Hi again Charani, You say in the subject line of your email that you think that John died 1846/56. If the John BIDDLE I found in 1841 (in my previous email) was the right one, then he is in the 1851 census with same wife and children. Occupation still Printer. I can send the images if you are interested. Dallas 1841 Name: John Biddle Age: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1796 Gender: Male Where born: Gloucestershire, England Civil parish: St Philip and St Jacob Hundred: Bristol City County/Island: Gloucestershire Registration district: Bristol Sub-registration district: St Paul Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Biddle 45 Mary Biddle 45 Ann Biddle 20 Henrietta Biddle 15 Adelaide Biddle 7 Ann Smith 70 1851 Name: John Biddle Age: 48 Estimated birth year: abt 1803 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Mary H Gender: Male Where born: Bristol; St Pauls Civil parish: Bristol St Philip and St Jacob County/Island: Gloucestershire Registration district: Bristol Sub-registration district: St Paul ED, institution, or vessel: 1c Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 160 Household Members: Name Age John Biddle 48 born Bristol St Pauls Mary H Biddle 35 born Surrey Henrietta Biddle 25 Tailoress born Bristol Adelaide Biddle 17 Tailoress born Bristol Annie M Biddle 29 Shoe Binder born Bristol George Biddle 2 grandson born Bristol Mary Ann Yeandell 42 By 1861 Mary is a widow. 1861 Name: Mary J Biddle Age: 66 Estimated birth year: abt 1795 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Streatham, Surrey, England Civil parish: Bristol St Philip and St Jacob County/Island: Gloucestershire Registration district: Bristol Sub-registration district: St Paul ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 129 Household Members: Name Age Mary J Biddle 66 Harriet H Biddle 36 Hannah M Melhuish 39 John Melhuish 39 Edward J Melhuish 4 Adeloride L York 27 John H York 24 Henry J York 14 Mo And in 1871 Mary is living alone (at the same address as 1861) but next door to daughter Adelaide and her family. 1871 Name: Mary A Biddle Age: 77 Estimated birth year: abt 1794 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Streatham, Somerset, England Civil parish: St Philip and St Jacob Ecclesiastical parish: St Philip and St Jacob County/Island: Gloucestershire Country: England Registration district: Bristol Sub-registration district: St Paul ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Household schedule number: 188 Household Members: Name Age Mary A Biddle 77 -----Original Message----- From: bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Charani Sent: Wednesday, 28 April 2010 06:53 AM To: B+D List Subject: [B&D] John BIDDLE 1793-1846/56 John BIDDLE married Mary Ann SINDFIELD on 15 Feb 1814 and had 7, possibly 8, children. His occupation alternates between painter and printer. In 1817 (living in St Paul's, Bristol) he's a painter. In 1819 (still in St Paul's) he's a printer. In 1822 (living St James) he's a printer. In 1828 and 1831 (living in Ss Philip & Joseph) he's a painter again. In 1834 (still in Pip & Jay) he's a printer again. He may have done painting when he didn't have any printing to do or he may have kept changing his occupation or the person who made up the baptismal registers had such lousy writing, one or the other is a mistranscription. Does anyone have John BIDDLE, son of Benedict and Sarah (nee MATTHEWS) in their tree and has a single occupation for John? Alternatively, if someone happens to be in Bristol Record Office sometime, could they double check John's occupation for me please? Failing that, does anyone have a hotline to The Other Side to ask him what he actually did for a living? ;)) -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dallas Window wrote: > Hi again Charani, > > You say in the subject line of your email that you think that John > died 1846/56. If the John BIDDLE I found in 1841 (in my previous > email) was the right one, then he is in the 1851 census with same > wife and children. Occupation still Printer. There were two options for John's death but his presence in the 1851 census means his death is the 1856 one although he's lost a decade in age between the two censuses <BG> Thank you for that :)) I shall have to have a ferret around and see if I can find out whose son young George was: Edwin's (John and Mary Ann's only surviving son) or one of the daus, possibly Anna (Annie) Maria's since she's been listed below her sisters and directly above 2 yo George. > I can send the images if you are interested. Many thanks :)) 8>< lots of good stuff but noted > By 1861 Mary is a widow. And still has the same three daus living with her, despite two being married. Anna (Hannah) Maria left it late. I think I ought to have shares in the rail network with the way various family members go back and forth from the South West to the South East! <G> 8>< > And in 1871 Mary is living alone (at the same address as 1861) but > next door to daughter Adelaide and her family. 8>< Mary Ann had a good innings. She died the following year age 78. Thanks for your help. Tis much appreciated :)) -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk