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Well that looks good Christina!...


Couldn't see the 1859 Marriage that Mike posted, to check image (and WDYTYA was about to start!), shame it's not there, would say Sebastian needs that Cert.


I did have a look on Ancestry 'Trees', and quite a few share Esther Hook, as well as some Members in 'Search Trees' here, but not sure who has seen actual Certs...

Below was the Marriage...

Name: Thomas Williams (Widower)
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Spouse Name: Esther Reid (Widow)
Spouse Age: 40
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Mar 1873
Parish: Hampstead Christ Church
Borough: Camden
Father Name: Thomas Williams
Register Type: Parish Register


(seems there was confusion, lol, as ages stated on actual image were 46 for Thomas, and 40 for Esther)...

Chris :)

http://www.chargeofthelightbrigade.com/allmen/allmenH/allmenH_13LD/hook_a_1264_13LD.html

(a google search brings up above, related to family)

Chris :)

Thats interesting. The first census (1861) appears way out as Esther Hook (Reid/Reed) was born around 1828 not 1837. But the 1871 census find would fit. Also her daughter Esther Jane appears to have died in 1863, My Esther had a daughter Esther born 1870 so possibly a 2nd Esther after the first ones early death. Alexanders death of 1871 would fit as she remarried Thomas Williams in 1873 and her status was widower. It is just the 1861 census, birth date 9 years out? (I know it's not uncommon for them to be wrong though)

Alexander's marriage cert would be clue to see if Esther's age and father's details match.

As you say census ages are never anything to go by back in 1861 when maths wasn't a strongpoint.

I have ages varying wildly in my own tree ..