CathayB's 3rd Scavenger Hunt..Everyone Welcome To Join In.

[deb usa]

Blimey ..page 3 and I am lost...

can someone clue me in?

deb

[toni*]

Hey Deb start from Kanskars post

Reuben & Abigail (misctranscribed as Abigial) Bird and family are on the 1881 census.

Address is Mitcham Common Tent. Reuben is a Pedlar.

Reuben (aged 50) b. Chittenstone, Kent
Abigail (born 45) b. Franfield, Sussex

Offspring - Henry (23), James (19), Harriet, John (6), Frank (2) and Louise

ignore the other stuff - wrong Bird family

[cathayb]

its okay debs we had the wrong family!!!!its only just really starting!!!bacically i want the bird line to do with taylors,coopers and smiths,

[toni*]

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okay here it is folks:

I have a Buckingham Bird fom Ipswich who married a Grace Sarah Mills in 1872 in Mitcham

His father was Buckingham Bird, her father was William Mills Decorator.
Witness wee William Mills and what looks likes Hamish Mills (could have been Harriet??)

wrong family 

[deb usa]

Okay ....

so we are working forward/backwards and sideways with reuben and Abigail then?

deb

[toni*]

Framfield would equal Uckfield reg district

[cathayb]

yep!didnt think i would make it easy do you cousin?and dont worry toni i needed to be able to discount the other family before i could proceed.so its still a good job done.

[toni*]

Births Jun 1843 
 
Horn  Matilda    Uckfield  7 169

[jamajo]

Hi All,

       Im here as well

        Just going to read through

                 Sue