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I was just wondering if you are sure of that marriage? Robert to Louisa Davis? ( I am not sure of my own name at the minute lol)

this Louisa born Brentwood

1861 England Census
about Louisa Davis
Name: Louisa Davis
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Relation: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Where born: Brentwood, Essex, England

Civil parish: South Weald
Town: Brentwood
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Billericay
Sub-registration district: Brentwood
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 156
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Davis 65
Sarah Davis 68
Louisa Davis 9
Thomas H Borley 52

and 1871

1871 England Census
about Louisa Davis
Name: Louisa Davis
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Brentford, Essex, England
Civil parish: Croydon
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Croydon
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Registration district: Croydon
Sub-registration district: Croydon
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Household schedule number: 163
Household Members: Name Age
George Beatie 43
Mary A M Beatie 26
Alice M Beatie 7
Alfred Geo Beatie 5
Earnest A Brader 4
Cumdren W Brader 2
Charles E Brader 1
Louisa Midgley 17
Louisa Davis 19


lol doesn't help a bit , so I am going for tea ....and hoping for divine inspiration to strike me on this one :)

xx

Rambling Rose
I am sorry but i am just going to have to close this for now.
Hubby been at work all day, due in 6.30 and i havent even thought about cooking anything yet!!

i will get back to you
maureen

Rambling Rose
William joseph Smith m Kezia Clements St John Bethnal Green 18/10/1845
Robert Smith m Louisa Davis St James the Great Bethnal Green 8/10/1874
I know what you are going to say next!! that is 37 years not 39 up to 1911
but if all these are the same Robert he doesnt seem to know where he was born let along know how long he had been married.
First child born 1875/6 maybe thats why he lied on census if it was early 1875
maureen

Rambling Rose
39 years
maureen. Dont apologise for asking questions, i know you are trying to help
maureen

That Smith marriage to Louisa Davis , Maureen, I have looked at it on the London records....is this the right one Bethnal Green , father William Smith, Porter? if so I think I have them in 1871 and says Robert born Bethnal Green...

Somerset Girl
Yes, the one born Hackney Mar 1883 is the one i thought was mine.
As i said before, when i looked at Ancestry, the only other birth i could see with the parents of Louisa and Robert stated Cecillia Kezia born Lambeth. I knew this wasnt mine, they moved about a bit but not that far.
The census that i am looking at is 1901 and i thought it could be a K with a sort of leg on the front.
It is however very possible that the marriage you found is correct, right part of London.
many thanks for all your help
maureen

LOL I wouldn't have been surprised if he HAD been a brain surgeon lol

sorry Maureen another question lol how long had Robert and Louisa been married for on the 1911?

sorry, 5 children, 4 still living 1911

Rambling Rose
Yes he was working - a brain surgeon by then.!!
Seriously, he had graduated to doing decorating as well as painting by 1911, it states 4 children 1 died.
That works out,
Robert, Henry, Louisa and James my Grandfather who had flown the nest by 1851 - he was born 1876
maureen

Maureen was he still working in 1911? as what? and were there any children who died?

Maureen the more I look at the image for 1901 the more I see it as Louisa R not K..the enumerator is quite consistent with his capital Rs lol

Thanks Somerset Girl
This could be her but according to Rambling Rose, Father is shown as mechanic for this marriage.
Robert and Louisa were living at 57 Aberfeldy Street minus all children by 1911, i knew it rang a bell somewhere.
maureen

have we got the 1911 for Robert and Louisa senior?

Maureen..my head hurts too lol...

That marriage of Louisa Kiziah is in the London records on Ancestry .

Cathy
Thanks very much - problem with pages solved
Maureen

Oh Rambling Rose - my head hurts!!
Kiziah,Kezia,Keziah,porter,fishmonger,painter,mechanic
How did you find out the Fathers name of that marriage?
Just to add to the fun, i can remember my Dad talking about Aberfeldy Street re Somerset Girls message!!
Maureen

The marriage below...but Robert is a mechanic...I think this may not be yours?

Name: Louisa Kiziah Smith
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Spouse Name: Joseph Herbert Cann
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 3 Aug 1903
Parish: All Hallows, Poplar
County: Middlesex
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Robert Smith
Spouse Father Name: Joseph Zachariah Cann

Somerset Girl
On Ancestry
Birth Louisa Kezia Smith 1883 - Hackney

Baptism shows parents Louisa and Robert.

It also states that baby born in Lambeth to Robert and Louisa Smith is Cecillia Keziah
maureen

Hi Maureen,
The problem you are having with typing on GR can perhaps be solved if you click on the compatability icon.
Next to the address bar on your screen is there an icon which looks like a page ripped in half?
If there is, click on it and it should solve your problem.

Let me know if that doesn't work please.

Kind regards,
Cathy

Maybe, after the replies i am getting on here people can understand why i am confused!!
Every census they seem to be living at a different address.
Robert changes his job like the weather also he cant make his mind up where he was born.
the only constant thing seems to be that Robert Smith married a Louisa Davis that came from Brentwood,( ive got mariage cert) i have wondered if i have got 2 families mixed up, but 2 Louisa Davis coming from Brentwood marrying a Robert Smith is a bit of a coincidence i think, especially for the size of Brentwood in those days
Maureen