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    1. [DBY] BIRCH/RODDIS in Chesterfield
    2. Joy Hungerford
    3. I made some enquiries a while ago about Phyllis Mary BIRCH, a 4-year-old niece, living with  my GU, Benjamin Henry POUNTAIN, in Chesterfield, in 1911. I suspect that she was the niece of his wife,  Margaret [JONES], who was born in Flintshire. Phyllis was born in Cheshire and, as I've found a marriage (to George R RODDIS in 1942) and three children, 1942, 1946 and 1947, all events in Chesterfield, I wonder if Phyllis was adopted or 'adopted' by Ben and Margaret.  I'm no nearer pinpointing her relationship, but as my father had a good friend and colleague, Arthur RODDIS,  I've spent a few entertaining hours trying to find a link between the two RODDIS families. So far, nothing, but as a baby in 1911, Arthur was living with his family in Prospect St, Alfreton, where my GGF, Thomas STOKES, was living, in a house, for which he had done all the beautiful carpentry himself, with his wife  and youngest children. Can anyone tell me, please, how to trawl the 1911 Census for a particular address? I thought this would be fairly simple, but find that each schedule has a cover sheet, then the schedule itself. There doesn't seem to be a useful way of telling who the neighbours were. I also found that Thomas, and other family members, seem to have ignored the requirement to fill in a Census Return for 1911. I'm quite cross, really. Anyway, if anyone knows more about any of these people, I'd be very pleased to hear from them. Kind regards Joy

    04/26/2013 12:42:07