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1861 England Census
Name: Elizabeth Godfrey
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Relation: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Where born: Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil parish: Blidworth
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Registration district: Mansfield
Sub-registration district: Blidworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 23
Piece: 2430
Folio: 6
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
William Hopkinson 70***************Army Chelsea Pensioner!!!!!
Susan Hopkinson 67
Elizabeth Godfrey 19

1871 England Census
Name: Susan Hopkinson
Age: 78
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1793
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Perth, Scotland
Civil parish: Blidworth
Town: Blidworth
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Registration district: Mansfield
Sub-registration district: Blidworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household schedule number: 105
Piece: 3475
Folio: 12
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
Susan Hopkinson 78

This is some great information. It will be great to get this verified! I have checked the military records section and if William is part of my family line, he was an army private for 24 years and his trade was a wheelwright. Quick google search shows wheelwright to be somebody who makes and repairs carriage and other mobile equipment wheels! I would never have imagined a trade like this in the army, but i suppose times have changed since the early 1800's!! I had looked at some of those census records and wondered why the childrens birth places were so varied.

Heavy guns were transported on gun carriages............if you've ever seen the Royal Tournament on TV, you'll have seen the races involving them.

Hi People!

Finished my run of lates/nights so will be researching again this coming week!