Norma - one really great, and free, way to find other people researching the same people as you is to use the Lost Cousins website. This operates through people entering 1841/1881/1911 census data, and then matching people who have entered the same data. It is thus a pretty foolproof way of matching 'cousins'. Clearly the more data you enter the better your chance of getting a match - and it also pays to enter data not just for your direct ancestors but for their siblings and descendants too. I have found many cousins over the years in this way, from all over the world, and they have all enabled me to further my research, and better still provide photos, memories etc. You ought to be able to find 1841 census data for James and Elizabeth - it would also pay to look in the 1881 (and indeed 1871) census for other relatives of theirs (and enter their data on to LC). That might give you clues about James and Elizabeth. You do not have to pay a subscription - though it costs only £10 a year to do so. The benefit of paying a sub is that you not only get told that other people have entered the same data as you but are also enabled to contact them securely through the LC site. I am getting the LC site to send you an invitation - you don't have to take it up, but from my experience you should certainly benefit if you do. Lawrence > From: normil@xtra.co.nz > To: ENG-SURREY@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:34:54 +1200 > Subject: [SRY] BOOKER James and Elizabeth > > > Is there anyone researching BOOKER. > > I have the marriage of James BOOKER to Elizabeth ANDREW on 14th September 1864 St Mary Magdalene Burmondsey, Surrey. > James aged 30 bachelor father Edward Booker > Elizabeth aged 33 a widow, father John Drew Colebrook. > > I just cannot find them after this. I have tried the 1871 census with no success. > There are some possible deaths, but I just cannot narrow it down. > I am particularly following Elizabeth and have all the census', her first marriage details etc but nothing after her wedding to James. > > Any help much appreciated, > Norma Johnson in N.Z. > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Lawrence, I'm glad that you have found Lost Cousins useful but I think that it is good practice to post queries on as many sites as you can. I have entered a large number of ancestors and their cousins on Lost Cousins and have absolutely no matches whatsoever. However I am also subscribed to Genes Reunited, Romany &Travellers FHS and Sussex FHG and have linked up with several 'cousins' as well as receiving relevat information from people that I am not remotely related to. I'm also on this site and the Staffordshire one, Ancestry Aid and a couple of other ones I cannot even remember but I get the odd email from! Just get your info out there and someone will come up with an answer! > From: lawrencepearse@msn.com > To: eng-surrey@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:01:30 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SRY] BOOKER James and Elizabeth > > > Norma - one really great, and free, way to find other people researching the same people as you is to use the Lost Cousins website. This operates through people entering 1841/1881/1911 census data, and then matching people who have entered the same data. It is thus a pretty foolproof way of matching 'cousins'. Clearly the more data you enter the better your chance of getting a match - and it also pays to enter data not just for your direct ancestors but for their siblings and descendants too. I have found many cousins over the years in this way, from all over the world, and they have all enabled me to further my research, and better still provide photos, memories etc. > > You ought to be able to find 1841 census data for James and Elizabeth - it would also pay to look in the 1881 (and indeed 1871) census for other relatives of theirs (and enter their data on to LC). That might give you clues about James and Elizabeth. > > You do not have to pay a subscription - though it costs only £10 a year to do so. The benefit of paying a sub is that you not only get told that other people have entered the same data as you but are also enabled to contact them securely through the LC site. > > I am getting the LC site to send you an invitation - you don't have to take it up, but from my experience you should certainly benefit if you do. > > Lawrence > >> > > > Is there anyone researching BOOKER. > > > > I have the marriage of James BOOKER to Elizabeth ANDREW on 14th September 1864 St Mary Magdalene Burmondsey, Surrey. > > James aged 30 bachelor father Edward Booker > > Elizabeth aged 33 a widow, father John Drew Colebrook. > > > > I just cannot find them after this. I have tried the 1871 census with no success. > > There are some possible deaths, but I just cannot narrow it down. > > I am particularly following Elizabeth and have all the census', her first marriage details etc but nothing after her wedding to James. > > > > Any help much appreciated, > > Norma Johnson in N.Z. > >