Dear Listers, Can anyone help find my Thompson family in the 1841 census? I'm researching my great great grandparents Thomas Thompson and Ann Pascall, who married in 1838 at St George's Church, B'ham. They were then living in Mary Ann Street, near St Paul's Church; Ann's maiden name was Pascall and Thomas was a locksmith. Prior to the 1841 census, Thomas and Ann had two children: Thomas, b. 1838, and George, b. 1840 (the dates are from baptism records at St Thomas's Church). So there should be four members of the family in the 1841 census. The problem is, I cannot find the family in the 1841 census. I've searched all the entries for Mary Ann Street (civil parish of St Paul's, enumeration district 9), and also all the entries for William Street off Islington Row, close to St Thomas's Church (civil parish of St Thomas, enumeration districts 12 and 13). I strongly suspect that Thomas and Ann had moved to William Street by the time of the birth of their first child, five months after their marriage. I've checked the 1841 entry for Ann's parents (at Donnington Wood, Lilleshall, Shropshire), but Thomas and Ann and the children were not with them. The reason I checked William Street is that four more children were born in 1842, 1843, 1845, and 1848, all baptised at St Thomas's. The youngest child's birth certificate shows the family living at No 2 Court 6, William Street. By the 1851 census, Thomas had died (probably in 1849), but Ann was still living off a court behind William Street, and continued to do so for at least a further 20 years. I'm applying for the birth certificate of the eldest child, to obtain confirmation of the family's address in July 1838 I wonder if there may be entries missing from the census for William Street? In particular, the residents of the courts at the back of William Street do not seem to be included. I'd be grateful for any help in tracing my Thompson family's whereabouts in 1841. Many thanks, John -------------------- John Ball, Brecon, Mid-Wales, UK E-mail: [email protected] John's Homepage: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/