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1841 Census Belper Row Dudley Worcs..
Henry Townsend 30 Boatman
Harriett Townsend 30 Nailer
Thomas Townsend 13 Boatman
Mary Ann Townsend 10
Eliza Townsend 5
Sarah Townsend 3
John Townsend 4mths.

1851 Census Peartree Lane Dudley Staffs.
Henry Townsend Head 44 Boatman born Stratford on Avon Warks.
Harriett Townsend wife 43 born Rowley Regis Staffs.
Thomas Partridge son.in.law (u)23 Boatman born Halesowen Worcs.
Eliza Townsend dau 15
Sarah Townsend dau 13 Tailoress
John Townsend son 11
Hannah Townsend dau 5
Henry Townsend son 3
Benjamin Townsend son 11mths.
Hosalio Bradney lodger 49 Boatman born Wolverhampton Staffs.
Rest born Dudley Worcs.

1861 Census Withymore Dudley Worcs..
Henry Townsend Head 55 Boatman born Stratford on Avon Warks.
Harriett Townsend wife 52 born Rowley Regis Staffs.
Hannah Townsend dau 16
Henry Townsend son 13
Benjamin Townsend son 11.
Rest born Dudley Worcs.

Son Thomas Townsend in 1841 becomes Thomas Partridge in 1851 ??

He was Harriet`s child ?
7 Jun 1830 St Thomas Dudley
Henry TOWNSEND otp Bachelor
Ann Harriet PARTRIDGE otp Spinster
By Banns The X Of Both
Wit; Thomas Woodall X / Maria Partridge X

Thanks RF
If he was born 1828 and they married in 1830
Thomas was either born out of wedlock to Henry or to Unknown

Witnesses were Thomas Woodall and Maria Partridge

http://www.bcconnections.tribalpages.co ... =606731976

but Maria Married a William Parkes in 1819 so if right Maria why did she use maiden name as witness