth or death   what happens to these people  how did he get away

[suffolk*sue]

Hi Sue,

Thank You, can I ask is that the original (passenger list?) on FindMyPast 

If so it all ties in  and that Rebecca............ never seems to have had an occupation 

Crystal 

Yes, thats viewing the transcription details and the actual image.