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I have found a burial for a Sydney Harrison on the 24/03/1846 in Tilston Cheshire age 76, but cannot locate this person on the 1841 census to determine the sex as I think it could be my 3 x Gt grandmother.
There is a Sidney Harrison in St Oswald Cheshire born in 1791 on the 1841, this is not the correct one as I have found her burial at St Oswald in 1849.

Can anybody help me locate this person on the 1841 please?

Thanks
Jo

This looks to be the death you have found??

Deaths Mar 1846 (>99%)
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HARRISON Sydney Great Boughton 19 49

Interestingly it is the same area shown on the 1841 census as the one born 1791??

1841:
HARRISON, Sidney 1791 50 M Boughton, Great Cheshire
HARRISON, Richard 1796 45 M Boughton, Great Cheshire
HARRISON, Susan 1831 10 F Boughton, Great Cheshire

If Sydney is female, was she born a Harrison??

Hi Vanessa
Yes that is the death. I found the burial on the pilot search on the LDS site.

My Sydney is a female, her married name is Harrison, her maiden name I believe to be Sellers, but not found a baptism to confirm this yet.

Thanks for your help
Jo

Hi Jo

I take it you have seen this submitted record?

SIDNEY SELLERS Pedigree
Female Family
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Marriages:
Spouse: CHARLES HARRISON Family
Marriage: 26 JUN 1797 Tattenhall, Cheshire, England
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Hi Vanessa

Yes I have seen that and have a copy of the marriage entry from the parish records.

Jo

Hi Jo

Have you looked through the registers for baptisms?

IGI lists several Sellers with parents William Sellers & Ellenor Lloyd - records are submitted, but no Sydney - typical!

Presumably you are sure that your 3 x Gt grandmother is Sydney Harrison, just a case of determining which Sydney??

Yes I am sure as I have all my information from parish records.

I also think this is my Sydney as I have also found a burial for a Charles Harrison in 1837 in Tilston. Just want to check the 1841 census to make sure Sydney is female.

Edit. Yes I have checked for baptisms, nothing.

Hi Vanessa
Just found a possible baptism in Tattenhall Cheshire.
Sidney Caulton female 20/2/1771
Parents: Thos. Coulton
Ann Sellers

Could be where the Sellers came from?
Jo

Also found a marriage in Tattenhall of Ann Sellers to a thomas Garner on 7/3/1775. So maybe she wasn't married to Thomas Coulton.

That looks really promising Jo.

Maybe as you say, they werent married but Thomas did acknowledge himself as the father and allowed himself to be put in the register!

I'm not the most experienced researcher so I'm sure I wont find any more than you have but I will take a look.

Thanks for all your help Vanessa I do appreciate it.

If I could only find Sydney on the 1841 census to be sure.

Thanks again
Jo

I wonder if somebody with full access could look at the image for this 1841 census entry:

HARRISON, Selina 1766 75 F Boughton, Great Cheshire

Is it Selina or could it be Sydney??

I have access Vanessa, will check it now

It definitely says Selina

I was just trawling through all entries for Great Boughton in 1841 hoping for a bit of luck!

Thanks Vanessa x

No Sydney/Sidney anything in Great Boughton - which encompasses Tilston & Tattenhall too.

Did Sydney & Charles have any children? Can we find them in 1841 - see if mom is mistranscribed with them?

Thank you for looking Vanessa, I couldn't see anything either.

I have found two children born to Charles & Sydney, Mary my 3 x Gt granmother (realised Sydney is my 4 x Grt) and Joseph both baptised 28/04/1805. I don't know if they were twins as it doesnt say on the baptism entry.
Sydney is not with Mary I have checked the 1841 for her, she is married to William Povey and living in Bagillt Flintshire.
I cannot find any information on Joseph, this is a line I am still researching.

Thanks again
Jo x

There are these 2 possibles if we stick with Great Boughton:

HARRISON, Joseph 1806 35 M Boughton, Great Cheshire VIEW VIEW
HARRISON, Joseph 1809 32 M Boughton, Great Cheshire