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1871........a possibility? Name: Jane Chitty Gender: Male Where born: ??, Shoreditch, St Leonard Civil parish: Islington St Mary Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark County/Island: London Country: England Registration district: Islington Sub-registration district: Islington East ED, institution, or vessel: St Mary Islington Workhouse School Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 1 Household Members: Name Age Henry Chitty Jane Chitty The census page is damaged.....hence the lack of ages for these two............. Reg

You lot are wonderful. Every time I come here I find out something good. I'll be getting my teeth into this tomorrow. Thanks!

If you do find she is a Chidgy/Chidgey then you may be interested to know that the family are named after the village of Chedzoy near Bridgwater. This is pronounced Chedzee/Chdzee by locals. I've found quite a lot of them living over in the Quantock Hills area of Somerset when I've been researching though I haven't any direct ancestors by that name so wasn't looking really closely. Sue

Address on the marriage cert is 69 Temple Street Bethnal Green.

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Mar 1862 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BALL Male Shoreditch 1c 89 CHIDGEY Jane Shoreditch 1c 89 PEARS Elizabeth Shoreditch 1c 89 ROFF Thomas John Shoreditch 1c 89 SAWYER William Francis Shoreditch 1c 89 SKINNER Henry Stepney 1c 89 WRIGHT Henry William Shoreditch 1c 89 Jane Chidgey Shoreditch???

I can't find her but I had noted the following website: http://www(.)parishregister(.c)om/aboutstp.html#ancestors TRACING YOUR WATERMEN & LIGHTERMEN ANCESTORS If you have a Waterman or Lighterman Ancestor then you are very fortunate indeed. The surviving records of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen are rich and varied, and date back to the late 17th Century. The Bindings books (recording when and to whom an apprentice was 'bound') and the Affidavit birth proof records (noting the date and place of birth of an apprentice) provide a straightforward source of genealogical information. These are the opening two paragraphs. I hope this might help you trace this family.

Try Chidgey It's a Somerset name and yours looks very like it Sue

Two great ideas. Thanks

Help! My great great grandmother appears not to exist except on her marriage certificate. I have a name (Jane Chidey) an age which means she was born 1861 +/- 1 and a place of birth from census records after her marriage in 1880 (Shoreditch), I also have her father's name (Henry Chidey) and his profession (Lighterman). Can I find her (or him)? No! I've tried all the variations on her name I can think of (Chidley, Chitty, Chil, Child etc.) but have drawn a complete blank. Can someone give me any tips of anything else I can try?