Good Afternoon,
I am having trouble finding a John Bland (mis-transcribed as Brand on 1871) b. circa 1830-1837 Berkshire and Eliza Waite b. circa 1840-1845 Kent/Berkshire on the 1861 census. I have John's parents but not John. According to the 1871 census John and Eliza are not married and Eliza is down as mistress. On the 1871 the children are down as Bland and on the 1881 they are down as Waite! According to the 1871 census their eldest child is Matilda b. circa 1857, Marchwood, Hampshire but I also cannot find her on the 1861. I am thinking (as there can be an age gap of 15 years depending which census your looking at) could the eldest children be from a different relationship and could Eliza have been married before?
Many Thanks
Tessie
I am having trouble finding a John Bland (mis-transcribed as Brand on 1871) b. circa 1830-1837 Berkshire and Eliza Waite b. circa 1840-1845 Kent/Berkshire on the 1861 census. I have John's parents but not John. According to the 1871 census John and Eliza are not married and Eliza is down as mistress. On the 1871 the children are down as Bland and on the 1881 they are down as Waite! According to the 1871 census their eldest child is Matilda b. circa 1857, Marchwood, Hampshire but I also cannot find her on the 1861. I am thinking (as there can be an age gap of 15 years depending which census your looking at) could the eldest children be from a different relationship and could Eliza have been married before?
Many Thanks
Tessie
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