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For some help for others............much easier if you C&P info
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Leysdown, Harty, Sheppey, Kent, England
George Wood Head Married Male 32 1859 Agricultural labourer Lenham, Kent, England
Polly Wood Wife Married Female 26 1865 - Milton, Kent, England
Ada Wood Daughter - Female 8 1883 Scholar Lynsted, Kent, England
Philip Wood Son - Male 6 1885 Scholar Teynham, Kent, England
Emma Wood Daughter - Female 4 1887 - Tong, Kent, England
George Wood Son - Male 2 1889 - Tong, Kent, England
Joseph Gordon Boarder Single Male 37 1854 Agricultural labourer St Johns, Middlesex, England
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Posting for our reference, and for location and supposed birthplace (which also varies):
Joseph Steele
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Joseph Steele
Age in 1911: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Oxfordshire, England [ NK on image ]
Civil Parish: Faversham Within
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street Address: 14 Orchard Place, Faversham
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Registration District Number: 60
Sub-registration District: Faversham
ED, institution, or vessel: 07
Piece: 4396
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Steele 52
Edith Steele 45
George Steele 22
Edward Steele 18
Amy Steele 16
Ernest Steele 15
Cecil Steele 10
Dennis Steele 8
Norman Steele 6
Joseph Gordon
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Joseph Gordon
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Polly Gordon
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Civil parish: The Mint
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Ecclesiastical parish: St Michaels
Town: The Mint
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Bridge
Sub-registration district: Chartham
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors:
Piece: 789
Folio: 72
Page number: 29
Household schedule number: 17
Listed with Polly, and children George, Edward, Amy, Cecil, and Earnest.
Joseph Gordon
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Joseph Gordon
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Relationship: Boarder
Birth Year: 1854
Birth Place: St Johns London, Middlesex, England <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Civil parish: Harty
Ecclesiastical parish: Eastchurch
Residence Place: Eastchurch, Harty, Kent, England
Registration district: Sheppey
Sub registration district: Eastchurch
ED, Institution or Vessel: 4
Neighbors:
Piece: 724
Folio: 35
Household Members Age Relationship
George Wood 32 Head
Polly Wood 26 Wife
Ada Wood 3 Daughter
Philip Wood 6 Son
Emma Wood 4 Daughter
George Wood 2 Son
Joseph Gordon 37 Boarder , agricultural labourer
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Joseph Gordon
in the UK, Military Deserters, 1812-1927
View Original Image on Fold3.
Name: Joseph Gordon
Age: 25
Birth Year: Abt 1854
Birth Place: St John, Middlesex
Desertion Date: 5 Aug 1879
Desertion Place: Aldershot
Publication Date: 1 Sep 1879
Regimental Number: 3400
Military Corps: Royal Artillery
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Firstly, until 1875 there were no penalties for not registering births, so his may simply not have been registered
Where was the man living in the censuses to which you refer?
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On and off for many years, I have been searching for my great grandfather Joseph.
No matter how I approach it I cannot find him before 1891 census.
As far as known, with info from an older relative, was born 'Gordon ' in London.
His father was Jewish.
He was believed to have become a bandsman Kings Dragoon but no record.
He first appears as a lodger with the Wood family and clearly gets together with Mrs Polly Wood!
They go on to have several children, one was my grandfather, but never marry.
Various census records see him and Polly change their surname gradually and end up as 'Steele' some of his children become 'Gordon Steele' some just 'Steele'
Halfway Cemetery records show:
Died 1922 aged 57 making birth year 1865 which does not match previous records:
1891 census aged 37 birth 1854
1901 census aged 46 makes birth year 1854/5.
1911 census aged 57, hard to decipher makes birth year 1854
1921 census :
changed his name to John Edward Steele aged 58 born 1863
Polly Edington Steele born 1865 aged 56.
Perhaps he was born abroad but I don't know where to start if so, or perhaps he's one of the JEG,s I've seen born in the time frame and disappeared to start a new life!
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