All,
Please can somebody help me locate the 1881 and 1891 Census entries for one of my ancestors. I am trying to find 'Henry GILBERT', born in 1829 in Great Staughton in Huntingdonshire, but living (I believe/assume) in Islington, London in 1881.
From an Aunt I have details of one of her ancestors - Alice Margaret Mary GILBERT, born in December 1862 in Islington. The birth cert says that her (AMMG) father was Henry GILBERT, and his occupation was 'Foreman to Potato Salesman'. Through one resource or another I discovered that Henry GILBERT married Emily FRANKLIN in late 1852 in St Neots, Huntingdonshire.
I can find census entries for 1861 (RG9/136, Folio 22, Page 9) and for 1871 (RG10/270, Folio 102, Page 47), but I cannot find anything suitable for 1881 or 1891.
In 1861 the family comprised Henry Gilbert (aged 32) and wife Emily (28), plus children John Thomas (4), George (2), and Emily (3 mths).
In 1871 the family comprised Henry Gilbert (44) and wife Emily (38), plus children John Thomas, George, Emily, Alice (
, William (6), Sarah (2) and Henery (?) aged 9 mths.
It is possible that Henry GILBERT died sometime after 1871, but I can't find any record of his death.
On the other hand, I
can find a 'Henry GILBERT' in the 1891 Census (RG12/154, Folio 42, Page 19) with almost the correct age, with a listed occupation as 'Potato Porter' and born in "Storton, Hunts" (note incorrect spelling, but phonetically the same as "Staughton"). In the 1891 Census his wife is given as 'Mary Gilbert' aged 56, born in St Germans, Cornwall. If that entry
is correct, then where was he in 1881 and what happened to his wife Emily listed in 1861 and 1871?
Can anyone with access to CDs, or more experience in this area of research, help me. Many thanks.
