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Darvell from Chesham

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pam

pam Report 21 Mar 2016 20:35

We are looking for Darvell relatives. I know we are a huge family. My grandad 1887 Arthur was one of the sons of Joseph and Ellen Darvell from Chesham . He left home with his brother Robert and came to Yorkshire were this part of the Darvell Family live.

Pam

malyon

malyon Report 21 Mar 2016 21:56



Name Joseph Darvell
Event Type Census
Event Date 1881
Event Place Bacton, Suffolk, England
Registration District Hartismere
Gender Male
Age 37
Marital Status (Original) Married
Occupation Bricklayer
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1844
Birthplace Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Page Number 1
Registration Number RG11
Piece/Folio 1852/14
Affiliate Record Type
Joseph Darvell Head M 37 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Ellen Darvell Wife F 31 Haughley, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Darvell Daughter F 12 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Emily Darvell Daughter F 10 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Mary Louisa Darvell Daughter F 2 Bacton, Suffolk, England
Joseph Darvell Son M 9 M Bacton, Suffolk, England

malyon

malyon Report 21 Mar 2016 22:01


Name William Darvell
Event Type Census
Event Date 1891
County Suffolk
Parish Bacton
Ecclesiastical Parish BACTON
Registration District Stow
Residence Note Shop Green
Gender Male
Age 0
Relationship to Head of Household Grandson
Birth Year (Estimated) 1891
Birthplace Suffolk, England
Page Number 10
Registration Number RG12
Piece/Folio 1458/ 107


Joseph Darvell Head M 48 Buckinghamshire, England
Ellen Darvell Wife F 41 Suffolk, England
Mary Louisa Darvell Daughter F 12 Suffolk, England
Joseph Darvell Son M 10 Suffolk, England
Robert Darvell Son M 8 England
Thomas Darvell Son M 7 Suffolk, England
Alfred Darvell Son M 5 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Arthur Darvell Son M 3 Buckinghamshire, England
Nellie Darvell Daughter F 1 Suffolk, England
Louisa Hood Mother In Law F 83 Suffolk, England
William Darvell Grandson M 3M Suffolk, England

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 22 Mar 2016 00:41

1871
Think Ellen as shown above was his second wife. The wife on this earlier census was born in Devon, not Suffolk

Joseph Dawell
[Joseph Darvell]
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Dawell
Gender: Male
Where born: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Chesham Bois
Ecclesiastical parish: Chesham Bois
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Registration district: Amersham
Sub-registration district: Chesham
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household schedule number: 32
Piece: 1394
Folio: 102
Page Number: 6
Joseph Dawell 28
Mary Dawell 29 - Born Shatbrook? Devon
Elizabeth Dawell 2
Emily Dawell 3 Months
'....................

Joseph's a patient in 1901

Suffolk General Hospital
Joseph Darwell
[Joseph Darvell]
Age: 59
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relation to Head: Patient
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Bury St Edmund
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Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary and St Peter
Town: Bury St Edmunds
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Registration district: Bury St Edmunds
Sub-registration district: Bury St Edmunds
ED, institution, or vessel: 12

Piece: 1755
Folio: 80
Page Number: 16
Household schedule number: 110
.............

Wife Ellen in 1901
Ellen Darvell
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Haughley, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: Bacton
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Ecclesiastical parish: Bacton St Mary
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Street address:

Registration district: Hartismere
Sub-registration district: Mendlesham
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1763
Folio: 8
Page Number: 8
Household schedule number: 55
Household Members:
Name Age
Ellen Darvell 51
Mary L Darvell 21
Robert Darvell 18
Alfred Darvell 15
Arthur Darvell 13
Nellie Darvell 11
William Darvell 10
...........
Joseph, now widowed, in 1911

Joseph Darvell
Age in 1911: 68
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Relation to Head: Father
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish: Frinton on Sea

County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street address: 11 Witton Wood Lane Cottages, Frinton On Sea, Essex
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Retired Builder
Registration district: Tendring
Registration District Number: 197
Sub-registration district: Thorpe
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household schedule number: 11
Piece: 10234

Thomas Darvell 27
Mabel Ellen Darvell 23
Thomas Avien Darvell 2
Mabel Gwenna Darvell 9/12
Joseph Darvell 68
William Darvell 20 - brother to Thomas Darvell
Maud Deacon 21 - sister in law - single so related to Mabel Ellen?
..............

As you say, they are a large family.

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pam

pam Report 4 Apr 2016 17:08

Thank you for these they are a great help. I see my Grandfather Arthur 13yrs old.