Hi Everyone, Seeing the interest in Nigel's excellent solution to my problem, I thought I would forward my reply, just sent to him, to the List to add some texture to this situation. Regards John Poxon -----Original Message----- From: John Poxon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 10 January 2012 9:56 PM To: 'Nivard Ovington' Subject: RE: [NTT] 1911 Census - Enumeration Districts for Ilkeston Hi Nivard, I am impressed that you found this entry, especially since I couldn't find him resident in Ilkeston. I have just tried to find this entry on Ancestry, and even with the information in front of me, can't find it. How did you find it? I would like to obtain a copy of the cencus image if possible. As for the wife's name, I know that my grandmother sometimes called herself Lily, and it used to make me wonder if there was another wife, but seeing as the wife's sister has the surname Meakin, Lily must be Eliza Hannah calling herself by another name. (Why, I have no idea). Another issue is that I have identified Elizah's sisters and none of them is called Mabel. Maybe Mabel is a sister in law. That remains to be discovered. Thanks very much. Regards John -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 10 January 2012 9:41 PM To: John Poxon; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTT] 1911 Census - Enumeration Districts for Ilkeston Hi John Her is I think your family in 1911 Note wifes name Ernest POXON 35 Ilkeston Lily POXON 35 Eastwood Notts Ernest POXON 4 Ilkeston Mabel MEAKIN wifes sister 18 Ilkeston Malvern Villas 48 Flamstead road Ilkeston Derbyshire schedule 159 reg dist 429 reg sub dist 2 en dist 23 Appears in transcribed RG78 as 1911 England Census Summary Books about Mr Poswn Name: Mr Poswn Number of Males: 2 Number of Females: 2 Household schedule number: 159 Street Address: 48 Flamstead Road Civil parish: Ilkeston Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Registration district: Basford Registration District Number: 2 Sub-registration district: Ilkeston Sub-Registration District Number: 2 ED, institution, or vessel: 23 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 1222 RG78; Piece: 1222 The clincher being the sister MEAKIN I will send the pages over Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi Nivard, > > Thank you for your help. Actually, a number of people offered assistance > with this problem, so I feel a little embarrassed by the help offered! > > My grandfather was Ernest Poxon. His wife was Eliza Hannah Meakin, They > had a son named Ernest aged about 5 years in 1911. To the best of my > knowledge they were living at either 34 Alvenor St or 2 St Marys St, > Ilkeston at the time of the 1911 Census. > > I will be grateful for your help in obtaining their entry in the 1911 > Census, however I believe the entry was mis-transcribed for is missing, > given the ease with which I have found other family members. > > Regards > > John Poxon

That was very good of Nigel <vbg> I sent it as well :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi Everyone, > > Seeing the interest in Nigel's excellent solution to my problem, I thought I > would forward my reply, just sent to him, to the List to add some texture to > this situation. > > Regards > > John Poxon