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The above married Simon Moore Wilton in Liskeard, Cornwall 1883.
Children ...
Elizabeth Jane 1884 Liskeard ... Married Owen Westwood
Joseph Moore Wilton decQ 1887 Penzance
Annie Moore Wilton 1886 Truro, lives with Samuel Callaghan, 3 children .. Then ...Cornelius Callaghan, 3 children. She was with Cornelius in 1939 .
Leonard Moore Wilton, last child born 20.8.1889, common hill, Liskeard.

I cannot find Annie Wilton nee Townsend, or any of the children in 1891

I DO know that Leonard died in ww1 and willed to his sister Elizabeth Jane Westwood.

It appears that Simon was not with Annie after Leonard's birth. He was some sort of travelling work, labourer. On one birth cert, which another family member holds, he was a razor grinder, and I suspect 'cutler' in 1891 and said to be 'single', so disappears from the family picture.

As Annie is not found on census, we did not know where she was born, which is not helpful.

Any ideas please..?

G..

Admitted father on marriage certificate for Annie Townsend was William.

1891 children? Jane 8years and Annie 5 also there, in the Plymouth workhouse?

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
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First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilton
Relationship Pauper
Marital status -
Gender Male
Age 4
Birth year 1887
Occupation School Boy
Birth town Plymouth
Birth town as transcribed PLYMOUTH
Birth county Devon
Birth county as transcribed DEVONSHIRE
Birth place England
Street -
Town Plymouth
Parish Plymouth
City Plymouth
County Devon
Registration district Plymouth
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 1730
Folio 83
Page 23
Record set 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Census
Collections from Great Britain, England

Annie Townsend
England Births and Christenings
Name
Annie Townsend
Gender
Female
Christening Date
27 Jul 1862
Christening Date (Original)
27 JUL 1862
Christening Place
GREAT BARDFIELD,ESSEX,ENGLAND
Father's Name
Meredith Townsend
Mother's Name
Ellen

Simon?


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Well Street, Callington, Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Joseph Wilton Head Widower Male 70 1831 Mason Callington, Cornwall, England
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>>Simon Wilton Son Widower Male 40 1861 Cutler Callington, Cornwall, England
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Gilbur Rowlinds Lodger Single Male 44 1857 Confectioner London, Middlesex, England
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Richard Lobb Lodger Single Male 48 1853 Laborer Bodmin, Cornwall, England
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Alex Verwe Lodger Widower Male 60 1841 Tin Smith Helston, Cornwall, England
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William Andon Lodger Widower Male 54 1847 Cutler Torquay, Devon, England
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Annie Payne Lodger Widow Female 50 1851 Nurse Redruth, Cornwall, England



England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
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First name(s) SIMON M
Last name WILTON
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1859
Age 73
Death quarter 1
Death year 1932
District Exeter
County Devon
Volume 5B
Page 143

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Smythen Street, Exeter, Devon, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Ann Mannings Head Single Female 61 1830 Shop Keeper Devon, England
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William Reinfriee Boarder Single Male 34 1857 Commission Agent Cornwall, England
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Simon Wilton Boarder Single Male 29 1862 Working Cutler Devon, England xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Leonard's death. Why was his surname Cousins?


Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription
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First name(s) Leonard Moore Wilton
Last name Cousins
Service number 7943
Rank Private
Regiment Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)
Battalion 1st Battalion.
Birth place Liskeard, Cornwall
Residence Woolston, Hants
Enlistment place Taunton
Death year 1914
Death day 26
Death month 8
Cause of death Killed in action


Fron cwgc website. His father was described as deceased.



PrivateWILTON, LEONARD MOORE

Service Number 7943

Died 26/08/1914

Aged 28

1st Bn.
Somerset Light Infantry

(Served as COUSINS). Son of the late Simon and Annie Wilton.

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1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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First name(s) Leonard
Last name Cousin
Relationship -
Marital status Single
Sex Male
Occupation -
Age 22
Birth year 1889
Birth place Liskeard Cornwall
Address St Andrews Barracks Malta
Parish -
County Overseas Military
Country Ships And Overseas Establishments
Archive reference RG14
Registration district number 641
Enumeration district 14
District number 14
Sub district number 11
Census reference RG14PN34986 RD641 SD11 ED14 SN9999
RG78 code number 0
Piece number 34986
Folio -
Page -

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Stepcote Hill, Exeter, Devon, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Edward T Cousins Head Married Male 32 1869 Contractor's General Laborer Plymouth, Devon, England
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Annie Cousins Wife Married Female 31 1870 - Launceston, Cornwall, England
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Leonard Cousins Son Single Male 11 1890 - Launceston, Cornwall, England
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Ellen Cousins Daughter Single Female 9 1892 - Plymouth, Devon, England
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Beatrice Cousins Daughter Single Female 5 1896 - Plymouth, Devon, England
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Kathleen Cousins Daughter Single Female 3 1898 - Exeter, Devon, England
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Violet Cousins Daughter Single Female 0 1901 - Exeter, Devon, England

COUSINS, BEATRICE TOWNSEND Order
GRO Reference: 1896 M Quarter in EXETER Volume 05B Page 67 Order

COUSINS, ELIZABETH TOWNSEND Order
GRO Reference: 1894 M Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 05B Page 281 Order

COUSINS, ELLEN TOWNSEND Order
GRO Reference: 1892 M Quarter in EXETER Volume 05B Page 93

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British Army Service Records 1760-1915 Transcription

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First name(s) Leonard
Last name Cousins
Birth year 1888
Birth parish Liskeard
Birth town Liskeard
Birth county Cornwall
Birth country England
Service number 4682
Regiment -
Year 1905
Attestation date 06 May 1905
Attestation age years 17
Attestation age months 9
Attestation service number 4682
Attestation corps 4th Battalion Devonshire Regiment
Document type Attestation

Well that certainly seems to be Annie in 1901 but I can't find any of them in 1911.

