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Dea, ref your earlier observation from 1871 census. Jesse Senior was living with Elizabeth May (Mistress) ;-) She must have been pregnant .She gave birth to Jesse Junior in 1871. On 10th Jan 1873 Jesse Senior drowned from the barge "union" in Limehouse London. By 14/7/1878 she married Robert Wilson and he adopted Jesse Junior as his own son. They had a further 7 children together one being my Grandmother.

Derek

Jesse Jnr. was already born:

1871:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Jesse Honey Head - Male 24 1847 - Kent
Elizabeth May Mistress - Female 20 1851 - Kent
Jesse May Son - Male 0 1871 - Kent
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First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name May
Relationship Mistress
Marital condition -
Gender Female
Age 20
Birth year 1851
Birth town -
Birth county Kent
House number -
House name -
Street Bomb Alley
Parish Maidstone
City or borough Maidstone
Town -
Village -
County Kent
Country England
Municipal ward High Street
Parliamentary borough Maidstone
Ecclesiastical District -
Registration district Maidstone
Enumeration district 3
Series RG10
Piece number 940
Folio number 44
Page 12
Record set 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category Census, land & surveys
Record collection Census
Collections from Great Britain

Also living with them was - Jane Honey, a charwoman aged 23, (unmarried) and her 1 year old daughter Jane.

Dea x

Seems a lot of Honey's about . and illegitimate children lol.

Many Thanks.

Its a very strong link with the information i had passed to me by family. The honeys are distant family and Jesse's Demise at Limehouse fits nicely with what I knew.

Derek