Genealogy Chat

Is there a helpful person with access to an 1851 census out there? I am looking for the household, etc of Emma Williams, born 1847. Thankyou

Helen Have you joined Hants Rootsweb ... there are a lot of helpful people out there who might be able to help you HAMPSHIRE-L (funny curly at)rootsweb(dot)com A

Thanks Ann, I'll give them a try. It was a surprise to me to find family that far south!

Hello Helen, I live in Portsmouth and have the 1851 census 1891 census for Portsmouth and the buriel index up to 1837 for Hampshire I can also look things up at the records office for you, but i am off to work know so will look this evening. eileen

Hello Helen, Have you any other details? I have had a quick look and there is a family a large one mother Mary no father listed is he in the forces? Eileen

Hello Eileen, Thank-you for your offer of help. Emma Williams is a new discovery so I don't know much about her. She married Thomas Locke, a tailor, near Rochester/Chatham, Kent, which doesn't help, BMD give a birth as Dec.1847 although on the IGI she is named Susan Emma Williams - could be two different people! On the 1881 census she is Emma Lock(e) living at 32 Chalton Street Portsea. You're right, it seems to be a huge family, and with the connection with Rochester and Chatham (naval dockyards) I wondered if Thomas was a ship's tailor and Emma's father was at sea. If you could find Thomas and Emma on the 1891 and/or Emma's family on the 1851 I would be forever in your debt! Thank-you very much. Helen

Hello Helen, the info i have found is Emma Williams age 3 years was living at 23 Mariabourne st Portsea with her father Henry age 33 a labourer on the railways born Portsea Hants, mother Mary Williams at home age 29 born Portsea brothers and sisters of Emma are Elizabeth age 10 a scholar, Charles age 8 a Scholar Clara age 2 and Isabella age one month all born Portsea, also living in the house hold is Isabella Smith age 74 mother a widow born Scotland. It doesn't say who's mother she is. Henry Williams married Mary Ann White on the 16th December 1841 St Mary's Portsmouth. I have checked for a susan Emma but have found none, and there are no other Emma's near this age in the 1851 census. I have had a quick look at the 1891 census but can only find a Thomas Lock(e) so far. let me know if there is anything else you would like me to look up for you. Eileen

Hello Helen, have you got Emma's birth certificate? Eileen

Eileen, thank-you so much for all that info. I don't have Emma's birth certificate yet but it is on order - could I possibly email you when it comes through? Many, many thanks. Helen PS how big is Portsea Island?

Hello Helen Rather large!!! Would you like me to e-mail you a map of the area? Eileen

Eileen, yes please if you don't mind! I live on the Isle of Oxney which is about 2 or 3 miles across!!! Can you find my email address?

Helen it would be easier for you to give me your e-mail address as i cannot scan from your details on this site. Eileen

Eileen, thanks, it's lostfamilies at aol (dot) com. Just leave out the spaces and brackets! Hope that gets through. Helen