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Trying to sort out this mixed up family and struggling as they did not know whether to call themselves Darby or Braden ( or variations of Braden)

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1841 Census Church Lane Tipton Dudley Staffs.
Isaac Darby 35 Boat Loader
Mary Darby 30
Thomas Darby 10
Abraham Darby 7
Jacob Darby 2
Isaac Darby 1 Note after this crossed out " Two Families"
David Braiden 9
William Braiden 7
John Braiden 6
Abigail Braiden 5

1851 Moat Colliery Tipton Dudley Staffs.
Isaac Darby Head 43 Labourer in Colliery
Mary Darby wife 42
Thomas Darby son 22 Boat Man
Abraham Darby son 19 Boat Man
David Darby son 17 Boat Man
William Darby son 15 Boat Man
John Darby son 12
Abigail Darby dau 11
Isaac Darby son 9
Joseph Darby son 6
Mary Darby dau 4
George Darby son 3
All born Tipton Staffs.
Ancestry has noted that All family are Braiden !!!

Later Census records show Isaac and Mary Ann as Darby but children often marry as Darby or Braden or variations of such but this pattern does not follow whether born as Darby or Braden as some children who are obviously Darby use Braden and some children who are Braden use Darby

Got Isaac Darby's death if it helps Death Staffs 1886 March
Jan-Feb-March
6c 25

There are lots of folks that have him on there trees but only census. Nothing to support the source. It did say that his father was Josiah Darby 1767-1855, and his mother Hannah Guest 1792. Dt

Thanks DudleyTaylor
I am gradually sorting but not helped by fact that children keep switching from Darby to Braden ( or variations) and back again
Also Ages keep changing as well
Have added Isaac and Mary Ann Darby Census details up until 1881 and following each child as well as I can
A lot of trees give various options but I think I am getting it right

I know what you mean . I have just had to do similar to my tree sorting Fantom and Fanthom. Dt