Genealogy Chat

Well sort of! My g.grandfather ws called Sydney Herbery Seager born in 1876. I have founf his birth on Freebmd and his marriages, but between his birth and his marriages there is no sign of him anywhere on any of the censuses. It is really frustrating. I know he was born in Lonon Newington - St Saviour from the record i found of his birth, but why would he not be on any census record until 1901 which is the first i can find him! Any ideas>

What were his parents names? Maybe the family has been mistranscribed on the 1881 & 1891 censuses.

Is this his birth? If so, it was 1875 not 1876. The cert will tell you his parents names. Births Sep 1875 Seager Sydney Herbert St. Saviour 1d 179

Was just about to post that little bit myself, yes it was 1875 x I know i can buy a certificate but it is just annoying that he has disappeared from the 2 censuses! I don't know his parents names at the mo x

Well, the cert will tell you his parents names and that may well help you find them all in 1881/1891. Unless they were out of the country, of course!

They're probably all mis-transcribed. I know my Sagar's are lol I think I had a look for yours and couldn't see him. When I get to work, I'll look a bit more :)

Hayley just a thought why not look under Sayer should have thought when spoke last night as have a Sayer in my tree Hedley which sounds rather posh Karin

Hayley, If his mother remarried he might be under another surname in 1881 and 1891. I think you need to get the birth cert to get her name. Crista

Hi, If his mother remarried and he was under another name wouldn't he be using the new name in the 1901 census, its just i've found i'm under Syd in 1901 with his first wife and child but not before that on the 1891 or 1881 census. Thanks Karin, will have a browse around now for that. What are the best sites to look on?

Hayley I assume you've found him under Syd as his first name on the 1901 census. Its unlikely that she would have changed his 1st name, but if she remarried it may be that the entire household have been listed with her new husband's surname even if he chose to continue to use Seager throughout his life Lou

Hi Lou, Yeah i found him under Syd on the 1901 census but Sydney on records such as birth and marriages. It's just so frustrating when you come to a dead end. Nobody knew his name in out family as he left my grandad's mother when all the children were small and so my grandad never spoke about him! I found his birth and marriage to my g.grandmother, and even another marriage and child before that, but i desperately want to search back further! So Frustrating x

Hayley The only way you're going to be able crack this is, as people have suggested, to buy the birth certificate. Then at least you have his parents names under which to try and locate him on the earlier census. If they were mistranscribed as a family, its actually easier to find a family than one individual person Lou

For only £7 you can buy the certificate and find out his parents names. I think that is the only way that you're going to get back any further. Richard

Hi Lou! *snap* :o)

Was he still in London when you found him in 1901. I was thinking not all areas were coverd by the census pre that date were they? could he have moved to one of thouse places?

In 1901 he was still living in the same area that he was born in and he got married there in 1899 too x Think i best get ordering that certificate x

A few possibles if she remarried.... Sydney H. Bailey abt 1877 Newington, Surrey, England Son West Ham Sydney Herbert Brown abt 1877 Newington, Surrey, England Son Newington Sydney H. Winson abt 1876 Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England Son St Mary Stoke Newington

There is a Sidney Seager in 1891 in Hornsey aged 6 (could he have been 16?) with his family, and in 1881 a Sydney Seeker aged 9 also in Hornsey with family and parents Maria and Henry. In 1881 a Sidney Saher in Croydon with parents Richard and Jane. He had a brother Herbert. Just clutching at straws!!

Thank You for your help and for looking. I will keep trawlling through while I wait for the birth certificate to arrive x Will it definitely have the parents one it?

Yes and it should also give the mother's maiden or former name.