ive worked out my great great great grandfather was born in 1817 and so was his wife, charles merrick, and amelia adams, both born in marylebone london/middlesex. now it says that they were married on 20 nov 1833 in paddington london. that would make them 16 years old. is that very young to marry back then or not?
how do you guys go about finding things about the family members other than just their date of birth and death? like stories and things they got upto in their lives/careers?
where do you find info on the people pre 1841, as ive read that from the start of the census' being taking in 1801 to 1831 they werent that complete and not online. what would i have to do to find these two poeple mentioned parents and grandparents and go back even further than just 1817?
now for the mystery....
as ive said they were married in 1833 in paddington, strangely after this though amelia disappears.. i can find charles merrick and his living locations in central london on all census after their marriage but amelia doesnt reappear until 1861 where she is living with charles, their twin sons and a seamstress (lodger). while shes missing charles seems to be living with his brother (i assume its his brother, thomas merrick 4 years his senior) and also living on his own.. what do you think could have happened to amelia, or where she could have gone for them 28 odd years..?
any help would be amazing, thank you for taking the time and reading my post!
