I have a birth certificate for a Florence Dow b. October 1861 at 44 Bath Row, Westgate to a Margery Jane Dow formerly Simpson, husband William C. Dow commercial traveler. Her father's name was Thomas Simpson and he is shown to be a bookkeeper on Margery's marriage license. One of the census records show Margery to come from Earsdon, Seaton Deleval. Margery and William married in Liverpool in 1853 but I am hoping a 1851 Census records might show her living at home and possibly William visiting. Does anyone have easy access to the Census records, that they could check for me, steer me in the right direction. I note that Seaton Deleval was a mining town and wondered if Thomas could have been a bookkeeper there, but although I checked the site out that did not come to light. Many thanks, Norma in Texas

HI Norma, I searched in all manner of ways the 1851 census for a Margery Simpson born in Northumberland, (anywhere in NBL) but living anywhere in England but could not find one. I searched for just the surname Simpson born Earsdon and again born Seaton Delaval but nothing for the name Margery or anything that you call a variant of that name appeared for any female born in either place at any time with the surname of Simpson. So I gave up and searched the 1841 census instead. The only Margery I spotted with a father named Thomas was living at Berwick on Tweed. TheMargery shown in this household is aged 5, born C1836, her name looks as if it is spelt Margary rather than with the e near the end but that is just a small matter when it comes to census entries. She is shown to have been born in the County, i.e. NBL. Others in the family are Thomas aged35 occ. Butcher(?). Eliza aged 35 Margaret aged 7 & Richard aged 3. The only thing about this is the father's occ. as Butcher, whereas you have bookkeeper and of course where the family are living which is not the area you have either. But the family could have moved to Berwick after Margery's birth. The reference for this 1841 entry is HO107/844/1 folio49 page9 You didn't say in your message how old your Margery was at her marriage or in the census entry you have found her in, nor when she would have been born. Regards Jenny DeAngelis Spain. >I have a birth certificate for a Florence Dow b. October 1861 at 44 Bath >Row, Westgate to a Margery Jane Dow formerly Simpson, husband William C. >Dow commercial traveler. Her father's name was Thomas Simpson and he is >shown to be a bookkeeper on Margery's marriage license. One of the census >records show Margery to come from Earsdon, Seaton Deleval. > > Margery and William married in Liverpool in 1853 but I am hoping a 1851 > Census records might show her living at home and possibly William > visiting. Does anyone have easy access to the Census records, that they > could check for me, steer me in the right direction.