On 2014-12-14 12:58:43 +0000, brightside S9 said: > 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 census images show an Esther Lenton > married to a John Lenton > > Ancestry search: Esther Lenton > Birth: 1847+/- 1 > Birth place: Gosport Hampshire. > (all exact) > > > However I cannot find a marriage for them. GRO has one marriage for a > Lenton to an Esther dated 1860 - too early > 1911 census information states 14 children, 9 still alive. > > 1871 census shows 1 child Alice Mary, aged 1, born Portsmouth. Alice's > birth is registered as LINTON. > GRO SEP 1869 Linton Alice Mary Portsea 2b 435 > > There is also a birth for John Frederick LINTON > GRO JUN 1867 Linton John Frederick Portsea 2b 414 > and his death > GRO JUN 1867 Linton John Frederick 0 Portsea 2b 274 > > These births indicate a possible marriage before 1867. > > I can also find two trees in Ancestry with John and Esther and 14 > children (list doesn't include John Frederick, so that would make 15 > children, but in 1911 aged 75, married for 45 years, memory might be > problem). 1 tree gives marriage date as 1866 but the reference is > from census. > > In 1871 census John Lenton's occupation is a Gunner RN[M] [retired]. > I have had no luck finding any military record(s) for him. Could his > marriage have been noted in military records? > > Anyone care to try and find this 'marraige'? Real long shot but the GRO index has a John LENTCH who married an Esther LANCE in Q3 1866, Portsea If it were me I'd be emailing the local registrar to ask if they'd check their register to see if the GRO index has a trancription error. -- Tickettyboo