Dear tamara In case nobody has responded to you privately, I was able to snatch a look at the 1851 census index today, and found these, in Eling parish: PARMITTER (sic) at HO107/1668/402 John, 39 born Dorset (place not recorded) Mary, 36, born Romsey Harriett, 11, born Romsey John, 6, born Newbury, Berks. They seem to have moved around, John originally from Dorset, later Romsey where one child was born, Newbury in Berkshire where another was born, and now Eling (probably Totton, as you said their son Arthur was born there in 1852). Did John have the sort of occupation that would need frequent moves, or was he simply desperately seeking work where he could find it? Did they marry in Romsey? That would make sense as the wife Mary had been born there. To find more precidely where John the father was born you may need to find him in a later census. Do you know where they went next? I couldn't find any of them in 1881, so maybe they had emigrated by then? Cheers, Dave Jacobs =============== At 10:42 31/10/2004, Tamara Andrews wrote: > >Mrs Tamara Andrews >PO Box 2181 >Alice Springs NT 0871 >Australia >-------Original Message------- > >From: <mailto:Dave@Jacobs.net>Dave Jacobs >Date: Sunday, October 31, 2004 19:48:17 >To: <mailto:ENG-SOUTHAMPTON-L@rootsweb.com>ENG-SOUTHAMPTON-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ENG-SOU] 1841 Census lookup please: PARMITER > >Hi Listers >A general reminder about the `841 census: as it is not indexed except for >a very few places, you either need the name of the village, or if a town, >the street or district. Even so, it could be a longish search, but not as >long as not knowing either! > >Added to that the fact that it does not give relationships or birthplaces, >and ages only rounded down to a 5 year value, one can understand why the >1841 census is not considered a very useful source. If you can find the >family in 1851, which has all the info the 1841 census lacks, you are off >to a fine start. Sadly a lot of my ancestors chose to die between 1841 and >1851! > >Cheers, Dave Jacobs >=============== > >At 23:41 30/10/2004, Tamara Andrews wrote: > >Dear Listers, > >Could SKS with access to the 1841 Census please look up the family of John > >and Mary PARMITER. > >As yet I do not have an exact date of birth, but estimate they would be in > >either their twenties or early thirties. > >Thanking you, > >Tamara > > > > > >"Rootsweb: a godsend to those in Remote Places!!!!" > >Please reply personally to > <mailto:trailertrash@aapt.net.au>trailertrash@aapt.net.au > >Tamara Andrews, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. > > > > > >============================== > >New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: > ><http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx>http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd > .ashx > > > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: ><http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx>http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >. >____________________________________________________ ><http://www.incredimail.com/redir.asp?ad_id=309&lang=9> >1d0a315.jpg > IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - > <http://www.incredimail.com/redir.asp?ad_id=309&lang=9>Click Here