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Hi Dan

I wonder if there are 2 Henry's here with father Edward?
How sure are you that your Henry married Emma Millington?
Have you any of the kids birth certifs from that marriage? ie sibs to your Henry- so kids born 1837? bit of a wide shot that I know but they did have these kids for 20 yrs some of em!

Cos I found this Marriage one with father Edward too....seems to fit with the Shrops Edward bapt and married there?

Henry Skitt

Father: Edward Skitt

Spouse: Harriet Jenks Marriage: 14 SEP 1851 Madeley, Shropshire,
Extracted marriage

Also I have found as I trawl thru the marriage records that they put dead when not and not dead when should have been - so wouldnt believe everything put on the certifs.

When you get that marriage certif the info on there do post as that will be very useful re witnesses and occupations and place living etc.

Have you got these Skitts on the 1841 census at all?
If so can you post the ref ie folio etc and we can have a look?

Bapts yes they can be any age when christened.

But think it might be 2 families of Henrys with father Edward.


ps the 1851 and 1841 would be good to see ...anyone...

Possibles
1841
Reeves Row, Madeley
Edward Skitt 45
Henry Skitt 15
George Skitt 13
All Miners born in county

1851
211
High Street, Madeley
Edward Davis 6
Mary Davis 42
William Davis 34
George H Rundles 84
Robert S Rundles 16
Henry Skitt 20 - Lodger - Coalminer - born Madeley
John Skitt 22 - Lodger - Coalminer - born Madeley

So both marriages are after the 1851 census for both Henry's

So at least we have some sibs for the madeley one.

Be interesting to see where they both were in 1861 as that then possibly sorts out the Madeley lot.

or not?

This is quite strange that it feels like a solid trace in the 1881, 1871, 1861 census with all the names and ages matching up well but then the ages and names on the 1851 & 1841 census go very wide. I am fairly certain of Henry and Emma marrying all the records tie up well but they married in 1851 in St Giles, Willenhall so it seems starnge that they would marry there but live in shropshire.

Is it common for there to be two sons named the same name in a family?

Madley is Telford way not too far from Shrops
but there might be 2 families here.
Did you ever find him in 1841 in W'ton?

madely is shropshire basiclly ironbridge about 5 miles from telford 6miles from oakengate

Is it possible they were not in the country at the time of the census?

NL
Cos I found this Marriage one with father Edward too....seems to fit with the Shrops Edward bapt and married there?

Henry Skitt

Father: Edward Skitt

Spouse: Harriet Jenks Marriage: 14 SEP 1851 Madeley, Shropshire,
Extracted marriage

#1
1861
The Lloyds, Madeley
Christopher H Skitt 9
George E Skitt 7
Harriet Skitt 34
Henry Skitt 34 - Ironminer
Mary Jane Skitt 1
All born Madeley

#2
1861
166
Church Street, Madeley
Joseph Mines 30 - Lodger
James Pickering 31 - Lodger
Ann Skett 4
Eliza Skett 34
Henry Skett 30 - Coal miner
Born Madeley

Hi Farside,

Can I ask where you did the search to find the 'Scitts' in the 1861 census that you posted a few threads ago, I cannot find them anywhere?

Thanks
Dan

Hi Dan
Here is the details for the page on the 61
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2000; Folio: 147; Page: 19; GSU roll: 542900.

Eliza Scitt 7
Emma Scitt 36
Emma Scitt 2
Henry Scitt 38
Maria Scitt 4
Sarah Scitt 16
Eliza Smith 6
James Smith 26

Thanks for the data Farside, can you tell me though where it came from i.e. Ancestry.com or the like, as everwhere I have tried to look for it comes up blank, I just want to know if I'm looking in the wrong places.

Hi Dan

I use Ancestry

Cheers

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