Hi, I think I'm on to something, but time only will tell. My Edward CERONIO, indigo manufacturer (a shameful occupation) is found in 1829 in India, but the next Bengal Directory I have access to is 1838. He is *not* there. On the other hand, I see a Mary CERONIO in England in the 1841 and 1851 census. She is listed as not native, but from an English Colony. This seems a probable connection, as she is the only CERONIO I am aware of in all of England in those times. Does anyone have access to a census *after* 1851? If so, is she there? Also: was there an 1831? If so would there be any way of finding out if she was there? If she is there in 1831, I am wondering if she was already a widow or has a husband. In the 1841 and 1851 she has a servant, Mary RAFFERTY (in case spelling is a problem). Thanks, Vince Summers
Hi Vince In 1841 your Mary CERONIO is enumerated as N (not born in County where enumerated, *not* foreign parts) which implies she was born somewhere in England but not Middlesex where she is enumerated Mary RAFFERTY is enumerated as born S = Scotland (could be an I = Ireland) I don't see either in 1851 or later I don't find any CERONIO events in freebmd either Can you give the 1851 census reference, I see she is transcribed on findmypast which is where I presume you found her? There is one reference to CERONIO on the National Archives which may be worth following up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Folder icon [no title] IOR/F/4/1536/60987 Feb 1834-Mar 1835 These documents are held at British Library, Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections Related information: India Sep Rev 1 Jun 1836, draft 227/1836, E/4/747 pp 1116-17 [See also 1481] Contents: Proposal of Messrs Ceronio and Gayraud to establish a rum distillery at Agra. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I could only find one CERONIO on the IGI as follows JEYKELL EVELINE CATHERINE CERONIO Birth: 24 NOV 1824 Christening: 27 OCT 1831 Agra, , West Bengal, India Father: JAMES MONTAGUE DELARE CERONIO Family Mother: CATHERINE AMANDA C750033 1831 0498964 Film NONE All points seem to lean towards India, perhaps worth trying an India list A look here may help also http://www.fibis.org/ Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi, > > I think I'm on to something, but time only will tell. My Edward > CERONIO, indigo manufacturer (a shameful occupation) is found in 1829 > in India, but the next Bengal Directory I have access to is 1838. He > is *not* there. On the other hand, I see a Mary CERONIO in England in > the 1841 and 1851 census. She is listed as not native, but from an > English Colony. This seems a probable connection, as she is the only > CERONIO I am aware of in all of England in those times. > > Does anyone have access to a census *after* 1851? If so, is she > there? Also: was there an 1831? If so would there be any way of > finding out if she was there? If she is there in 1831, I am wondering > if she was already a widow or has a husband. In the 1841 and 1851 she > has a servant, Mary RAFFERTY (in case spelling is a problem). > > Thanks, > Vince Summers