Emily Darling Scarborough

[lesleyhannah]

i'll give it a try, Peely, although I did try just putting the first name and place/date of birth, without success. She MUST be there somewhere - I'm sure we've all said this!

Will let you know if it works - so thanks for the suggestion.

[familydar]

Jane's sister Hannah age 30 is in Malton for the 1841 census and there is a Jane Child age 20 at the same address (HO107/1264/3 fol 9 page 10, the address looks like Yorkersgate).  Could the surname "Child" be a freudian mistranscription?  I've not checked to see if she pops up in 1851, or looked for a baptism, but if there's no other trace of her then perhaps she's your Jane.

I don't have any of the other Malton pages for 1841 (only downloaded the one of interest) but have you tried trawling through them?

[lesleyhannah]

Thanks for that familydar. I hadn't seen Hannah before. I'll try to follow her up - at least I know she's not married before 1841, which is a plus. So far I haven't been able to find a marriage for her after that date - but have found a death in Scarborough for a Hannah, which may be her.

Jane however remains elusive. I've already tried a first name/Malton search for Jane,without luck. Your Jane Child idea is interesting, it could be a pseudonym, but there are quite a few Jane Childs in the county. I will follow it up. It wouldn't be the first time one of my relatives has used a alias!

Will let you know if I get any further, and thanks again for your help.
Lesley