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Quick Question These people who have been adopted. Is there a way of putting them on my tree or if I put them in my notes How do I get people to look at the notes, as it gives a wrong impression

Happy researching George.

I have enjoyed the journey!

Prickles, x

"Thank You" Mary

Marriage Hull A/M/J 1882 V9d P313
Sarah Ann Larder to Frederick James Craycraft.

A tree on Ancestry .co.uk has her parents as
Robert Andrew larder 1836
Rosamond Walker 1838-1868

Maryb.

Looks as though the sisters are together, living with Frederick in 1911

Ellen/Helen

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
10 Ivy Grove Rugby St Hull, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Frederick James Craycraft Head Married Male Fisherman 54 1857 Margate Kent
Sarah Ann Craycraft Wife Married Female - 51 1860 Born Goxhill Lincolnshire
Maud Charlotte Foster Niece - Female School 14 1897 Born London
Ellen Foster Niece - Female School 11 1900 Born London

Bit more to the Story I think Sarah Ann is a Larder but can't find her anywhere

Thank you all very, very much. I wish my family would stay still in one place lol . My dads family are in Fylde, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, Filey and Hull. I'm in Portsmouth. I Bow to your expertise and "Thank You" for your time and interest you've all taken.
Good Hunting
George

William Clifton in the London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980
Name: William Clifton of Eden Cottages, Hornsey
Record Type: Burial
Age: 85
Estimated birth year: abt 1779
Death Date: abt 1864
Burial Date: 19 Mar 1864
Burial Place: Hackney, England
Parish or Poor Law Union: Hackney
Borough: Hackney

Wife Sarah........

Sarah Clifton in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Sarah Clifton
Registration Year: 1842
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Edmonton
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume: 3
Page: 110
Register Type: Parish Register


This might be Helen Clifton on the 1841 census.........

Ellen Clifton in the 1841 England Census
Name: Ellen Clifton
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1823
Gender: Female
Where born: Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: St John The Evangelist
Hundred: Westminster
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Registration district: Westminster
Sub-registration district: St John the Evangelist


Household Members:
Name Age
Anthony Mijuth 46
S E Mijuth 57
Ellen Clifton 18.......Female Servant

On Helen Clifton's marriage record.......it mentions Father William Clifton..Carpenter.

Witnesses......Emanuel Clifton and Hannah Clifton

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Eden Cottages, Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex, England

William Clifton Male 60 1781 Carpenter....Not born in county
Sarah Clifton Female 60 1781 Not born in County
John Clifton Male 30 1811 Carpenter Middlesex, England
Emanuel Clifton Male 25 1816 Middlesex, England
Hannah Clifton Female 25 1816 Middlesex, England

William Clifton in the 1851 England Census
Name: William Clifton
Age: 72
Estimated birth year: abt 1779
Gender: Male
Where born: Newbold, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Hornsey
Ecclesiastical parish: Stoke Newington St Matthias
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Residence: Eden Cottages

Registration district: Edmonton
Sub-registration district: Hornsey

William Clifton 72 Carpenter (Widower)
Hannah Clifton 35 (Single) Ironer...West Hackney Middlesex
William Foster Clifton 4 Grandson Hornsey Middlesex


1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Eden Cottages, 5, Victoria Road, Hornsey, Edmonton, Middlesex, England

William Clifton Head Widower Male 82 1779 Carpenter Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Hannah Wright Brackley Daughter Married Female 44 1817 Laundress Hanbury, Middlesex, England
John Barnsby Son In Law Married Male 41 1820 Labourer Suffolk, England
Willis John Barnsby Grandson - Male 7 1854 - Hornsey, Middlesex, England


Marriages Dec 1855 (>99%)
BARNABY John Bethnal Gn 1c 599
Clifton Hannah Wright Bethnal G 1c 599

Eliza Ockendon in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Eliza Ockendon
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Registration Year: 1910
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 53
Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 257

Eliza Foster in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: Eliza Foster (Spinster) 105 Kepple Street
Spouse: Richard Ockendon (Bachelor) Bricklayer...34 Godfrey Street
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 7 May 1880
Parish: St Simon Zelotes, Chelsea
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
Father Name: William Foster (Coachman)
Spouse Father: Richard Ockendon (Ginger Beer Manufacturer)
Wittnesses: Charles Porterman and Helen Foster
Register Type: Parish Register


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Barker Street, Kensington, London, England

Richard Ockendon Head Married Male 36 1855 Bricklayer Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Transcription
Eliza Ockendon Wife Married Female 34 1857 - Kensington, Middlesex, England
Transcription
Nellie Ockendon Daughter Single Female 9 1882 Scholar Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Transcription
Charles A Ockendon Son Single Male 5 1886 Scholar Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Transcription
Sarah A Ockendon Daughter Single Female 2 1889 - Chelsea, Middlesex, England

You beat me to it Dea! :-D

I have been going mad trying to work that one out!!

