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Cressa Denstone 1834

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 24 Jul 2022 18:39

A puzzle for a wet afternoon/evening. (Well, it's wet here!)

Can anyone find what happened to this girl after 1851, please?

She's not related to me.
I just came across her unusual name while looking for someone else, and of course shot off at a tangent, trying to follow her life.

She's on eight trees on Ancestry, but none of them has a marriage or death for her.

Cressa Denstone
in the Shropshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1900
Name: Cressa Denstone
Baptism Date: 30 Mar 1834
Baptism Place: Broseley, Shropshire, England
Religion: Anglican
Father: Thomas Denstone
Mother: Anne Denstone
Page number: 15
Reference Number: P44/A/2/2


Cressor Denstone
in the 1841 England Census
Name: Cressor Denstone
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Gender: Female
Where born: Shropshire, England
Civil parish: Broseley
Hundred: Wenlock (Shrewsbury Liberties)
County/Island: Shropshire
Country: England
Registration district: Madeley
Sub-registration district: Broseley
Neighbors:
Piece: 928
Book: 4
Folio: 44
Page number: 15
Household Members Age
Ann Denstone 47
Thomas Denstone 21
Catherine Denstone 18
Isaiah Denstone 14
Cressor Denstone 6


Ann and Isaiah both died in 3rd quarter 1849, and possibly also Ann's husband Thomas, aged 56.

Catherine was baptised 1821, and married Alfred Street in 1845.
She seems to have had a daughter Elizabeth in Dudley, Staffs in 1847 (mmn Denston) and died in 1848 in Dudley and was buried in Bilston, Staffs.

Thomas (born c1820, baptised 1837), married Eliza Evans in 1845, and had daughters Elizabeth 1847 and Ann c1949, but I can't see them after 1851 census either.


Cresson Dunstone
in the 1851 England Census
Name: Cresson Dunstone [ Denstone on image ]
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Son-in-law [ sister-in-law on image ]
Gender: Female
Where born: Broseley, Shropshire, England
Civil Parish: Broseley
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
County/Island: Shropshire
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
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Registration District: Madeley
Sub-registration District: Madeley
ED, institution, or vessel: 3g
Neighbors:
Household Schedule Number: 81
Piece: 1989
Folio: 484
Page Number: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
Eliza Harrison 28 - wife
Cresson Dunstone 17 - general servant, sister-in-law

Ancestry's transcription of 1851 has lumped three households together as one. I've edited out the other households (Richards and Doughty) when copying here.

Although Cressa is listed as Eliza Harrison's sister-in-law, I think it should be
"sister" - though I can't see Eliza's baptism, nor can I see her in 1841.:

Eliza Denstone
in the Shropshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1901
Name: Eliza Denstone
Marriage Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1849
Marriage Place: Broseley, Shropshire, England
Religion: Anglican
Father: Thomas Denstone
Spouse: John Harrison
Page number: 158
Reference Number: P44/A/3/6

Eliza's with her husband and children in later censuses.

However, I can find no sign of Cressa after 1851.


safc

safc Report 24 Jul 2022 19:07

????

Deaths Dec 1853 (>99%)
Dunston Creasa Dudley 6c 29

safc

safc Report 24 Jul 2022 19:11

Burial entry While we have made all efforts to correctly record the information in the original document there may be different interpretations of the written words. If you have access to the original document and believe we have made a mistake you are encouraged to report this to us. Report an Error in this Data Field
(only fields with a value are shown) Value
County Staffordshire
Place (Links to more information) Bilston
Church name (Links to more information) St Leonard
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 1051
Burial date 18 Dec 1853
Burial person forename Creasa
Burial person surname DUNSTON
Person age 19 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Burial person abode Tipton
Transcribed by Judith Lloyd
File line number 1056

alviegal

alviegal Report 24 Jul 2022 19:39

???

County Staffordshire
Place (Links to more information) Willenhall
Church name (Links to more information) St Giles
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 2109
Burial date 16 Nov 1851
Burial person forename Ann
Burial person surname DENSTON
Person age 3
Burial person abode Portobello
Transcribed by Jonathan Maxfield


County Staffordshire
Place (Links to more information) Willenhall
Church name (Links to more information) St Giles
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 2124
Burial date 21 Dec 1851
Burial person forename Elizabeth
Burial person surname DENSTON
Person age 4
Burial person abode Willenhall

alviegal

alviegal Report 24 Jul 2022 19:51

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Deans Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Denston Head
- Male 52 1819 - Staffordshire, England
Eliza Denston Wife
- Female 48 1823 - Staffordshire, England
Celina Denston Daughter
- Female 19 1852 - Staffordshire, England
John Denston Son
- Male 12 1859 - Staffordshire, England



1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
105, Walsall Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Denston Head
Married Male 41 1820 Brick maker Shropshire, England
Ellen Denston Wife
Married Female 37 1824 - Broseley, Shropshire, England
Selina Denston Daughter
- Female 9 1852 - Portobello, Staffordshire, England
John Denston Son
- Male 2 1859 - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England


First name(s) Selina
Last name Denstone
Register type Baptism
Baptism date 08 Feb 1852
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Mother's first name(s) Eliza
Denomination Anglican
Place Willenhall, St Stephen
County Staffordshire

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 24 Jul 2022 21:59

Oh - Cressa was easily found after all!
Thank you!
I had hunted high and low for her death.


Many thanks, too, for Thomas & Eliza in 1861 and 1871.

DENSTONE, CELENA mmn EVANS
GRO Reference: 1852 M Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON Volume 06B Page 413


I had seen the 1861 , but as Eliza is called Ellen then, and as Thomas's birthplace is given as Colmore, not Broseley, I had dismissed it as being a different family.

Thomas Denston
in the 1861 England Census
Name: Thomas Denston
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: 1820
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ellen Denston
Gender: Male
Where born: Colmore, Shropshire, England
Civil parish: Wolverhampton
Ecclesiastical parish: St George
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Sub-registration district: Wolverhampton Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 115
Piece: 1994
Folio: 132
Page number: 17
Household Members Age Relationship
Thomas Denston 41 Head
Ellen Denston 37 Wife
Selena Denston 9 Daughter
John Denston 2 Son
Mary Westley 18 Lodger


1881:

Thomas Denster
in the 1881 England Census
Name: Thomas Denster
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
Relationship to Head: Father in Law
Gender: Male
Where born: Broseley, Shropshire, England
Civil Parish: Cannock
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street Address: Wilkingtons Builds
Marital status: Widower
Education:
Employment status:
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Occupation: Brickmaker
Registration District: Cannock
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors:
Piece: 2783
Folio: 13
Page Number: 18
Household Members:
Name Age
William Warrender 30
Selina Warrender 29
Thomas Denster 62
Eliza Warrender 6
Selina Evans 52
William J.J. Evans 23
John M. Evans 14