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hi miriam found this one on ancestry 1841 census william b. abt 1825 hampshire nether wallop apprentice jenny

Hi I checked the 1881 census - there was no census place called Tongham but 178 people claimed it as a birthplace, the people living with them seemed to have birthplaces all over Surrey. If its the same group of houses, there were 4 Aden Villas in Ondine Road, Camberwell - I don't know much about Surrey geography, does this sound right ? One was uninhabited, the others had families called Sedgley, Jones and Dale. Diane

HI Maria, You really need to know more about Kate Brewer, like was she married, or is Brewer her maiden name, then you could look for her in the 1901 census. If you get the 1921 death certificate will that tell you any useful information (I have never had to get a UK cert that timeframe) ? What about searching for Aden villas in 1901 ? Di

Dear Cheryl Yes, Henry was born 1853 in Malta. I have all the information on him and his family. I haven't managed to find William on any census - in 1851 he was with the army in Malta and he was dead by 1855. Thanks for your interest, its much appreciated. Best wishes Maria

Hi Miriam Have you got Henry Kingston Goater DOB? Have you found him or his father on any Census? Cheryl x

I’ve been trying to track down my ggg grandfather William GOATER for some time now and I have had a lot of help from people on GR. To cut a long story short he was born c.1820, joined the army in Hereford in 1844, married in Ireland in 1846 and died in the Crimea in 1854/55. I’ve tried to find out where he was born but can’t find any army info on his origins etc. GOATER is a fairly common surname in Hampshire but I am struggling to make connections. (My Goaters ended up in Lancashire after William’s wife re-married to a fellow soldier). So I decided to try another tack……William’s son Henry KINGSTON GOATER died at 1 Aden Villas, Tongham, Surrey in July 1920 and the witness on the death cert was his cousin Kate BREWER. I wondered if finding out more about her relationship to Henry might give me a connection to William. I contacted the Surrey History Centre and they checked the electoral roll for 1920 (£12 later!!) but no Brewers at this exact address. The most similar address they could find was in Ash Vale and the people who lived there were called WEST, Gordon Hope and James. Note sure what to do next really. I’ve tried googling Aden Villas and not come up with anything and an electoral roll search on findmypast comes up blank also. I’ve found a death cert for a Kate Brewer in 1921 and, assuming she was a contemporary of Henry’s, the age is about right. Obviously I’m clutching at straws here but if anyone has any thoughts I’d love to hear them. Many thanks Maria

A complicated story that I'd love some help with. Please see below. Many thanks Maria