Hi all,
Wonder if some fresh eyes looking at this might be able to help?
In 1851, my husband's family are living at Dorking Farm, Smarden, Kent (copyright TNA):
HO107 / 1621 / 20 / 5
Thomas GILBERT, b 1800 in Pluckley Kent. Farmer.
Sarah GILBERT, b 1807 in Cranbrook, Kent.
<several children>
Sarah GILBERT, b 1844 in Smarden, Kent - hubby's great-great-grandmother
<2 more children>
I can see that in the 1861 census, Thomas, Sarah and two children, Phobe (presumably should have been Phoebe?) and Calvenda (odd name?). They are now living at Biddendan Green Farm, near Beddendan Green, Smarden. TNA copyright. RG09 / 511 / 113 / 7
I can't find g-g-grandmother Sarah anywhere in 1861. I have found plenty of other Sarah Gilberts but none match the place of birth, year or parents names.
She marries in 1868 to Samuel Checksfield and in the 1871 - 1911 census' she is still consistent with her place of birth as Smarden, so I doubt that she would have given a mistaken place of birth in just the one census (1861), but anything is possible I guess!
Any ideas or is this just one of those things where she was out somewhere the night the census was taken and no-one mentioned it to the enumerator :(?
Thanks in advance
Rachel (on behalf of Garry!)
Wonder if some fresh eyes looking at this might be able to help?
In 1851, my husband's family are living at Dorking Farm, Smarden, Kent (copyright TNA):
HO107 / 1621 / 20 / 5
Thomas GILBERT, b 1800 in Pluckley Kent. Farmer.
Sarah GILBERT, b 1807 in Cranbrook, Kent.
<several children>
Sarah GILBERT, b 1844 in Smarden, Kent - hubby's great-great-grandmother
<2 more children>
I can see that in the 1861 census, Thomas, Sarah and two children, Phobe (presumably should have been Phoebe?) and Calvenda (odd name?). They are now living at Biddendan Green Farm, near Beddendan Green, Smarden. TNA copyright. RG09 / 511 / 113 / 7
I can't find g-g-grandmother Sarah anywhere in 1861. I have found plenty of other Sarah Gilberts but none match the place of birth, year or parents names.
She marries in 1868 to Samuel Checksfield and in the 1871 - 1911 census' she is still consistent with her place of birth as Smarden, so I doubt that she would have given a mistaken place of birth in just the one census (1861), but anything is possible I guess!
Any ideas or is this just one of those things where she was out somewhere the night the census was taken and no-one mentioned it to the enumerator :(?
Thanks in advance
Rachel (on behalf of Garry!)
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