Hello Carol This is some of your family in 1881 Dwelling: No 2 Fore Street Census Place: Saltash, Cornwall, England Source: FHL Film 1341548 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2282 Folio 84 Page 1 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Mary SHIRLEY M 28 F Saltash, Cornwall, England Rel: Wife (Head) Occ: Wife Of Corporal Royal Artillery Lucy SHIRLEY 5 F Saltash, Cornwall, England Rel: Daughter Occ: Scholar Henry James SHIRLEY 1 M Sandown, Isle of Wight Rel: Son Ethel Mary SHIRLEY 8 m F Saltash, Cornwall, England Rel: Daughter James GREET U 44 M Tideford St Germans, CON Rel: Boarder Occ: Lime Burner There are 196 John SHIRLEYs in the 1881 index - do you have any idea of his age or birthplace to try to narrow down the search? Anne Alan LLoyd wrote: > > Dear List, > Before I unsubscribe for a short while could SKS please see if they can find a John Walter SHIRLEY on the 1851- 1861- 1871 - 1881or even 1891 (sorry for so many) census's also his wife Mary SHIRLEY nee GLANVILLE/HOSKING on the 1871 - 1881 census's for me? > They are my brickwall and my GGrandparents. > Mary was born in Saltash, CON in ?1852 but both of them had children baptised on the I.O.W. by the names of:- > Henry James SHIRLEY born 25th April 1879 - Sandown, I.O.W. > Lucy SHIRLEY was thought to have been born at Saltash in 1876. > But the info below alters that somewhat, can anyone help me find out more info on this extremly elusive family? > > BAPTISMS: children of John Walter + Mary SHIRLEY (fathers occ: Corporal Royal Artillery) abode - Lower Sandown, I.O.W. > > Lucy .. 21 June 1878 Sandown. > Henry James .. 24 Oct 1879 Sandown. > > Their other 5 children were born in Saltash, CON. > > The death registration for Mary Shirley - The index details are - 1895 June Qtr, St Germans, 5c 34, age 41 > > Thank you for your time, patience, and generous help. > Kind Regards, > Carol Lloyd nee SHIRLEY > alloy@lloydy37.fsnet.co.uk > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list send the command "unsubscribe" to: > WESSEX-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or > WESSEX-PLUS-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.)