something else
1841 census
HO107/334 bk 14 folio 17 page 27
North St. Bumpstead Steeple Essex
William Cowell age 40 Ag Lab born in county Y
Mary age 40 Y
Emily age 15 Y
Matilda age 10 Y
Joseph age 7 Y
There are quite a number of Humphry, Humphrey, Humphries familes around Steeple Bumpstead & Finchingfield. Steeple Bumpstead is to the SW of the road from Cochester to Cambridge & Finchingfield is further to the SW.
One 1851 census family that seemed interesting was this
1851 censu
HO107/1785 folio 75 page 30
Village Finchingfield Essex
Samuel Humphries head age 34 Farm Lab. b Finchingfield
Eliza wife age 30 b Felstead
Arthur son age 13 Errand boy b Finchingfield
Walter son age 11 b ditto
Ambrose son age 5 b ditto
Andrew son age 2 b ditto.
I did find this, as Samuel & Emly married in Chelsea where first dau Harriet was born.
Death
Eliza Humphries
Sept. ¼ 1854 Chelsea 1a 117
Is stretching the long arm of co-incidence too far as it is in the same quarter as the Samuel & Eliza marriage

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