Hi Bill 1851 census on Findmypast actually has her christian name wrongly transcibed which I've sent a correction for. Don't know whether you have these details for the 1861: Remelion Joy, head,widow, aged 50, born Shipbourne, Kent George Joy, son, aged 8, born Hadlow, Kent Cornelius Humphrey, lodger, unmarried, aged 33, Ag Lab, born Hadlow, Kent They were living in the village of Hadlow (near Tonbridge) Kent I did a search for Remilion and variants as a Christian name in the 1881 census - they were 7 hits, 3 of them in Kent. It does seem to occasionally appear again in more modern times. Hope this of some help Liz Bill Harrison wrote: > List~ > > On the 1851 census : I have a Remlion JOY, 40, Hadlow Parish, > at the top of the record. > Is this an old English name? How is it correctly spelled? > On the 1841 census it is spelled Remillan JOY, 30, Wrotham Parish. > > Also, on the 1851 census for the same person, I see that she has > a visitor. Is the name, a 'place name' in Kent, or is it an actual > name of a person?? > > Bill in > Ontario, Canada > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5034 (20100416) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Hi, There is a biblical name - Remaliah (meaning: the exultation of the Lord) - perhaps that's her name? Still not very common, three births on FreeBMD and only one on 1881 census. Cheers Trish Nowra NSW > Hi Bill > I did a search for Remilion and variants as a Christian name in the 1881 > census - they were 7 hits, 3 of them in Kent. It does seem to > occasionally appear again in more modern times. > Liz