Hi Peter, Thank you very much for your time and effort. I will go back and re -check the census. This afternoon I can finally get back into Mundia so I will check that out too. Thank you Pat -----Original Message----- From: sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peter R Booth Sent: Monday, 17 February 2014 11:52 AM To: SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SXP] PELLING Pat, 1841 census has two possibilities for William PELLING born 1808 +/- 5 yrs, one in Bristol, the other in Sussex. Both have a son William born about 1833. And from 1851 census, the one in Bristol was born in Sussex. So I can see how they can be easily confused. The trees on Ancestry all give William's parents as Francis Pelling and Catherine Charlett, as do you.. They had William as the youngest of 14 children. Those that have his marriage, have wife Mary. The one that looked most complete, had his son William marrying Caroline Heyward. You might try looking on Ancestry's associate site Mundia for family trees. My problem is that I don't know who's right and who's wrong, and it would require me to recheck every bit of research of both sides, effectively doing the job twice. Realistically, it's not my problem. My advice is to check both through all available census records from 1841 onwards. It should go a long way to resolving the issue. Peter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Pat, Looking at all Ancestry census records for England for any William Pelling born 1805-1815, it's obvious there are inconsistencies. It's hard to match one census against another or match to death records on FreeBMD. In 1841 there are three William Pelling 1805-1815 entries - one in Gloucestershire and two in Sussex . In 1851 there are five - one in Gloucestershire, two in Sussex and two in Lancashire. One of the two new entries in Lancashire arrived from Ireland, but the other is inconsistent with 1841 data. It also suggest neither the Gloucestershire or Sussex people have died. In 1861 there are four - three in Sussex and one in Lancashire. So you'd assume one has died and one has moved to Sussex. But half the wives, birthplaces, and place of residence differ to 1851. In 1871 there are two - one in Sussex and one in Suffolk. All wives appear to have died. The one is Suffolk is transcribed with birth place of Essex, which has no match in any earlier census. So none of it makes much sense. There is either inconsistency of data given to the enumerator, or errors in transcription In this environment, I can see why people jump to the wrong conclusion. Reading the data as it stands, one has to assume that the Bristol man dies between 1851 and 1861. You say his wife Mary died in 1854. I can't locate the youngest children James 1847 and Joseph 1849 in 1861 census, and the others are scattered. This indicates a possible family disaster. The boys appear again in 1871, so they didn't die. Have a look on FreeBMD for All Events for Pelling in Bristol 1851-1861? There's a Fanny born 9/1852 and a George Alfred born 6/1854. Then there's a death for George Frederick and Mary in 9/1854. Is Fanny another daughter? Are the two George's the same person? There's 11 deaths for William Pelling in this period, but none in the Bristol area. Is he mistranscribed along with James and Joseph in 1861? As for the 1875 death in Thakenham, I believe that he is the Ag Labourer who has lived in Sussex all his life. His wife was Ann. In 1871, he is living at Laughton with son William. I've tried hard to help. But all the arguments get confusing. It could be that you are right and all the trees on Ancestry are wrong. It wouldn't be the first time. My apologies if I've caused any anxiety. And we still don't have a logical death for William Peter in Sydney