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Can anyone tell me please why I cannot find my relative in certain census years e.g I can find him in 1871 and 1881 but then not in 1891. I realise he must have died but how do I find his death? I have found several people with the same name around the time that I am guessing he died, but how do I know it is the same man. :-(

How about posting some names, dates etc. and we'll see if we can help.

George Jackson was born on 1st September 1844. I have his birth certificate. He appears on the 1861 census, he is 17 and a farm labourer. He gets married at age 19 in 1863, then he appears in 1871 census age 27 with his wife Mercy and a son, James 10, daughters Mary Jane 8 and Charlotte 6 and son Fred 2. I cant find him in 1881 census nor his wife. I am guessing that George died and possibly Mercy went to live with other family. But Mercy appears in 1911 census aged 64 and living with son Fred, now 33, and his family. Mercy is said to be a widow but her name is now Brooker, So I am assuming she has been widowed again. I would like to find out George's death and if he died a young man and then of course the cause of death.
Many many thanks for your offer of help. I was also wondering if I should upgrade to Platinum membership, would that give me more information to se?, I only have standard at the moment, as I have only just started.
Sally. :-)

I meant to put place of birth was Iping, county of Midhurst, Sussex.

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1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
6, Durrants, Iping, Midhurst, Sussex, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Jackson Head Married Male 35 1846 Ag Lab Iping, Sussex, England
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Mercy Jackson Wife Married Female 34 1847 - Linchmere, Sussex, England
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James Jackson Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Sussex, England
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Mary Jane Jackson Daughter Single Female 8 1873 Scholar Iping, Sussex, England
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Charlotte M Jackson Daughter Single Female 6 1875 Scholar Hampshire, England
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Frederick P Jackson Son Single Male 2 1879 - Hampshire, England

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1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
High Road, North Chapel, Petworth, Sussex, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Brooker Head Married Male 40 1851 Engine Driver Steam Thrashing Machine Sussex, England
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Mercy Brooker Wife Married Female 41 1850 Monthly Nurse Linchmere, Sussex, England
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Edith Brooker Daughter - Female 12 1879 Scholar Sussex, England
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Fred Brooker Son - Male 11 1880 Scholar Sussex, England
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Alice Brooker Daughter - Female 9 1882 Scholar Sussex, England
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Rhoda Brooker Daughter - Female 7 1884 Scholar Sussex, England
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Benjamin Brooker Son - Male 6 1885 Scholar Sussex, England

Marriages Sep 1890 (>99%)
Brooker George Petworth 2b 587
Hall Rosa Petworth 2b 587
Jackson Mercy Petworth 2b 587
Stanford Edward Petworth 2b 587

Deaths Sep 1886 (>99%)
Jackson George 41 Midhurst 2b 251


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Thank you so much. I am thrilled! :-)

George Jackson
England, Sussex, Parish Registers
Name George Jackson
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 16 May 1863
Event Place Linchmere, Sussex, England
Gender Male
Age 19
Marital Status Single
Birth Year (Estimated) 1844
Father's Name William Jackson
Spouse's Name Mercy Wheeler
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Marital Status Single
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1845
Spouse's Father's Name James Wheeler

Just to confuse things there's also this 1871 census. Her name was transcribed Nancy but looks more like Mercy on original and someone has also added the name Mercy Wheeler.

Nancy Jackson
in the 1871 England Census
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1871 England Census
Name:
Nancy Jackson
[Mercy Wheeler]
[Mercy Jackson]
Age:
25
Estimated birth year:
abt 1846
Relation:
Wife
Spouse's Name:
George Jackson
Gender:
Female
Where born:
Linchmere, Sussex, England
Civil Parish:
Iping
County/Island:
Sussex
Country:
England
Registration district:
Midhurst
Sub-registration district:
Harting
ED, institution, or vessel:
7
Household schedule number:
40
Piece:
1122
Folio:
65
Page Number:
7
George Jackson 25
Nancy Jackson 25
George Jackson 8
Reda Jackson 4
James Jackson 1

Thank you to you all. Can I ask how did you find all this? I explained earlier that I have only standard membership for genes reunited, would I be able to see all this information if I upgraded to Platinum?

Well many of us take subs to others sites like Ancestry or Find My Past

Personally find those sites offer more info like travel, parish records etc etc

Thank you

you will find census and births marriages and deaths on familysearch for free


https://familysearch.org/search

Thank you :-)

But not everthing is on Family Search though

It's a bit hit and miss with some records I have found

A free site ;-

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

A good site(but charges) :-

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/

Sally, you said originally that you had found the family on the 71 census with children James 10, Mary Jane 8, Charlotte 6 and Fred 2 but surely that was the 81 census and George was 35 not 27 as you stated.

Yes you are right. My mistake. Thank you :-)