Disappearing family

[henry14]

I have a birth certificate dated 1st July 1849 for Thomas Dodds, giving his father as Thomas, a cigar maker, and his mother Ruth, formerly Smith of 21 Fleet Lane, London. I have Thomas jnr's death certificate dated 22nd July 1849 with the informant Amelia walker, at the same address. 

I have been unable to find any other infromation on either the Free BMD or census returns relating to Thomas Snr or his wife Ruth. Can anyone please offer help or suggestions? My surname interest is Dodds. Many thanks.

[Meliora]

Hello, Henry,

I have not found any census info for Thomas & Ruth Dodds but I have searched Fleet Lane in the 1841 census & found this family, as you know the 1841 does not show house nos.

1841 census
HO107/728  bk 6  folio 19  page 9
Fleet Lane, Old Bailey,  Farringdon St. London

Samuel Walker  age 39  Hardwareman  born in county N
Amelia  age 36   b   ditto
Leah  age 10  b   ditto
Sarah  age 8  b   ditto
Esther  age 6   b   ditto
Walter  age 4   born in county  Y
Joseph  age 2  b   ditto
Phillip  age 3 mths  b   ditto

Meliora

[henry14]

Thanks Meliora. Thats obviously my Amelia but where the other two have got to is a mystery. I thought they would at least be in the 1851 census. The IGI and Familysearch havent revealed any likely candidates. More sleuth work needed.

[jennifer c]

Hi, Thomas must have died as Ruth remarried Richard Quick at St.George in the East Mar qtr 1859 ref. 1c.714

1861 census 29 Lucas Street St.G.in the East 9/278/25

Richard Quick 55 Officer of customs born St.Ives Cornwall
Ruth Quick wife 39 born Shoreditch
Eliza Ann Dodds 10 Step-daughter born Stepney

Eliza Dodds Dec qtr 1850 Bethnal Green ref 2/87
also an Edwin Dodds reg same ref same time?

Jennifer

[jennifer c]

Edwin seems to belong to another Dodds family living at ref. 262/43 on the 1861 census.

Jennifer

[henry14]

Can you fill me in a bit more on Edwin please.

[henry14]

Checking my files I already have info on Eliza and Edwin, twins born to William Dodds and Rachel Keeler. This is another large Dodds family that I am trying to link my Dodds line to. My Doddses lived in Old Seacoal lane, near Fleet Lane circ 1815 and were next found round the corner at Cloth Fair in 1841. So Its getting close.