Hi list please can someone help with this family as i still haven't found much on them ,i believe they moved to Durham in 1870 and he only sighting i have found is in the 1881 at 13 wood st Benfieldside,Edward Card the father is missing, i know he dies before 1886 when his son returns to London to marry this is my mystery family i believe they may have moved round as Edward was a journeyman soda water maker, Lydia Card formerly Farrow bn 1834 Middlesex Susan Card bn 1864 Middlesex Clara bn 1860 Middlesex rosina bn 1864 Middlesex john bn 1871 Sunderland Alice bn 1873 Benfieldside Annie bn 1874 Shotley Bridge best wishes june

Interesting. There is an Edward Card on the 1881 census, occupation mineral water bottler, born Bethnal Green, Middlesex aged 45, but he had a wife called Maria Card aged 44. Living at 38 Javina Chambers, Bermondsey, Surrey. Any chance they got divorced/separated? Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "june swain" <june@swain900.fsnet.co.uk> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:19 PM Subject: [ENG-DUR] CARD FAMILY IN BENFIELDSIDE > Hi list > please can someone help with this family as i still haven't found much on them ,i believe they moved to Durham in 1870 and he only sighting i have found is in the 1881 at 13 wood st Benfieldside,Edward Card the father is missing, i know he dies before 1886 when his son returns to London to marry this is my mystery family i believe they may have moved round as Edward was a journeyman soda water maker, > Lydia Card formerly Farrow bn 1834 Middlesex > Susan Card bn 1864 Middlesex > Clara bn 1860 Middlesex > rosina bn 1864 Middlesex > john bn 1871 Sunderland > Alice bn 1873 Benfieldside > Annie bn 1874 Shotley Bridge > best wishes june > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History > by ROY STOCKDILL > http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html >