CathayB's Scavenger Hunt......Everyone Welcome To Join In.

[deb usa]

hi Cathay

I have searched 1841 for Henry Birch b c 1839 ...the only close one i can see is a henry Birch , 2 living with Nancy Birch , 26 in Cornwall, North down ...her occupation has been totally drawn through . She was born in county , Henry is No , not born in county.

In 1861  Henry Birch , 21, b St Mary, Exeter is with his wife Charlotte Westcott (23, b Exminster Devon) ..he is a licensed Hawker. arrgghhhh why couldn't he make up his mind about who his dad was ...

deb

[matilda1973]

   its no good ive hunted under every spelling i can think of for davis, hughes and jones and i cant find them before ,1871 were Robert and Sarah  still about in 1901 cause i cant find them  in that either. 
               Matilda     

[cathayb]

i am afraid i have found nancy before,his dad william was working on his own in cornwall.have followed that henry through and i am afraid its not him.good try anyway.love cathay

[cathayb]

i dont know if they were still about,unlikely as they would have been in their 80s and i done their kids and they are not with them.i told you these are diifficult ones.i have been tearing my hair out over them for over a year.cant find any deaths registered for them either and i have visited every grave site i thought they might be.i think someone must have buried them on the side of the road!!!!!cathayb

[hepburn]

As usual I'm late and missing all the info which has been found.   http://www.romanygenes.webeden.co.uk/birchfamily/4525031333    Is this Robert Birch anyone we need???

[deb usa]

hi hepburn ...nice to see you 

Okay ... Henry Birch b 1839 said his dad was William (for 1st marriage) and Henry (for 2nd marriage)

I have searched for deaths for both names using Birch and Burch ...
this is the only one I can find prior to 1841

William BURCH
dec q 1840 Stoke Damerel
vol 9 p 294

I wonder if it would be worth getting the cert to see who registered it and all the other details ...if it is Charlotte ... then hopefully we can say that his dad was William and not Henry.

deb

[cathayb]

right i think you ve got henrsy dads death.of all the people searching for him and there are about 20 families i know of his descendants they are all prtty sure his fathers name was william.i will send for that cewrt of williams death especially as henry appears with his mum i think in plymouth 1851 in loding house next to hawking brays if thats anygood.i wonder if there was a war going on then.he may have gone for the kings shilling?just a thoght.charlotte if it his his mum is listed as a widow in 1851 by the way.i would like to tie this william to william dad of robert 1831 if i can?any ideas.cathayb

[cathayb]

hi hepburn?i have not met you before.thanks for helping in my hunt.romanygenes blank page.yes thats my robert and henry and robert hughes under somerset/dorset travellers.unfortunately i gave dear sue most of the info a long with my friend john and suzie so i ve got all that already.good try though,it would have been great if i didnt have it.love cathayb

[hepburn]

Hi Cathay 
                       are we looking in Hampshire??