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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,828 Send Message	GillianMac	Report	19 Feb 2009 12:26
	What evidence do you have that he married at all? He appears as a Single man, boarding with the Moulton family in Runcorn in each of the censuses 1871 to 1901 inclusive. He is a labourer in a Chemical works
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	PollyPoppet	Report	19 Feb 2009 12:22
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	1901 census Address 43 Sewell St Civil Parish Runcorn Rural District Town or Village or Hamlet Runcorn Ecclesiastical Parish Holy Trinity Parliamentary Borough or Division Northwich County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District Runcorn Administrative County Chester Householder 1 Name Richard France Relation to Head of Family Boarder Condition as to Marriage Single Age Last Birthday 56 Sex Male Profession or Occupation Chemical Labourer Employment Status Where Born Northwich Cheshire Language Infirmity Householder 2 Name Arthur Moulton Relation to Head of Family Son Condition as to Marriage Single Age Last Birthday 21 Sex Male Profession or Occupation Chemical Labourer Employment Status Where Born Runcorn Cheshire Language Infirmity Householder 3 Name Bertha Moulton Relation to Head of Family Daughter Condition as to Marriage Single Age Last Birthday 19 Sex Female Profession or Occupation Dressmaker Employment Status Where Born Runcorn Cheshire Language Infirmity Householder 4 Name Eveline Moulton Relation to Head of Family Grand Daughter Condition as to Marriage Age Last Birthday 2 Sex Female Profession or Occupation Juvenile Employment Status Where Born St Helens Lancashire Language Infirmity Householder 5 Name George Moulton Relation to Head of Family Son Condition as to Marriage Single Age Last Birthday 30 Sex Male Profession or Occupation General Labourer Employment Status Where Born Weston Cheshire Language Infirmity Householder 6 Name George Moulton Relation to Head of Family Head Condition as to Marriage Married Age Last Birthday 66 Sex Male Profession or Occupation Chemical Labourer Employment Status Where Born Clotton Cheshire Language Infirmity Householder 7 Name Samuel Moulton Relation to Head of Family Son Condition as to Marriage Single Age Last Birthday 25 Sex Male Profession or Occupation Employment Status Where Born Runcorn Cheshire Language Infirmity Imbecile From Birth Householder 8 Name Sarah Moulton Relation to Head of Family Wife Condition as to Marriage Married Age Last Birthday 57 Sex Female Profession or Occupation Employment Status Where Born Tiverton Devon Language
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	PollyPoppet	Report	19 Feb 2009 12:21
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 7,051 Send Message	1861 census Name RICHARD FRANCE Age 14 Estimated Year of Birth 1847 Relationship to Head of Household SON Occupation LABOURER CHEMICAL WORKS Address House Weston District Runcorn, Runcorn Parish Administrative County Cheshire Birth Place Northwich Birth County CHESHIRE What next?View a copy of the original census image: 5 Credits in house robert head 39 betty wife 40 allen 18 richard 14 charles 12 ellen 10 RG 9 / 2593
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 6,292 Send Message	Sam	Report	19 Feb 2009 12:16
	Have you looked on FreeBMD for a possible marriage for him? Have you looked for him on a census with a wife? You can search the 1881 census for free.
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 356 Send Message	Mark	Report	19 Feb 2009 12:13
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 356 Send Message	Richard France 1847 Runcorn any idea who he married his parents are Robert France and Betty Mann

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