COUSINS, KATHLEEN mmn TOWNSEND
GRO Reference: 1898 S Quarter in BRISTOL Volume 06A Page 6

COUSINS, VIOLET MAY mmn TOWNSEND
GRO Reference: 1900 S Quarter in EXETER Volume 05B Page 64


plus another child?

COUSINS, EDWARD THOMAS mmn TOWNSEND
GRO Reference: 1902 D Quarter in BRISTOL Volume 06A Page 128

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UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

Name: Thomas Edward Cousins
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1903
Departure Date: 7 Jun 1923
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Melbourne, Australia
Ship Name: Berrima
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Shipping line: P & O Branch Service
Official Number: 135332
Master: Captain E M Hussey-Cooper

from image:-
Last Address in UK:- 58 St Annes Road, Notting Hill N.W.
Occupation:- Engineer
Intends to settle in Australia

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Edward Thomas in 1911 (from FMP)

1911 Census

First name(s) Edward Thomas
Last name Cousins
Relationship Scholar Inmate
Sex Male
Occupation -
Age 8
Birth year 1903
Birth place Not Known
Address Ashford Middlesex
Parish Ashford
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive reference RG14
Registration district Staines
Registration district number 126
Enumeration district 18
District number 18
Sub district Sunbury
Sub district number 1
Census reference RG14PN6742 RG78PN335 RD126 SD1 ED18 SN1
RG78 code number 335
Piece number 6742
Folio -
Page -
Other household member first name(s) -
Other household member last name -
Record set 1911 Census For England & Wales
Category Census, Land & Surveys
Subcategory Census
Collections from United Kingdom, England



This is ancestry's version :-D It IS Edward Thos Cousins on the image


1911 England Census

Name: Edward Hur Cassius
Age in 1911: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1903
Relation to Head: Scholar Inmate (Scholar)
Gender: Male
Civil Parish: Ashford
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County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Staines
Registration District Number: 126
Sub-registration district: Sunbury
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Piece: 6742

Address:- West London District School

Apparently there were 439 boys and 351 girls at the school

They MAY have changed their name back to Wilton

A Family Tree on ancestry has Violet May Cousins marrying Albert Edward Wheeler 3 Sept 1921. Thye have the following as evidence ......

England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
V
Name Violet May Wilton
Gender Female
Age 22
Birth Date 1899
Marriage Date 03 Sep 1921
Marriage Place Bedminster, Somerset, England
Father Henry Edward Wilton
Spouse Albert Edward Wheeler
FHL Film Number 1999931
Reference ID Item 5 p 20

Violet May Wilton
Henry Edward Wilton
Albert Edward Wheeler
William Henry Wheeler

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1911 Census

Name: Kathleen Wilton
Age in 1911: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1897
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Devon
Civil Parish: Bath
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County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Street address: 15 Shakespeare Avenue, Wellsway, Bath
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: servant
Registration district: Bath
Registration District Number: 316
Sub-registration district: Lyncombe
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Household schedule number: 65
Piece: 14699

Richard H Babbage 47 Tailor
Mary Babbage 45
John Babbage 17
Violet Babbage 6
Ada Babbage 4
Gwendoline Babbage 1
William Howland 46
Kathleen Wilton 14 General Servant

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1911 Census

Name: Beatrice Irene Wilton
Age in 1911: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1897
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon
Civil Parish: Devonport
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County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address: 83 Wilton St, Devonport
Registration district: Devonport
Registration District Number: 278
Sub-registration district: Stoke
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household schedule number: 519
Piece: 13045

Percy Victor Tyrer 33
Caroline Eliza Tyrer 68
Beatrice Irene Wilton 14

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right area, age ??? wrong age

Deaths Dec 1904 (>99%)
COUSINS Annie 39 Bristol 6a 19

To sum up .................

Annie Townsend married Simon Moore Wilton in Liskeard, Cornwall 1883.

Children born, some at least in the Workhouse in 1891
Simon living apart from Annie in 1891
Annie not found in 1891

In 1901, Annie is living with Edward T Cousins, with several more children, and the Wilton children living under surname Cousins

Marriage not found for Annie and Edward

1911 Census, neither Annie nor Edward found.
Daughters Kathleen and Beatrice Cousins now under Wilton and working as servants
Edward Cousins in a residential school for poor children.
Violet Cousins not found (??? possibly as Vilote Wilton, see below) but marries as Violet May Wilton in 1921
Leonard Wilton was Cousins in 1901 and back to Cousins in 1911 when in military in Malta.

Asumption ........... Annie and / or Edward died between 1901 and 1911 and family was scattered. OR Annie left Edward. OR?????


so Annie Townsend became Annie Wilton became Annie Cousins became ????? Wilton again??????


Possible sighting of Violet May in 1911

Name: Vilote Wilton
Age in 1911: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1900
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Female
Civil Parish: Olveston
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County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street address: Tailors Town, Elberton Rd, Olveston Nr Tockington, Glos
Occupation: school
Registration district: Thornbury
Registration District Number: 321
Sub-registration district: Almondsbury
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 16
Piece: 15152

William Neate 70 Labourer
Ada Neate 31 Daughter, Dressmaker
Vilote Wilton 11
Maud Gregory 10 Boarder