Lilian Remember .... the 1861 census was taken over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and families went to visit their kin at this time so ... you may find them away from home in this census. Regarding "MEDDING" family I have one link on my tree ... check out my online tree for details ... URL below. Regards Bill ======================================================================== * This Mail was sent WITHOUT attachments* Bill Harrison's Genealogy Pages can be found online at http://www.harrisongenealogy.co.uk Also BMSGH Webmaster - URL = http://www.bmsgh.org Also Webmaster of The Staffordshire BMD which can be found at http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk and the West Midlands BMD at http://www.westmidlandsbmd.org.uk Also Webmaster of the Old Nortonian Society whose pages can be found at http://www.oldnortoniansociety.org.uk ======================================================================== -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lilian Fowler Sent: 14 August 2012 06:52 To: STAFFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Brickwalls - Bassett/Meddings Hello everyone, I am once again trying to knock down a few brick walls - I gave up a few years ago as I felt that I had tried all avenues but I have decided to try my luck once more and would ask for any suggestions and help in the following 1861 - DANIEL AND CATHERINE BASSETT and their children Daniel born c1819 Carmarthenshire, Catherine c1817 Breconshire living in Abersychan, Monmouthshire 1841/1851 - think that they would still be living in that area, as their Eldest daughter Elizabeth married James Stephens in 1864 they had a son born William born c1866 Aberyschan/Pontypool. A daughter Mary also had a son James (no father given) 1866, Abersychan/Pontypool. They had other children, the youngest being Leah born 1851. 1871 census they had moved to the Stoke on Trent area, and remained there. Catherine died in 1888 and Daniel in 1895, they are buried in Hanley Cemetery. However, I can find no record of Daniel on the 1891 census. 1881 - Leah is married to William Banner and is also living in the Stoke on Trent area, as William was born in West Bromwich I have looked there in case they were visiting his relatives, but again I haven't been able to find them. 1881 JOHN AND EMMA MEDDINGS and their children - John was born Bridgnorth, Shropshire 1840 and Emma in Wolverhampton 1839 but moved to Stoke on Trent area middle/late 1870's with their older children who were all born in Wolverhampton. However, their daughter Jane born 1874 and my grandfather John Henry born 1877 were born in Stoke on Trent. I have looked in Wolverhampton in case this family were visiting relatives. I know that the Medddings name has been written in various ways - i.e., Middins/Meddin/Meadin, and probably others, I have tried all of them. I would appreciate any help at all on these queries, my thanks in advance. Best Wishes Lilian ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ****************************** PLEASE keep your Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software up to date. BEWARE of messages making it onto the List with a single URL. NEVER follow the link. It's usually from an infected source! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bill I hate to question such a reliable source, but are you sure? Various sources suggest the date for Easter 1861 as March 31st and the census date as April 7th. I don't think many folks would get the week as holiday. Sorry for the delay - been on a fortnight's holiday - how times have changed! Best Wishes, Andy. At 19:43 15/08/2012, Bill wrote: >Lilian > >Remember .... the 1861 census was taken over the Easter Bank Holiday >weekend and families went to visit their kin at this time so ... you may >find them away from home in this census.