I couldn't either- and I was just looking for a Margaret in case Henry in his older age married a young widow. Is the registration on Free BMD at Hartesmere Suffolk district likely to be the Margaret Sillett-can't see any others to fit. Rosie On 22/07/2014 13:48, Jean Greenwood via wrote: > Hi Brian > > P/c of the Brooke ​ PRs are accessible at > > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1416598 > > scroll down to View Images in this collection and click on line below > then in alpha list is Brooke. > > I have looked through most of what is available including marriages to 1854 > but can find no trace of the family. > > Cheers > Jean > > > > > > On 22 July 2014 12:26, Brian Sillett via <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Nivard, >> >> I thank you for your continuing interest interest and suggestions. The 1861 >> census has his age 58 but in 1871 he was 78 and given I have his death >> certificate in 1872 age 80, I assume 58 should have been 68 but it looks >> like 58 on the image. >> >> If he was 80 in 1872, his birth year is about 1792. Given his wife Ann on >> the 1861 census is age 40, it looks as if Henry had a previous wife. His >> birth places on all census records I have looked at are all unclear. >> >> I have yet to find Henry, Ann or daughter Margaret on the 1851 census and >> must have another go. I don't have any access to Brooke, Nfk records where >> Ann and Margaret were born. >> >> Many thanks again >> >> Brian Sillett >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Nivard Ovington via >> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:52 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NFK] 1861 census place - Henry Sillett >> >> As in the vast majority of cases, the householder or whoever he/she >> coerced into doing it, filled in the schedule >> >> So accent has very little to do with it >> >> It would have a lot to do with the writing style of the person filling >> it in though >> >> And much to be said of the ability of the enumerator to read that writing >> >> He made his best stab at it and thats what we see on the pages online, >> ie the enumerators interpretation of what was on the schedule >> >> If he hadn't come across the place name on the schedule, he would do his >> best but he may be far wide of the mark of the actual place >> >> As the household schedules were destroyed we will never know what was on >> the schedule >> >> Have you found the target in other census years? He must have been >> around for the 1851 at least >> >> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >> >> On 22/07/2014 10:17, elizabeth howard via wrote: >>> Hi, I thought it said Arborough , and immediately >>> thought >>> of Narborough , but even with a thick Norfolk accent ( no disrespect >>> intended) spoken to a Yorkshire speaking enumerator. almost anything >> could >>> have been understood incorrectly .......and yes Tilletts are also >> Silletts >>> , >>> the whole thing is as you say tricky ..... >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message