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Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,727 Send Message	greyghost	Report	5 Sep 2015 21:04
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,727 Send Message	There are these Jane Tomlins on the 1851 census, none say specifically from Bayston Hill, but are in that general area 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Water Wheele, Chapelry of Minsterley, Atcham, Shropshire, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place John Tomlins Head Married Male 44 1807 Lead Miner Minsterley, Shropshire, England Elizabeth Tomlins Wife Married Female 43 1808 Lead Miner Wife Minsterley, Shropshire, England Edward Tomlins Son Unmarried Male 17 1834 Lead Ore Washer Minsterley, Shropshire, England Jane Tomlins Daughter - Female 12 1839 Scholar Minsterley, Shropshire, England Elizabeth Tomlins Daughter - Female 10 1841 Scholar Minsterley, Shropshire, England Mary Tomlins Daughter - Female 7 1844 Scholar Minsterley, Shropshire, England Jane Tomlins Mother W Female 70 1781 Formerly Labour's Wife Minsterley, Shropshire, England ------------------------------------------------ 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Pontesbury, Atcham, Shropshire, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Williams Tomlins Head Married Male 46 1805 Master Tailor Employs 1 Man 3 App Minsterley, Shropshire, England Ruth Tomlins Wife Married Female 30 1821 - Hailsham, Shropshire, England Mary Tomlins Daughter Unmarried Female 21 1830 At Home Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Martha Tomlins Daughter - Female 11 1840 At Home Pontesbury, Shropshire, England Jane Tomlins Daughter - Female 9 1842 At Home Pontesbury, Shropshire, England Sarah Tomlins Daughter - Female 6 1845 Scholar Pontesbury, Shropshire, England Ebenezar Tomlins Son - Male 4 1847 Scholar Pontesbury, Shropshire, England Charles Tomlins Son - Male 0 1851 - Pontesbury, Shropshire, England Joseph Skitt Servant Unmarried Male 19 1832 Tailor Sutton, Shropshire, England Richard Griffiths Aprentice Unmarried Male 19 1832 App Shropshire, England John Davies Aprentice Unmarried Male 18 1833 App Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Edward George Aprentice Unmarried Male 15 1836 App London, Middlesex, England Ebenenezar Jones Visitor - Male 10 1841 Scholar Shifnal, Shropshire, England
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,661 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	5 Sep 2015 20:52
	What do you know about her? How did you get back to her? Where have you found her name? Perhaps she's a sister of this John Tomlins: John Tomlins in the 1891 England Census Name: John Tomlins Age: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1832 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: Bayston Hill, Shropshire, England Civil Parish: Meole Brace Ecclesiastical parish: Bayston Hill Town: Bayston Hill County/Island: Shropshire Country: England Street address: Registration district: Atcham ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 2113 Folio: 83 Page Number: 35 Household Members: Name Age John Tomlins 59 Christiana Tomlins 12 Frederick Tomlins 11 Albert Tomlins 7
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 8,837 Send Message	malyon	Report	5 Sep 2015 20:31
	only one i can find around that date in shropshire Births Jun 1842 (>99%) Tomlins Jane Atcham 18 13
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 2 Send Message	Unknown	Report	5 Sep 2015 20:20
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 2 Send Message	Around 1840 - thanks!
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 6,427 Send Message	°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o°	Report	5 Sep 2015 20:13
	Someone can probably help but would need an approx year of birth
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 2 Send Message	Unknown	Report	5 Sep 2015 20:08
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 2 Send Message	Anyone have any information about Jane Tomlins from Bayston Hill, Shropshire?

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