Hello Anne - entry reads like this: 1861 Oare House, Wilcott Edward GOODMAN 44 Farmer. B Fyfield Maria 32. B Warminster Alice 10. B Australia Herbert 7 B Australia Maurice 5. B Warminster Edmund 2. B Oare Austin 2 months?. B Oare In 1871 Charles Hillier is also with the family in Wilcott plus two further children, Leonard 9 and Timothy 8. Hope this is useful. Cheers, Patsy - New Zealand. > Good Afternoon List, > > I am looking for an 1861 census entry for Edward GOODMAN christened > Fyfield > by Marlborough 18 Jul 1816 and his wife, Maria born abt. 1829. I believe > Maria died aged 37 Pewsey 1866. > > At this stage, I believe Edward & Maria had 4 children in Victoria, > Australia between 1847 & 1853 but I do not know how many of the children > returned to Wiltshire when Edward inherited Oare House from his uncle > Rev'd > M.H. Goodman (I don't know what the letters M.H. stand for). The four > children were: > > Charles Hiller born 1847 > Cath Maria born 1849 > Alice Louisa born 1850 > Herbert John born abt. 1853 > > I understand that Edward & Maria GOODMAN returned to Wiltshire between > 1855 > & 1861. > > I do hope someone can help me - many thanks. > > Anne Hanson > Beechworth, Vic. Aust.