Dear Celia, Thanks, There is a Speen in Bucks it is about 5 miles north of High Wycombe according to my map. He was 42 on the 1881 and he has a brother John age 27 living with him on the 1871 but they are all I can access so your offer is welcome. Sarah KEEN was born 1842 and so far I have three birth's that fit the time and place so if you could find her on the 1851 that would be great. To give you some idea the children of this couple were Mary Ann, Lizzie, Rose, Bertha, and Sarah Ann so I think Mary Ann must have died after the 1871 and Sarah Ann was 2 on the 1881. Sometimes they used the names over again. George HODKINSON is how it was spelt on the 1881 was born about 1814 at Amersham. He was a farmer employing 1 man in 1881. His wife Elizabeth was born Chesham and they lived in Chesham at Bellingdon Rd. There is a marriage for a George in 1859 so he may have married twice but nothing to prove that. I can't find a marriage otherwise. He could have been married and had a son of 16 but it is doubtful. Going by the 1881 he should be 36 in 1851 but you never can tell. Thanks for your help. Regards Joan

Joan, here are the census details I could find in the Bucks 1851. Absolom first: St.Leonard 1721 458 0011 Dunderedge Farm Mathew HOBBS HD M 46 M Farmer Bushey HRT Susanna HOBBS WI M 47 F Flampstead HRT Sarah Ann HOBBS DA U 19 F St. Leonards BKM Susannah HOBBS DA U 18 F St. Leonards BKM Mathew HOBBS SO U 16 M St. Leonards BKM Martha HOBBS DA U 11 F St. Leonards BKM George HOBBS SO 10 M St. Leonards BKM James HOBBS SO 8 M St. Leonards BKM Lucy HOBBS DA 5 F St. Leonards BKM Abraham BIRCH SV U 18 M Ag. Lab. Amersham BKM Absolom TURNER SV 14 M Ag. Lab. Speen BKM William CATLIN SV U 26 M Ag. Lab. St. Leonards BKM Secondly, here all the Speen TURNERs in the census: Princes Risboro Pt.5 1720 568 0068 Darvills Hill Thomas JANES HD M 38 M Timber Merchant Risboro BKM Jane JANES WI M 40 F Dress Maker Speen BKM Mary JANES DA U 19 F Dress Maker Lacey Green BKM Jessy JANES SO U 17 M Sawyer Darvills Hill BKM Elizabeth TURNER ML W 70 F Lacemaker Turnip End BKM 1720 571 0091 Speen William TURNER HD M 34 M Sawyer Speen BKM Ann TURNER WI M 33 F Lacemaker Risboro BKM Thomas TURNER SO 5 M Speen BKM 1720 571 0094 Speen Joseph TURNER HD M 49 M Stone Cutter Speen HRT Mary TURNER WI M 52 F Lacemaker Speen BKM John RIDGLEY SL M 24 M Sawyer Speen BKM Caroline RIDGLEY DA M 25 F Lacemaker Speen BKM 1720 573 0106 Speen Grace JONES HD W 45 F Lacemaker Speen BKM John TURNER SO U 25 M Sawyer Speen BKM Jane JONES DA 16 F Lacemaker Speen BKM Esther JONES DA 14 F Lacemaker Speen BKM Sarah JONES DA 12 F Lacemaker Speen BKM Thomas JONES SO 10 M Woodlad Speen BKM Caroline JONES DA 6 F Scholar Speen BKM 1720 574 0108 Speen James TURNER HD M 45 M Hurdle Maker Speen BKM Sarah TURNER WI M 35 F Lacemaker Elesborough BKM John TURNER SO U 25 M Hurdle Maker Speen BKM Esther TURNER DA U 18 F Lacemaker Speen BKM Free TURNER SO U 15 M Ag. Lab. Speen BKM William TURNER SO 10 M Scholar Speen BKM Sarah KEEN is a common name - but none have an age of 8 or 9 and none are in Aylesbury. This is a list of all young Sarah's, if you claim any of them I'll send full households for you: Amersham Pt.3 1717 373 0077 High Street Sarah KEEN DA U 4 F Scholar Amersham BKM Bierton & Broughton 1721 550 0065 Bierton Rd. Bierton Sarah KEEN DA 11m F Bierton BKM Chesham Pt. 6 1717 187 0027 Sarah KEEN DA 10 F Plaiter Amy Lane BKM Chinnor Pt.1 1720 657 0005 The Street Sarah KEEN DA U 4 F Scholar Chinnor OXF Gt.Missenden Pt.3 1717 044 0017 Potterrow Sarah KEEN DA 6 F G. Missenden BKM 1717 055 0098 Ballinger Sarah KEEN DA 10 F Plaiter G. Missenden BKM Hawridge 1721 505 0044 Hawridge Sarah KEEN DA 12 F Ag. Lab. Hawridge BKM Stewkley Pt.2 1722 176 0060 Penfold End Sarah Elisth. KEEN NI 1 F Littlecote BKM 1722 182 0100 Malting Yard Sarah KEEN 2 F Stewkley BKM 1722 185 0123 Barracks Sarah KEEN DA 11 F Scholar/Strawplaiter Stewkley BKM 1722 189 0147 Tailors Lane Sarah KEEN DA 4 F Scholar Stewkley BKM Stokenchurch Pt.4 1720 073 0051 Strudly Green Sarah KEEN DA 3 F Bacons Bottom OXF Wendover Pt.1 1720 317 0117 High Street Sarah KEEN GD 2 F Wendover BKM Here is George HODGKISON (spot on with his age). Chesham Pt.16 1717 296 0052 George HODGKISON HD M 36 M Carrier Amersham BKM Elizabeth HODGKISON WI M 35 F Chesham BKM George HODGKISON SO 9 M Chesham BKM Jno. HODGKISON SO 7 M Scholar Amersham BKM Richard HODGKISON SO 5 M Scholar Amersham BKM Sarah HODGKISON DA 3 F Chesham BKM Jesse HODGKISON SO 1 M Chesham BKM Well, I didn't know there was a Speen in Bucks - I live and learn, every day. Hope the above entries are useful. Best wishes Celia Renshaw In Chesterfield UK -----Original Message----- From: Joan Hall [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 February 2005 10:09 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-BUCK] TURNER, KEEN, HUNT, HODGKINSON Dear Celia, Thanks, There is a Speen in Bucks it is about 5 miles north of High Wycombe according to my map. He was 42 on the 1881 and he has a brother John age 27 living with him on the 1871 but they are all I can access so your offer is welcome. Sarah KEEN was born 1842 and so far I have three birth's that fit the time and place so if you could find her on the 1851 that would be great. To give you some idea the children of this couple were Mary Ann, Lizzie, Rose, Bertha, and Sarah Ann so I think Mary Ann must have died after the 1871 and Sarah Ann was 2 on the 1881. Sometimes they used the names over again. George HODKINSON is how it was spelt on the 1881 was born about 1814 at Amersham. He was a farmer employing 1 man in 1881. His wife Elizabeth was born Chesham and they lived in Chesham at Bellingdon Rd. There is a marriage for a George in 1859 so he may have married twice but nothing to prove that. I can't find a marriage otherwise. He could have been married and had a son of 16 but it is doubtful. Going by the 1881 he should be 36 in 1851 but you never can tell. Thanks for your help. Regards Joan ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx