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Offline JAKnighton

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Ancestors that appear on every census
« on: Tuesday 15 November 16 20:46 GMT (UK) »
After adding a new relative to my tree, I realised that she lived long enough to appear in every publicly available British census, from 1841 to 1911. It got me thinking about how often this appeared in my tree.

So far I have found my 4x great grandmother who lived from 1828 to 1911 (lived just about long enough!)

Who appears in every census in your tree?
Knighton in Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire
Tweedie in Lanarkshire and Co. Down
Rodgers in Durham and Co. Monaghan
McMillan in Lanarkshire and Argyllshire

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Re: Ancestors that appear on every census
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 15 November 16 22:26 GMT (UK) »
My g.gran just missed being on all the census from 1841-1911, she wasn't born until 1843.  My mum born September 1911 didn't know her, but her older siblings did so I knew lots about this lady and when I was a child it seemed amazing to me that some of my aunts knew someone born nearly 100 years before me.

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Re: Ancestors that appear on every census
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 15 November 16 22:38 GMT (UK) »
I think I've only got one couple - my great great grandparents on my dad's mother's father's parents, everyone else misses one or the other - in one case she was born in July 1841

One born 1817-1916 and his wife born 1827 - 1914 (though I haven't found her on the 1841 census yet because her maiden name was Jones)

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Re: Ancestors that appear on every census
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 15 November 16 23:04 GMT (UK) »
not quite but one great great grandmother was born 1849, no birth cert (so no dob) just a baptism, but she appears from 1851 right through to the 1939 so after 17 years of research and waiting, I finally found out. She's with a daughter, granddaughter and redacted great-grandson - my dad- 4 generations!
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Re: Ancestors that appear on every census
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 15 November 16 23:08 GMT (UK) »
I have one he is a couple of weeks old on 1841 and dies August 1911 so literally just makes it.  I have a few who managed 1851 to 1911.
Campbell, Dunn, Dickson, Fell, Forest, Norie, Pratt, Somerville, Thompson, Tyler among others

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Re: Ancestors that appear on every census
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 16 November 16 00:15 GMT (UK) »
My GG Grandmother was born in 1838 & died in 1926 so is on all census 1841-1911.  Not bad considering she was orphaned at the age of 6, had an illegitimate child at 18 and had her home bombed by a Zeppelin in 1916, killing her next-door neighbour.  By the time she died had outlived her husband, all of her siblings, four of her children, and eight of her grand-children.
MORGAN: Glamorgan, Durham, Ohio. DAVIS/DAVIES/DAVID: Glamorgan, Ohio.  GIBSON: Leicestershire, Durham, North Yorkshire.  RAIN/RAINE: Cumberland.  TAYLOR: North Yorks. BOURDAS: North Yorks. JEFFREYS: Worcestershire & Northumberland. FORBES: Berwickshire, CHEESMOND: Durham/Northumberland. WINTER: Durham/Northumberland. SNOWBALL: Durham.

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Re: Ancestors that appear on every census
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 16 November 16 00:33 GMT (UK) »
3xGGfather James Hutchins born May 1838, died January 1917.  Married twice, had 16 children (12 reached adulthood) with his first wife who predeceased him by 18 years (probably died of exhaustion :-X), second wife was the same age as his eldest son!  Joined the Salvation Army later in life.
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Re: Ancestors that appear on every census
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 16 November 16 01:13 GMT (UK) »
I've just realised I do!

Elizabeth HAMLEY born c1836, died 1919. She's interesting because her husband never appears on any census with her- I initially thought she'd made him up! I later realised the marriage must have deteriorated fast and he is to be found living some way away with his sister. On his 1911 he gets the number of children correct but "married" is crossed out and in different handwriting written above "widower"!
William TURNER 1837-1915 (his wife Jane nee PERRY missed out by virtue of being born later in 1841)
Ellen GILL 1840-1920. I believe I've found more children for her thanks to the GRO. If proved, that will bring them up to 11.

More than I expected!

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Re: Ancestors that appear on every census
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 16 November 16 06:38 GMT (UK) »
My Nana.s adoptive father appears on 1841 census as a workhouse child .in 1901 nana is a baby boardingbwith him aged 61 and in 1911 hes aged 71 .and she is down as her adoptive father lived another decade
Roberts,Fellman.Macdermid smith jones,Bloch,Irvine,Hallis Stevenson