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Hello,

I have Joseph Millington's marriage cert and his father is named William Millington (engineer) I am trying to find details about William Millington but it is a common name and I'm having trouble sorting out who's who
On the 1861 census it as Joesph b1829 in Bilston which I think came under Sedgley back then I have looked for William in Bilston round about 1800's but so far no luck
Mary

1861 do you mean this one ?
Name: Joseph Millington
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emelia Millington
Gender: Male
Where born: Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Civil parish: Sedgley
Ecclesiastical parish: Coseley
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Dudley
Sub-registration district: Sedgley
ED, institution, or vessel: 44
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 71
Piece: 2052
Folio: 9
Page Number: 13
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Millington 32
Emelia Millington 27 - Amelia
Phoebe Millington 10
William Millington 6

Yes that is my Joseph although hie wife is Amelia not Emelia it is Joseph's father I am trying to find
Mary

1851?
Joseph Millington
Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Lodger Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Tipton
Civil parish: Tipton Ecclesiastical parish: Ocker Hill
County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England
Registration district: Dudley Sub-registration district: Tipton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1q Household schedule number: 68 Piece: 2029 Folio: 534 Page Number: 16

Evan Evans 39
Mary Evans 36
William Willis 25
Joseph Millington 22 Fitter
Herbert Millington 10 Walsall Staffs

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2029; Folio: 534; Page: 16; GSU roll: 87435-87436.

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County Staffordshire
Place Bilston
Church St Leonards
RegisterNumber 41017
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 18 Feb 1827
Forename Joseph
Sex M
FatherForename William
MotherForename Martha
FatherSurname MILLINGTON
MotherSurname
Abode Highfield Sedgley
FatherOccupation Labourer
Notes Recorded by Wm LEIGH
FileNumber 23789

If this is the marriage, then they should be together in the census?
Marriages Mar 1851
Fereday Amelia Dudley 18 352
Millington Joseph Dudley 18 352

safc
Sounds a good match except date on census it as 1829 and on marriage cert it is 3rd feb 1851 and age 21 and I have found a death which was 1901 1st Q age 72 which would also make him b 1829

mary

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1841 England Census
Joseph Millington
Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Male Where born: Staffordshire, England
Civil parish: Tipton Hundred: South Offlow
County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England
Registration district: Dudley Sub-registration district: Tipton
Piece: 982 Book: 9 Folio: 9 Page Number: 9

Martha Millington 48 ?widow
Joseph Millington 15 ? forge man

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 982; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Tipton; County: Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 17; Folio: 9; Page: 9; Line: 21; GSU roll: 474616.

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1861 England Census
William Millington
Age: 67 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1794
Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Martha Millington
Gender: Male Where born: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Civil parish: Sedgley Ecclesiastical parish: Coseley
County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England
Street Address: High Fields?
Occupation: labourer at iron works
Registration district: Dudley Sub-registration district: Sedgley
ED, institution, or vessel: 62 Household schedule number: 113 Piece: 2053 Folio: 141 Page Number: 21

William Millington 67
Martha Millington 71
William Moore 28 (grandson crossed out) lodger
Phoebe Millington 13 (granddaughter crossed out) niece
Catharine Millington 11 (granddaughter crossed out) niece

Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2053; Folio: 141; Page: 21; GSU roll: 542910.

I cannot see what the problem is with the year of birth. The ages can vary quite a bit between census's

jax

Thanks patchem I think you have the one I'm looking for Highfields is the right area (Bilston) and Williams son Joseph had a daughter Phoebe born abt 1851 so she would be the grandaughter?? depending on what month she was born and when the census where it could be the same PhoebeThank you
Mary

i have found william Millington on the 1851 census with his wife and his son Joseph they have Amelia has daughter but I think it could be Joseph's wife could they have put her as daughter not d- in law Not sure what month the census would have been but Joseph married 3rd Feb 1851
Mary

Hi Mary, yes, it's quite possible that they've recorded Amelia as the daughter, not too unusual for that to happen. It does show both Joseph and Amelia with a status of "married".

The census for 1851 was taken March 30th.

As Jax said earlier, don't be too concerned on ages on census being a year or two out (sometimes more).

Yes it would be daughter in law.
You will find there a re a lot of strange things on the census just like that other thread of yours, where the child was born before they married but was called by both names.

Also the daughter in law when it should be step daughter (which you have not replied to by the way)

Most ordinary people were illiterate back then, plus they probably did not know about what the relationship was to them, or the enumerator miss heard what was said

jax

Sorry Jax
I think I try to find so many different family members at the same time and it all gets a little confusing then I go off on a tangent and forget where I started and end up on a different line on the tree remind me who stepdaughter/in law you mean

Mary

It you go to "My threads" it would be easy to find

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/ancestors/thread/1286883

Still trying to sort that out about Step daughter

Regards
Mary

What are you trying to sort out?

Jax
at the moment I have made loads of notes and got myself in a bit of a mess I'm not sure if I've got some of the Millingtons mixed up so have left the Jackson's on hold at the moment
If you have any ideas or good tips it would help
I think I will have to go back to where I was right and retrace just one line at a time for now I think I will try and concentrate on the Millingtons
I have found some more info which could be WM b1791 / 1794 but I will probably have to take a trip to the archives whan I can get the time

Regards
Mary