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    1. Re: William SAUNDERS died 1842, Cannot find in 1841 Census
    2. Jill Dyke via
    3. On 11/02/2015 16:06, john wrote: > On 10/02/2015 20:29, john wrote: >> On 10/02/2015 18:18, johnfhhgen via wrote: >>> On 10/02/2015 2:07 PM, Jill Dyke via wrote: >>>> I have a death certificate dated the 6th Feb 1842 for William SAUNDERS >>>> an agricultral labourer who died aged 68 in Sevenoaks Union >>>> Workhouse in >>>> Kent. >>>> I have now seen on FamilySearch a burial 9th Feb 1842 at >>>> Chiddingstone, >>>> Kent for William SAUNDERS age 65. >>>> I think this is probably the same man but I am unable to find this >>>> William SAUNDERS in the 1841 Census. >>>> I am hoping that this is the William SAUNDERS that baptised a daughter >>>> Eliza on the 12th April 1818 at Edenbridge, Kent and was probably >>>> married on 29th June 1817 at Sundridge, Kent. >>>> I have seen a 1820 settlement examination for William SAUNDERS >>>> residing >>>> in Edenbridge. this states that he was born in Crowhurst (no county >>>> specified) and had settlement in Chiddingstone. >>>> Can anybody help with an 1841 Census entry or a baptism for William? >>>> Jill >>> Can you help us reduplicating efforts by letting us know what Surname >>> variants you have already searched? E.g. SANDERS, LANDERS, TANDERS, >>> SAUNDESS and so on. >>> The handwriting in the 1841 EBs is often difficult. >>> Regards, >>> John Henley >>> >> >> I had a look using FMP to search the 1841 census but the new search is >> terrible - unless you already know how what you want to find has been >> indexed!! >> I did try name variants e.g. *ders, *der without any success. >> >> I couldn't find any Sevenoaks Union Workhouse (St John's Hill Workhouse) >> entries so do not know whether the workhouse was included in the 1841 >> census. >> >> > I've now found the Sevenoaks Union Workhouse on FMP. I needed to put > Sevenoaks Union in Street field (not Sevenoaks Union Workhouse); some > other workhouses are under House name. > No sign of William Saunders in the Sevenoaks Union Workhouse in 1841 > census. Thanks for looking Jill

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