Yesterday, while taking advantage of Origins "free Fourth of July" offer, I found quite a few MILLS & and two TALBOT men listed in the 1841 parish of Bletchingley, Surrey and their place of residence is listed as "Railroad" - which I am assuming means they were there to work on the local railroad - especially since there isn't any town named Railroad listed in the gazetteer (yes, I really did look :) Their birth counties were all listed as "out of county", so I'm curious if others agree that they may have just been in Bletchingley to work on the railroad AND - if that might be how my Roger MILLS and Susanna TALBOT met and their daughter, Jane Talbot MILLS, came to be christened in Bletchingley in 1842. The 1841 Corsham, Wiltshire census lists Roger MILLS, age 25, living at the home of William TALBOT age 55, with his wife Phillis age 50, daughter Susanna age 25, daughter Sophia age 15, and Roger & Susanna's baby, Jane Mills age 6. Corsham, from what I can see of these maps, doesn't appear to be that far away from Bletchingley. HOWEVER, William TALBOT's place of birth is also listed as "out of county", so I'm really at a loss as to where these families were really from. A kind lister did find a birth record for a Jane Mills born 1842 in Epsom, so i am patiently awaiting it's arrival in the mail any day now. Does anyone have any insight on men travelling to other areas for work they would like to share? In 1841, would men from Corsham have travelled to Bletchingley to work on the railroad? When someone lists their birthplace as "out of county, how do you know where to go from there??? I would really appreciate any help, insight or suggestions on where to look next. I've been doing research for quite a few years, but I'm at a loss on this one. Perhaps some kind lister with some knowledge of the local history can shed some light on this for me. Thanks in advance for your help, Best regards, Sherry Shallenberger (Pennsylvania)

Bletchingley is a good 100 miles from Corsham and not on a direct route. That said if he was a navvy or such and had been working say on the Great Western Railway he might go on to work elsewhere on the railways. I suggest you need to find other records of him where his place of birth might be given. For instance other censuses or his death certificate. Harry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry Shallenberger" <samc123@adelphia.net> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:45 PM Subject: [ENG-WIL] Talbot & Mills families > Yesterday, while taking advantage of Origins "free Fourth of July" offer, > I found quite a few MILLS & and two TALBOT men listed in the 1841 parish > of Bletchingley, Surrey and their place of residence is listed as > "Railroad" - which I am assuming means they were there to work on the > local railroad - especially since there isn't any town named Railroad > listed in the gazetteer (yes, I really did look :) Their birth counties > were all listed as "out of county", so I'm curious if others agree that > they may have just been in Bletchingley to work on the railroad AND - if > that might be how my Roger MILLS and Susanna TALBOT met and their > daughter, Jane Talbot MILLS, came to be christened in Bletchingley in > 1842. > > The 1841 Corsham, Wiltshire census lists Roger MILLS, age 25, living at > the home of William TALBOT age 55, with his wife Phillis age 50, daughter > Susanna age 25, daughter Sophia age 15, and Roger & Susanna's baby, Jane > Mills age 6. Corsham, from what I can see of these maps, doesn't appear > to be that far away from Bletchingley. HOWEVER, William TALBOT's place of > birth is also listed as "out of county", so I'm really at a loss as to > where these families were really from. > > A kind lister did find a birth record for a Jane Mills born 1842 in Epsom, > so i am patiently awaiting it's arrival in the mail any day now. > > Does anyone have any insight on men travelling to other areas for work > they would like to share? In 1841, would men from Corsham have travelled > to Bletchingley to work on the railroad? When someone lists their > birthplace as "out of county, how do you know where to go from there??? > > I would really appreciate any help, insight or suggestions on where to > look next. I've been doing research for quite a few years, but I'm at a > loss on this one. Perhaps some kind lister with some knowledge of the > local history can shed some light on this for me. > > Thanks in advance for your help, > > Best regards, > Sherry Shallenberger (Pennsylvania) > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > * UK genealogy: http://www.genuki.org.uk/ > * Wiltshire County Council Research Guide: > http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/index/heritage/wsro/researchguides.htm > * Passenger lists, shipping schedules, etc.: http://TheShipsList.com/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >