Hi Karen Here is the family you are looking for Dwelling: 13 Landseer Rd Census Place: Islington, London, Middlesex, England Source: FHL Film 1341060 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 0278 Folio 4 Page 2 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Walter BLAXALL M 45 M Thetford, Norfolk, England Rel: Head Occ: Law Stationer Harriett BLAXALL M 41 F Norwood, Surrey, England Rel: Wife Walter Jas. Wilson BLAXALL U 18 M S Pancras, Middlesex, England Rel: Son Occ: Law Stationer Clerk Emily Eliz.Wilson BLAXALL U 14 F St Mary, Middlesex, England Rel: Daug Occ: Apprentice Dressmaker Lily Miriana BLAXALL U 6 F St Mary, Middlesex, England Rel: Daug Occ: Scholar Herbert Edwd. BLAXALL U 3 M St Marys, Middlesex, England Rel: Son As you can see your first Blaxall was from Norfolk - I have the 1851 census for Norfolk on CD - I'll do a look up for you to see if he is there I hope all is well with everyone in the group - I have been unable to do a lot of research - not had a good year but I am gradually getting back into things Got to dash to work Best wishes Angela -----Original Message----- From: Karen [mailto:obsessions@ntlworld.com] Sent: 04 December 2000 02:03 To: BLAXALL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Blaxalls in London/Devon Hi, I discovered this list thanks to Geoff Blaxall. I'm picking up some Blaxall research that I began in 1992 from the part of my family tree originating from my maternal grandmother. Having moved since then I have been unable to locate the certificates that I got back in 1992 but I have most of the information that they contained in notes I made at the time. My grandmother's father was the last in a line of 3 Walter Blaxalls and died just before she was born in 1908. She was his first and only child. [3] Walter Thomas Blaxall 1887-1908 [2] Walter James Willson Blaxall 1863-1929 [1] Walter Blaxall -1922 All 3 lived in the London area. I have not been able to trace the birth of [1], which may have been before PRO registration began, but did discover that he was married in 1857 in Newton Abbot, Devon. Which leads me to believe that his family may have been from Devon. His first child, Walter James Willson was born in London in 1863 so he must have moved to London after he was married. I did try an 1851 census search on microfiche or film back in 1992 but never found anything. Does anyone have any further information, ideas, suggestions on how to find out more etc? Thanks in advance Karen West

Angela wrote: > Here is the family you are looking for > > Dwelling: 13 Landseer Rd > Census Place: Islington, London, Middlesex, England > Source: FHL Film 1341060 PRO Ref RG11 > Piece 0278 Folio 4 Page > 2 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > Walter BLAXALL M 45 M Thetford, Norfolk, England > Rel: Head > Occ: Law Stationer This is great, thank you so much Angela. > As you can see your first Blaxall was from Norfolk - I > have the 1851 census for Norfolk on CD - I'll do a look up for you to see > if he is there I look forward to finding out more, thanks again. This is all happening so quickly considering I've only resumed my research in the last couple of weeks. The Internet is truly a wonderful place. Karen

Hi Karen Here is the 1851 for Walter sen. Name Relationship Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace William FLEMMING Head M 33 M Teadealer & Hawker ----DUF Sarah FLEMMING Wife M 46 F --- Thetford-NFK Thomas NORMAN (FLEMMING) SSon U 19 M Tailor Thetford-NFK Elizabeth NORMAN (FLEMMING) SDau U 17 F Assistant In Shop Thetford-NFK Walter BLAXALE Lodg U 15 M None Thetford-NFK John N. STEWARD Lodg - 4 M --- Poplar-MID Address: Kings Street, Thetford Census Place: Thetford St Cuthbert Thetford, Norfolk PRO Reference: HO/107/1832 Folio: 378 Page: 4 FHL Film: 0207487 Unfortunately he doesn't appear to have any immediate family at that point - although a listing as lodger can disguises the fact that the people you stayed with were related. I also looked for any other Blaxall ( plus variants) from Thetford but couldn't find any .. Anyway hope this helps Angela -----Original Message----- From: Karen [mailto:obsessions@ntlworld.com] Sent: 04 December 2000 18:29 To: BLAXALL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Blaxalls in London/Devon Angela wrote: > Here is the family you are looking for > > Dwelling: 13 Landseer Rd > Census Place: Islington, London, Middlesex, England > Source: FHL Film 1341060 PRO Ref RG11 > Piece 0278 Folio 4 Page > 2 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > Walter BLAXALL M 45 M Thetford, Norfolk, England > Rel: Head > Occ: Law Stationer This is great, thank you so much Angela. > As you can see your first Blaxall was from Norfolk - I > have the 1851 census for Norfolk on CD - I'll do a look up for you to see > if he is there I look forward to finding out more, thanks again. This is all happening so quickly considering I've only resumed my research in the last couple of weeks. The Internet is truly a wonderful place. Karen