:-D

Ahhh........So the surname of the the married sister was actually "Ockendon"

Marriages Jun 1881 (>99%)
FOSTER Eliza Chelsea 1a 581
Ockendon Richard Chelsea 1a 581

Here it is:

Marriages Jun 1881 (>99%)
BRILL James Frederick Chelsea 1a 581 Scan available - click to view
***FOSTER Eliza Chelsea 1a 581 Scan available - click to view
FULLER Hannah Chelsea 1a 581 Scan available - click to view
GRIEVE Annie Louisa Chelsea 1a 581 Scan available - click to view
***Ockendon Richard Chelsea 1a 581 Scan available - click to view

Dea x

I can't remember why we were looking for Charles Ockingden (I will re-read through the thread) but this would be the family at the address mentioned:


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
7, Barker Street, Kensington, London, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Richard Ockenden Head Married Male 46 1855 Bricklayer Southsea, Hampshire, England
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Eliza Ockenden Wife Married Female 44 1857 - Knightsbridge, London, England
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**Charles Ockenden Son Single Male 15 1886 ? Paper Office Chelsea, Middlesex, England
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Sarah Ockenden Daughter Single Female 12 1889 - Chelsea, Middlesex, England
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May Ockenden Daughter Single Female 8 1893 - Chelsea, Middlesex, England
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George Ockenden Son Single Male 6 1895 - Chelsea, Middlesex, England

This is his birth which connects to the Fosters:

OCKENDON, CHARLES ALFRED FOSTER Order
GRO Reference: 1885 S Quarter in CHELSEA Volume 01A Page 348

I can't yet see a marriage for Richard to an Eliza Foster?


Dea x

??

Deaths Jun 1873 (>99%)
Foster William 49 Kensington 1a 77

Westminster Burials Transcription

First name(s) William
Last name Foster
Age -
Birth year 1824
Death year 1873
Death date ? ? 1873
Burial year 1873
Burial date 18 May 1873
Burial place St George, Hanover Square
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Burials
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain

William Foster in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: William Foster (Bachelor of Full Age) Servant
Spouse: Helen Clifton (Spinster of Full Age)
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 3 Mar 1850
Parish: St John, Hoxton
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: John Foster (Servant) Deceased
Spouse Father: William Clifton (Carpenter)
Witnesses: Emanuel Clifton and Hannah Clifton
Register Type: Parish Register

(Residence for both William and Helen......John Street)

Charles Foster on the 1871 census.......

Charles Foster in the 1871 England Census
Name: Charles Foster
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Westminster
Civil Parish: St George Hanover Square
Ecclesiastical parish: St Gabriel
Town: St George Hanover Square
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Sub-registration district: Belgrave
Household Members:
Name Age
Chas Rodgers 52
Fanny Rodgers 52
Thos Rodgers 21
Ann Beckett 21
Geo Witt 32
Ernest Witt 27
Charles Foster 17


Bingo!!

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Eaton Mews, North, St George Hanover Square, London, England

William Foster Head - Male 48 1823 Coachman Yorkshire
Helen Foster Wife Female 48 1823 Stoke Newington
William Foster Son Male 24 1847 Blacksmith Stoke Newington
John Foster Son Male 19 1852 Footman Westminster
Eliza Foster Daughter Female 14 1857 Scholar Westminster


1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
22, Hyde Park Square, Kensington, London, England

William Foster Head Married Male 38 1823 Coachman York, Yorkshire, England
Helen Foster Wife Married Female 37 1824 - Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England
Helen Foster Daughter Unmarried Female 10 1851 Servant Streatham, Surrey, England
John Foster Son Unmarried Male 9 1852 Scholar Westminster, Middlesex, England
***** Charles Foster Son Unmarried Male 7 1854 Scholar Westminster, Middlesex, England
Eliza Foster Daughter Unmarried Female 5 1856 Scholar Sheepbridge, Middlesex, England


1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Balham Hill, Streatham, Wandsworth, Surrey, England

William Foster Head Married Male 28 1823 Servt (Groom) Yorkshire, England
Helen Foster Wife Married Female 27 1824 - Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England
Helen Foster Daughter - Female 0 1851 - Streatham, Surrey, England


FOSTER, CHARLES MMN CLIFTON
GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in WESTMINSTER Volume 01A Page 261

Sister Helen.......

FOSTER, HELEN MMN CLIFTON
GRO Reference: 1850 S Quarter in WANDSWORTH AND CLAPHAM UNION Volume 04 Page 577

Sister Eliza.....

FOSTER, ELIZA MMN CLIFTON
GRO Reference: 1856 J Quarter in WESTMINSTER Volume 01A Page 283

Emily and daughter Helen were admitted to the Britten Street, Old and New Workhouse on 23rd Oct 1899.

It seems Charles Foster was admitted there in 1874.......

Charles Foster in the London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1659-1930
Name: Charles Foster
Birth Date: 1855
Admission Age: 39
Admission Date: 27 Dec 1894
Record Type: Admission
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
Parish or Poor Law Union: Chelsea
Place: London, England
Title: Britten Street, Old and New Workhouses, 1893-1894

Occupation: Poter

Name and Address of nearest relative....Mrs Ockingden? (Sister) ...7 Barker Street S.W.


Further info.......

On the marriage record, it gives the address for Charles as....3 Elbrook Terrace.(The same address is given for Ellen Craycraft)

One of the witnesses was......Helen Foster.

Thank You all for your time and expertise My friend was very impressed with your interest and the time you spent "Thanks again"
Regards
George

Charles Foster
in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name:
Charles Foster
Estimated birth year:
abt 1856
Age:
40
Spouse:
Emily Crayeraft
Spouse Age:
33
Event Date:
8 Feb 1896
Parish:
St James, Fulham
Borough:
Hammersmith and Fulham
Father Name:
William Foster
Register Type:
Parish Register

Her name is Craycraft on original. He's a porter. Her father John Craycraft, general dealer, deceased. His father a coachman, deceased.