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Hi I am trying to find who was in a house in Downing Street in Chippenham Wiltshire under the name of Merrett on the 1901 Census but I cant find the street. At least one of the occupants was called Frederick William Merrett.

It was there in the 1890 and they still lived there till mid 1900's but the rd cant be found. Any Tips ....

There's a Fredk MERRITT in London Street....Is he your man?

Thanks but sadley no its definetly Downing Street. I just dont know why I cant find it :(

Its still a street to this day in SN14

It could have been named something else in 1901. It doesn't seem to show up in 1891 either.

I did a street look-up a few days ago for a lady and the street was named one thing in one census and something else in the next. It was the same street though.


Deb:)

Frederick Merrett was living at White lion Inn, Patrick Rd.


Deb:)


I just googled the White Lion Inn and it doesn't help any. The pub still exists but it's not on Downing Street..............it's a lovely pub though!

Have you tried looking in 1901 for near neighbours from 1891?...I've sometimes found folk that way.
I have some people not indexed...even wrongly...in 1901 but they are there if I trawl through.

Any chance the street could have been renamed for a while?...just thinking of London and Downing connection.
We have set out to look for addresses and realise that the enumerator must have got it wrong.
eg. one family were at a property in Wales numbered 15 on the 1901 census. People in the village said there never was a 15 , ...but from checking we found that number 28, which was the address we had expected to find them...was the 15th house along.

Gwyn

Enter 1901 census in Google.
Select 1901censusonline.com
Do an address search
no result.

Thank you everyone for your help. I am still confused but appreciate all of your help none the less :)

If the pub was on London Rd Its possible they could have renamed Downing Street London Rd for a while because of the connection.

I've just checked with outlaws he was born at 38 Downing St 1901 and had an older brother stan possibly.

So the rd must have been called that. Its a mystery why the rd dosent show in Census when it shows on Birth Cert.

1901
There are two Stan*
Stanley Merrett Charles,Isabella abt 1896 Box, Wiltshire, England Son Box Wiltshire

Stanley G Merrett abt 1898 Netly Grandson Christian Malford Wiltshire

Can you tell us a bit about the family....parents, ages , birthplaces etc so we can find them in 1891?


Gwyn

Mother Suzanna (or spelling variant) Merrett Father Frederick William Merrett son born at 38 Downing st Wiltshire 1901 Frederick David Merrick also older siblings Stanley, Len, Herbert and Olive.

Downing St is on the birth cert so they should all be registered or almost all under the one cencus but the Rd is proving a bugger bit its def right - as I have spoken to someone on the phone who recalls visiting the address many many years ago.

added a quick telcon confirmed the family would have been living there since before 1890.

Is this the marriage?


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Marriages Dec 1897
Burgess Charles William Devizes 5a 243
Gilbert Sarah Ann Devizes 5a 243
>>King Susannah Mary Devizes 5a 243
>>Merrett Frederick William Devizes 5a 243


Gwyn

Yes :))))


King Susannah Mary Devizes 5a 243
Merrett Frederick William Devizes 5a 243
1897 Dec - Outlaws have the cert :)

You know I had an Aunty Gwyneth in Kent ....She used to live in Chislehurst but I lost touch many years ago.

I'm a Hampshire Hog in exile really! :)

Gwyn

Were all the children MERRETTs?...or maybe some were KINGs?
That's quite a few older siblings after a 1897 marriage.

So we need to find Susannah King in 1891.
Was her maiden name KING on the birth cert?

Gwyn

Olive was born in 1901:


Name: Olive Muriel Merrett
Year of Registration: 1901
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Chippenham
County: Wiltshire
Volume: 5a
Page: 74




And this could be Stanley:



Name: Stanley Derry H Merrett
Year of Registration: 1896
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Chippenham
County: Wiltshire
Volume: 5a
Page: 57

I did hear of a second mariage but I am not sure where that fits in.

See its the OH's parents trying to do their tree - thats why I am finding it harder as not in my tree.

They are hitting this brick wall over Downing street and I said I would try to help but am damned if I can find it.


I thought with the info I had it would be so easy..... but its like the rd went into a tardis!

Thank you all for your help - I think a trip to the records office may be best on this one.