Hiya
I've posted a few times recently and received some great suggestions and advice in finding some of my relatives who were proving a tad elusive but even with that assistance I am still hitting a brick wall on two people from my past. Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Machine aren't available, hee hee, so if anyone else can help, I'd be really really grateful!
Problem number 1: henry/alfred/john/cresswell/selwyn (any combination of these names, grrrrrrrrr)
The first time I can 'find' him for certain is in 1861. He appears on his son's birth certificate as Alfred John Selwyn, Upholsterer. They lived in Hawley, Blackwater (Hants or Surrey, depending on the year!)
Then, in 1862, on his daughter's birth certificate, he appears as Alfred Selwyn, Upholsterer. Their address is 4 Haberdashers Place East, Hoxton Old Town, Middlesex.
Then, on the 1871 census he appears as Henry Selwyn, born Middlesex, birth year approx 1830. Living at Lord Clyde Beer House, Aldershot.
Then, in 1872 he appears on his 3rd son's birth certificate as Alfred Henry Selwyn, Retailer of beer, living in Ash Road, Aldershot.
In July 1880 he dies of Bright's Disease, as Henry Cresswell Selwyn at Sandpit Cottage, Alexandra Road, Aldershot, Hants and listed as an upholsterer. Death reported by his daughter, Isabella.
In 1892, his son's marriage certificate shows the father's name as Henry Cresswell Selwyn (deceased), Upholsterer.
For clarification, his spouse was Emily Rawlins, his children were Alfred Cresswell Selwyn b 1861, Isabella Mary Selwyn b 1862 and George Cresswell Selwyn b 1872.
It is a total mystery and I'm not getting anywhere. I don't have a record of his marriage to Emily Rawlins but I do know that in 1851 she was still at home in Southampton, and worked as an Upholsteress. He is listed as an upholsterer so I wonder if they perhaps met at work or something? I wonder where they worked? In 1851 she was in Southampton, we don't know where he was, but by 1861 they were living together in Aldershot as a married couple.
So, any ideas how I can track him? If he was born in 1829/1830ish then he has to have been somewhere in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses!
So, as Penelope Pitstop would say...."Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!" (please)
Thanks in advance
Rachel-the-desparate!
I've posted a few times recently and received some great suggestions and advice in finding some of my relatives who were proving a tad elusive but even with that assistance I am still hitting a brick wall on two people from my past. Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Machine aren't available, hee hee, so if anyone else can help, I'd be really really grateful!
Problem number 1: henry/alfred/john/cresswell/selwyn (any combination of these names, grrrrrrrrr)
The first time I can 'find' him for certain is in 1861. He appears on his son's birth certificate as Alfred John Selwyn, Upholsterer. They lived in Hawley, Blackwater (Hants or Surrey, depending on the year!)
Then, in 1862, on his daughter's birth certificate, he appears as Alfred Selwyn, Upholsterer. Their address is 4 Haberdashers Place East, Hoxton Old Town, Middlesex.
Then, on the 1871 census he appears as Henry Selwyn, born Middlesex, birth year approx 1830. Living at Lord Clyde Beer House, Aldershot.
Then, in 1872 he appears on his 3rd son's birth certificate as Alfred Henry Selwyn, Retailer of beer, living in Ash Road, Aldershot.
In July 1880 he dies of Bright's Disease, as Henry Cresswell Selwyn at Sandpit Cottage, Alexandra Road, Aldershot, Hants and listed as an upholsterer. Death reported by his daughter, Isabella.
In 1892, his son's marriage certificate shows the father's name as Henry Cresswell Selwyn (deceased), Upholsterer.
For clarification, his spouse was Emily Rawlins, his children were Alfred Cresswell Selwyn b 1861, Isabella Mary Selwyn b 1862 and George Cresswell Selwyn b 1872.
It is a total mystery and I'm not getting anywhere. I don't have a record of his marriage to Emily Rawlins but I do know that in 1851 she was still at home in Southampton, and worked as an Upholsteress. He is listed as an upholsterer so I wonder if they perhaps met at work or something? I wonder where they worked? In 1851 she was in Southampton, we don't know where he was, but by 1861 they were living together in Aldershot as a married couple.
So, any ideas how I can track him? If he was born in 1829/1830ish then he has to have been somewhere in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses!
So, as Penelope Pitstop would say...."Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!" (please)
Thanks in advance
Rachel-the-desparate!
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