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Dawn

Dawn Report 5 Mar 2011 05:42

Can anyone help me find a divorce or death for Samuel Evans b1817 S t Sepluchre Middlesex m Jane Burns 1837 St Pauls Canonbury
I have them in 1841 census, 1851 census living in Bermondsey Southwark.with 4 children Charles, Christiana,Harriet and Joseph Farmer.(my Ggrandfather),
in 1861 census Jane and 4 children are living at 22 Rose St Finsbury.
Did Samuel divorce or die?.I have a shipping list entry for Aus in 1857 and wonder if he emigrated to start another life.
His son Joseph Farmer came to Aus in 1883-4 and married in Melbourne.
Jane is in 1871 census living with son Charles but in 1881 census Charles is living with sister Harriet so Jane must have died between 1871-81.

Julie

Julie Report 5 Mar 2011 07:14

Does it say it Jane was a widower on any of the censuses as you haven't said

MeJoy75

MeJoy75 Report 5 Mar 2011 07:22

Hi Dawn,

Do you have parents names of Samuel?

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 5 Mar 2011 07:33

Divorce unlikely. At that time divorce was really only the prerogative of the the very well off.

In the 1871 census Jane is shown as a widow.

Possible death for Samuel. Death registered in St Luke which is where his family is living in 1861:

Deaths Dec 1862 (>99%)
EVANS Samuel St Luke 1b 444

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Ozibird

Ozibird Report 5 Mar 2011 08:18

1861 she is married but head of household.


Ozi