1871 census look up

[groom]

So it looks as if he is working away from home and his wife is staying with her parents in 1871.

[JenB]

Wonder if this could be him?

1871
RG10; Piece: 2775; Folio: 62; Page: 24

Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Lunatic Asylum, Bicton Heath Near Shrewsbury, St Julian

KELLS, Robert   Attendant Upon The Insane      M   38   1833      Bangladesh

I wonder how FindMyPast made it Bangladesh? This was only created in about 1970 from the former East Pakistan?

The original says Meerut, Bengal. 

I think this is the same person - if you look at the original image for 1881 it gives his birthplace as East Indies Bengal M***t which could well be Meerut.

[JenB]

Here's the clincher  -  in 1881 Robert has a son Thomas and a daughter Sarah born in Becton Heath Shropshire in c. 1873 and c. 1875. This is where Robert Kells was working in 1871.

[louisa maud]

1891 RG12/422 FOLIO 97 PAGE 12
Battersea

Robert Kells 49 born India pensioner
Sarah A 40 Blackfriars
Thomas H 19 India
Sarah G 17  India
Samuel 17 Westminster
James 12 Lambeth
Albert E 9 Kennington
Alice B 6 Kennington
Florence J 5 looks like Clapham
Frederick 2 Isleworth Middx
Phillip 6 mths Battersea

Gosh these are spread about, strange 2 children born different countries but same age

Louisa Maud

[louisa maud]

Jen B , was he running 2 homes , not uknown

LM

[groom]

Here's Sarah's birth

Births Sep 1874   
Kells    Sarah Gertrude        Atcham    6a   688

[JenB]

Here's Sarah's birth

Births Sep 1874
Kells    Sarah Gertrude        Atcham    6a   688

Yes - Atcham R D includes Bicton.
And on the 1891 she is Sarah G.

I suspect someone has got in a muddle on the 1891 census.

[JenB]

1901 census shows Sarah Gertrude Kells, born Bickton Heath, Shropshire, with father Robert born East India, Meerut.
RG 13 / 415 / 6 / 3

[louisa maud]

1901 Lambeth
Robert 68 Pensioner meecut India ?
Sarah Ann 51 Lambeth
Sarah Gertrude 26 Salop Becton Heath
Alice Beatrice 15 Kennington
Florence Jane 14 Lavender Hill
Frederick 12 Isleworth
Phillip 11 Battersea

Alice Beatrice bapt 26/07/1885 St Philip Lambeth
Florence Jane bapt 03/10/1886 St Philip Battersea
parents as above

Pity the bapts for Sarah Gertrude  can't be found

Sorry can't go any further than 1901 census

Louisa Maud