Just need someone to check I'm not going mad.
Researching Bowry tree I found Edward S (possibly L but think it is S) Bowry b 1836 in the 1851 census in St Pancras living with parents Samuel & Eliza and a number of siblings. Samuel being the direct line.
Now that's the only record I can immediately find.
Ancestry is giving me hints for an Edward Skuse who fits birth year in the censuses. Now I know hints can often be a bit off but there must be a reason it thinks he's the same person. There's a hint to 1841 census which is obviously the one with least details but clicking into it. it is for Samuel & Eliza Skuse with child Edward (& John who was also on 1851). Someone has made a suggested correction to Bowry. No explanation I can see.
I'm now wondering if there's two families here, or if I'm barking up the wrong tree. Skuse surname has never come up in the tree before.