My 2g-grandfather James E C Field is usually easy to spot when his middle initials are given. I have him in 1851, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901. Can anyone find him in 1841 or 1861?
On 15.3.1851 he married Matilda Thomas and his father was given as William, a blacksmith. However I cannot find any suitable character to be this William in 1841 or 1851, nor can I find a birth for James in 1825-26, the date implied by the ages given in the censuses. There is a John with a son James of the right age in the right place (Minster in Sheppey) in 1841 but he is not a blacksmith. Could be a relative.
On 15.3.1851 he married Matilda Thomas and his father was given as William, a blacksmith. However I cannot find any suitable character to be this William in 1841 or 1851, nor can I find a birth for James in 1825-26, the date implied by the ages given in the censuses. There is a John with a son James of the right age in the right place (Minster in Sheppey) in 1841 but he is not a blacksmith. Could be a relative.
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