My research has a focus on Tyneside and the occupation "dressmaker" appears often in dwellings where a large number of young females reside with an older female, who has a more 'matronly' title! John LOVE > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [IoW] ELKINS UPDATE > From: > "Peter & Angela McMurtry" <[email protected]> > Date: > Wed, 14 May 2008 10:30:11 +1000 > To: > <[email protected]> > > To: > <[email protected]> > > > Due to the amount of interest in Emma Elkins I decided to have a look in the 1861 Census > > COSHAM STREET ( RG09 654) > > Sarah ELKINS Head Widow Age 70 no occupation b Carisbrooke > Emma ELKINS Dau Un Age 32 Dressmaker :-) b " > Fanny ELKINS Dau Un Age 31 Dressmaker b " > Alfred ELKINS Grand Son Age 17 b Newport > Henry ELKINS Grand Son Age 10 b Carisbrooke > William ELKINS Grand Son Age 10 b " > George ELKINS Grand Son Age 7 b " > Caroline ELKINS Grand Dau Age 1 " > Frederick ELKINS Grand Son Age 2 b " > > Now what's the bet none of the grand kids looked alike and they were all illeg ? Well I am pleased to say that Alfred at least appears to have been born above board 1848 birth reg for Newport father HORNE. > > The others though :-) ..... > > ALL have no father registered ! > > There is another possibly daughter a Emma ELKINS b 1852 Newport no father recorded , a son George Molesworth Elkins 1853 Newport also with no father > > Also found two more recorded with no father - twins Thomas Elkins in 1861 and Charles Henry 1861 Newport > > A DNA sample from descendant of this line would be very interesting ! > > Now did they all belong to Emma or was Fanny also in the same line of business :-) > > Angela > <snip>