James William Darvill b 1873 Hammersmith

[Mort29]

What do you think - is he your man ?

[chanteurs]

To be honest I do not know I had not thought about a different spelling of the surname.  We had worked out his d o b by the age on the 1911 census so it could have been December 1872, Is there any sign of his parents on this registration? Or am I still playing a guesing game?

[Mort29]

You would have to purchase the certificate id'ed by the Birth Index I showed to ascertain parents names. Or get his 1906 Marriage Papers to confirm his Father's name & occupation ..It really looks good to me - right age, right PoB,  a name in common, occupation ...

its usual to see the census age differ by a year in these cases ... where someone is born late in the year.

[chanteurs]

Thank you again for the information.  We will find it difficult to do as you suggest because we live in South Western France so do not have access to that kind of information really. 
I have looked again at the 1881 census records on Genes Reunited which  is where we do all our searches and they are both still coming up as not found.  I have tried changing the spelling and place of birth etc but have not been successful at all.

Thank you again for your help.

[Mort29]

1881 census RG11/Piece: 57 Folio 57 Page 43 Hammersmith @ 5, York Road
 
William Darville 35 Head of Household born Buckinghamshire, Missendon : a Builders Labourer
Fanny Darville 30 Wife born Middx, Hornsey
Alice Darville 11 dau born Hammersmith
William Darville 8 son ditto
Elizabeth Darville 5 dau ditto
John Darville 3 son ditto
Rose Darville 1 dau ditto

Mary A. Young 30 Lodger


In 1891 census of Hammersmith - RG12/Piece 38 Folio 133 Page 52 @ 48, Cardross Street

transcribed thus in Ancestry, but clearly Darville on the Enumerators written Page
 
William Dawill 46 Head born Bucks, NK: Slaters Labourer
Fanny Dawill 41 Wife
William Dawill 18 son born Hammersmith: Slaters Labourer
Linnie Dawill 16 dau
John Dawill 14 son
Rose Dawill 11 dau
George Dawill 9 son
Henny Dawill 6 son
Charles Dawill 4 son
Louisa Dawill 1 dau
 

If you are overseas, you can still order the Birth Cert I showed online at the GRO for £9.25 - no extra is charged for overseas postage

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Register yourself and follow the prompts to show you want a Birth Cert, and thgen the details I provided

Births Dec Quarter of 1872    

Darvell,  James William     District of Kensington  Volume - 1a Page - 218    



 

[chanteurs]

Thank you very much Mort29 you have been extremely helpful and we do appreciate all your effort.
It looks like we could not find them because of the difference in the spelling of the name. I will have to be more inventive in the future.
We think you are right and it is the right family
Thanks again.

[Mort29]

Let me know if its the correct Birth Certificate 

[chanteurs]

Hello Mort 29 and other researchers who have helped on this search.
We have today received the Birth Certificate of
James William Darvell born 22nd November 1872 at St Pauls, Hammersmith  Middx
parents:
William Darvell      Labourer
Fanny Darvell,    formerly  Dodd

So we were right we did have the correct family all along and we will now look for the marriage details to then order the marriage certificate for his parents.

Thank you again  for all your help.

Chanteurs

[Mort29]

straightforward via FreeBMD:-

Marriages Dec 1868   
DARVILL  William Taylor    Kensington  1a 85   
Dodd  Fanny      Kensington  1a 85   
Prince  Hannah     Kensington  1a 85   
Roe  Thomas William     Kensington  1a 85