I have a couple, John Joseph and Sophia Blunt on all censuses from 1881 to 1911. He was born c1850 and was a packer or other labourer on every census, and in 1911 they were married 37 years.
In 1861 John was in the Shorditch workhouse as an orphan, and in 1851 he was with his parents; his father was Thomas and he was a carman.
I have been trying to find a marriage to find Sophia's maiden name, but I can only find one, 15 Feb 1874 in Stepney that even remotely fits. Sophia is Chaple, but John's father is John, not Thomas, and he is a billiard table maker and his father a cabinet maker (image available on Ancestry). No other clues in the addresses or witnesses.
So, is the right marriage, or are the occupations and father's name too far out?
For reference the census pages are:-
HO107; Piece: 1521; Folio: 193; Page: 23
RG 9; Piece: 237; Folio: 16; Page: 4
RG10; Piece: 565; Folio: 7; Page: 7
RG11; Piece: 535; Folio: 61; Page: 3
RG12; Piece: 475; Folio: 31; Page: 55
RG13; Piece: 505; Folio: 121; Page: 45
RG14; Piece: 2560
In 1861 John was in the Shorditch workhouse as an orphan, and in 1851 he was with his parents; his father was Thomas and he was a carman.
I have been trying to find a marriage to find Sophia's maiden name, but I can only find one, 15 Feb 1874 in Stepney that even remotely fits. Sophia is Chaple, but John's father is John, not Thomas, and he is a billiard table maker and his father a cabinet maker (image available on Ancestry). No other clues in the addresses or witnesses.
So, is the right marriage, or are the occupations and father's name too far out?
For reference the census pages are:-
HO107; Piece: 1521; Folio: 193; Page: 23
RG 9; Piece: 237; Folio: 16; Page: 4
RG10; Piece: 565; Folio: 7; Page: 7
RG11; Piece: 535; Folio: 61; Page: 3
RG12; Piece: 475; Folio: 31; Page: 55
RG13; Piece: 505; Folio: 121; Page: 45
RG14; Piece: 2560
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