Anyone know any Canfields?
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:26 pmHi
I've made very good progress on my family tree, but I'm struggling to find out much about my 2nd great-grandfather John Canfield (b c1825, St Pancras; d after 1891).
He didn't marry my 2nd great grandmother Sarah Douglass, but his name appears on their daughter Alice's birth certificate. John was an engineer/engine fitter, and he appears in the 1841,1881 and 1891 censuses, living in Lambeth, but not in the 1851/61/71 censuses.
One suggestion is that he may have been at sea operating/fixing engines during at least some of these periods. Does anyone have any idea where I could pursue this somewhat vague lead?
Or is there anyone with Canfields in their family tree who could offer any information?
Thanks for any help!
I've made very good progress on my family tree, but I'm struggling to find out much about my 2nd great-grandfather John Canfield (b c1825, St Pancras; d after 1891).
He didn't marry my 2nd great grandmother Sarah Douglass, but his name appears on their daughter Alice's birth certificate. John was an engineer/engine fitter, and he appears in the 1841,1881 and 1891 censuses, living in Lambeth, but not in the 1851/61/71 censuses.
One suggestion is that he may have been at sea operating/fixing engines during at least some of these periods. Does anyone have any idea where I could pursue this somewhat vague lead?
Or is there anyone with Canfields in their family tree who could offer any information?
Thanks for any help!