On Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:02 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), you wrote: >Hello there > >I'm asking this lookup for a friend here in Bristol, who has recently become interested in >his family history after hearing me talk about my efforts. > >I wonder if anyone has access to the 1851 or 1881 census records for Twyford, >Berkshire and would be kind enough to see if a GILDING family is listed at those dates. >I know it's probably a bit off-area but any information on them would be gratefully >received. > >Thank you > >Cynthia Stiles Hi Cynthia No Gildings in Twyford, or perhaps I should say Hurst: Twyford was a new village/town that grew up with the GWR and Hurst was still the senior parish that covered the area in those days. However, although there aren't any Gildings in Twyford there are a couple of families living just down the road at Littlewick Green, which in those days came under the nearby parish of White Waltham! There was also another family living further away to the east, at Bray - of Vicar fame: these are the entries for the 3 families from the 1881 census: >Dwelling: Cherry Garden Lane Census Place: White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Source: FHL Film 1341319 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1315 Folio 88 Page 15 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace >Edward GILDING M 72 M White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Rel: Head Occ: Agric Laborer >Harriet GILDING M 64 F Swincombe, Oxford, England > Rel: Wife Occ: Laundress >Eliza GILDING U 25 F Hurley, Berkshire, England > Rel: Daug Occ: Laundress > Dwelling: Little Row Census Place: Bray, Berkshire, England > Source: FHL Film 1341319 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1315 Folio 11 Page 16 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace >William GILDING M 43 M Bray, Berkshire, England > Rel: Head Occ: Ag Lab >Sarah GILDING M 45 F Hurley, Berkshire, England > Rel: Wife >Henry GILDING U 14 M White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Rel: Son Occ: Errand Boy >James GILDING 11 M Bray, Berkshire, England > Rel: Son Occ: Scholar >Annie GILDING 8 F Bray, Berkshire, England > Rel: Dau Occ: Scholar >Mary E. GILDING 5 F Bray, Berkshire, England > Rel: Dau Occ: Scholar >Sarah J. GILDING 3 F Bray, Berkshire, England > Rel: Dau Occ: Scholar >William GILDING 2 m M Bray, Berkshire, England > Rel: Son >George BROWN W 68 M White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Rel: Fa In Law >Eli BROWN U 39 M White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Rel: Br In Law Occ: Lab Bricklayer > Dwelling: Littlewick Green Census Place: White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Source: FHL Film 1341319 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1315 Folio 84 Page 8 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace >Edward GILDING M 34 M Hurley, Berkshire, England > Rel: Head Occ: Blacksmith >Fanny GILDING M 34 F Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire, England > Rel: Wife Occ: Blacksmith Wife >Mercy GILDING U 11 F White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Rel: Daughter Occ: Domestic Servant >Mary Ann GILDING 7 F White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Rel: Daughter Occ: Scholar >Ellen GILDING 5 F White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Rel: Daughter Occ: Scholar >Edward GILDING 3 M White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Rel: Son Occ: Scholar >William GILDING 1 M White Waltham, Berkshire, England > Rel: Son These are the only GILDINGs in Berkshire. Apologies for the long posting, but they do all seem to be connected in many ways, if only by coincidence? Regards Paul Portland