1881 census probably in Battersea but possibly Lambeth, please help me find Lucy LOVETT 29 seamstress born in Somers Town/ St Pancras [as she variously describes her birthplace ] with her two children, Alice Illett LOVETT aged 10 and William Charles LOVETT aged 7 [no birth cert. for William e the names he used all his life].Alice was born in Lambeth and William in Kennington, so he said.  I've hunted everywhere but especially using Ancestry and cannot find them under their own name although I have a William MARTYN in Battersea who has a 'wife' Lucy 29 and daughter Alice 10 and son William 7 and I think this may be them. Any help appreciated. Finding them in the 1881 census would be a wonderful Christmas present and, in my case birthday present too! Thanks CaroleCarole Watts carole_watts@talk21.co.uk

Can't help with the census, but here's Alice's baptsim in case you don't have it. Alice Illet Illet & Lovett Baptism 21 Oct 1870 Edmund Illet, Lucy Lovett Saint Mary At Lambeth Lambeth She was born October 18th and they were living at 61 ?Manbery St Wandsworth Road. Edmund was a machinist No sign of him on any census. Anne South Australia carole_ watts wrote: > 1881 census probably in Battersea but possibly Lambeth, please help me find > > Lucy LOVETT 29 seamstress born in Somers Town/ St Pancras [as she variously describes her birthplace ] with her two children, Alice Illett LOVETT aged 10 and William Charles LOVETT aged 7 [no birth cert. for William e the names he used all his life].Alice was born in Lambeth and William in Kennington, so he said. > > I've hunted everywhere but especially using Ancestry and cannot find them under their own name although I have a William MARTYN in Battersea who has a 'wife' Lucy 29 and daughter Alice 10 and son William 7 and I think this may be them. > > Any help appreciated. Finding them in the 1881 census would be a wonderful Christmas present and, in my case birthday present too! > > Thanks > > CaroleCarole Watts > > > carole_watts@talk21.co.uk