Father or grandfather the census can't make up its mind

[LorraineJ]

Hi Everyone,

Hoping to get some help here with one of my ancestors.

Her name is Ellen Vardy (she has to be very much dead by now, as she was born in 1861).

According to the 1871 census she is listed as a daughter, born in Wilne in Derbyshire. Ten years later, she is listed as a granddaughter. There are no other Vardy's listed in the household and I haven't been able to find a Mr Vardy as a father and the mother does not match any of the women listed as children in the earlier census' (unless I have missed it).

Ellen Vardy is not that common a name, unless of course, the transcription is wrong somewhere along the line. Where would you suggest I go and look next?

[Mary from Italy]

An Ellen Vardy wsa born in the Shardlow Registration District (which includes Wilne) in 1860:

Births Dec 1860
VARDY Ellen Shardlow 7b 345

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Shardlow Registration District

If you get the cert, it'll tell you the names of her parents and her mother's maiden name.

[Mary from Italy]

By the way, if you find that you have any Parkinsons from the Wilne area in your tree let me know, because I seem to be related to all of them

[Terrianne]

Hi Lorraine

She is down as granddaughter on both the 1871 and 1881 census!

[Mary from Italy]

If you look at the 1881 census image, you'll see that Joseph and Ellen Brown and granddaughter Ellen Vardy are living next door to a Samuel Vardy and his wife Harriett and son. I thought she might be the daughter of Joseph and Ellen and mother of Ellen Vardy, but this seems to be the marriage:

Marriages Jun 1874
ENGLAND Harriet Chesterfield 7b 1053
Hall Joseph Chesterfield 7b 1053
Stafford Jane Chesterfield 7b 1053
Vardy Samuel Chesterfield 7b 1053

Samuel may well have been married before, but I can't see a marriage to a Brown.

[fiona c]

There is a marriage for an Edmund Vardy to a Harriett Brown in 1858, In 1861 Edmund is with his parents Samuel and Ellen, Edmund is married but no wife with him.


RG9; Piece: 2531; Folio: 50; Page: 10


Having trouble finding Joseph and ellen Brown in 1861 to see if daughter Harriet and grandaughter Ellen Vardy are with them but they do have a daughter Harriet in 1851.

HO107; Piece: 2141; Folio: 314; Page: 1

[fiona c]

In 1871 Edmund and Harriet are in Nottinghamshire with children Samuel 12 and Arthur 2.


RG10; Piece: 3512; Folio: 81; Page: 22

[LorraineJ]

An Ellen Vardy wsa born in the Shardlow Registration District (which includes Wilne) in 1860:

Births Dec 1860
VARDY Ellen Shardlow 7b 345

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Shardlow Registration District

If you get the cert, it'll tell you the names of her parents and her mother's maiden name.

Thanks for that. I don't know the area at all.

[LorraineJ]

In 1871 Edmund and Harriet are in Nottinghamshire with children Samuel 12 and Arthur 2.


RG10; Piece: 3512; Folio: 81; Page: 22

Thank you Fiona, your posts make perfect sense combined with the other information I have found out.