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I am researching my daughter in law's family and have come upon a problem. Edward Sampson was born in July 1904 in South Molton Devon and is on 1911 census as an adopted child with a family called Squires. He still has his original surname. Other than ordering a birth certificate is there any way I can find out the names of his birth parents. Edward was married in 1931 in Bromley to Doris Hughes and he died in 1979 in Ashford, Kent.

Happy New Year

Anne Coletta

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Mar 1886 (>99%)
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Kingdom Elizabeth S.Molton 5b 699
SAMPSON Harry S. Molton 5b 699

Andy

This family connected??

1901


Name:Elizabeth Sampson
Age:37
Estimated birth year:abt 1864
Relation to Head:Wife
Gender:Female
Spouse:Henry Sampson
Birth Place:Meshaw, Devon, England
Civil Parish:Bishops Nympton
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Ecclesiastical parish:
Bishops Nympton St Mary
Town:Bishops Nympton
County/Island:Devon
Country:England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status:
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Registration district:South Molton
Sub-registration district:Witheridge
ED, institution, or vessel:4
Neighbors:
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Piece:2139
Folio:34
Page Number:5
Household schedule number:29
Household Members:
Name
Age


Henry Sampson 38
Elizabeth Sampson 37
Elizabeth Sampson 11
Harry Sampson 8
Lucy Sampson 5
Percy Sampson 3
Ada Sampson 1
Beatrice Sampson 1/12
Harry Kingdon 48 Boarder

Andy

Same family 1911


Name:Elizabeth Sampson
Age in 1911:47
Estimated birth year:abt 1864
Relation to Head:Wife
Gender:Female
Birth Place:Meshaw, Devon
Civil Parish:Bishops Nympton
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County/Island:Devon
Country:England
Street address:The Village, Bishops Nympton, Devon
Marital Status:Married
Years Married:25
Estimated Marriage Year:1886
Occupation:Labourer Agricultural
Registration district:South Molton
Registration District Number:283
Sub-registration district:Witheridge
ED, institution, or vessel:4
Household schedule number:54
Piece:13272
Household Members:
Name
Age


Harry Sampson 48
Elizabeth Sampson 47
Harry Sampson 18
Percy Sampson 13
Beatrice Sampson 10
Jack Sampson 1

Married 25 years, 12 chidren born 8 still living

Andy

This is Squire family from 1901

Isaac Squires 30
Fanny Squires 29
David Squires 8
Ivy Northam 7


Ivy is 'Foster child', so looks as if they made a habit of taking in children.

Andy

This looks to be Edward's Baptism. From the Baptism Register it looks like he was illegitimate as no Father is named and was born in the Workhouse.

First name(s) Edward Kingdon
Last name Sampson
Birth year 1904
Birth date 15 Jul 1904
Baptism year 1904
Baptism date 05 Aug 1904
Denomination Anglican
Baptism place South Molton
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) Esther
Mother's last name -
Abode: Union, South Molton
County Devon
Country England
Archive South West Heritage Trust

First name(s) Edward Kingdon
Last name Sampson
Birth year 1904
Birth date 15 Jul 1904
Baptism year 1904
Baptism date 05 Aug 1904
Denomination Anglican
Baptism place South Molton
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) Esther
Mother's last name -
County Devon
Country England
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 3331A/PR/1/9
Record set Devon Baptisms
Subcategory
Births & baptisms

Possible marriage of mother?
First name(s)
Esther
Last name
Sampson
Banns year
1906
Banns date
16 Sep 1906
Parish
Bishop's Nympton
Spouse's first name
Edward
Spouse's last name
Kingdon
Residence
Bishops Nympton
Spouse's residence
Bishops Nympton
County
Devon
Denomination
Anglican

Country
England
Archive
South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference
596A/PR/1/14
Record set
Devon Banns Registers 1538-1915

I got the wrong family!!

Try again 1901


Name:Esther Sampson
Age:19
Estimated birth year:abt 1882
Relation to Head:Daughter
Gender:Female
Father:William Sampson
Mother:Mary Sampson
Birth Place:Bishops Nympton, Devon, England
Civil Parish:Bishops Nympton
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Ecclesiastical parish:Bishops Nympton St Mary
Town:Bishops Nympton
County/Island:Devon
Country:England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status:
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Registration district:South Molton
Sub-registration district:Witheridge
ED, institution, or vessel:4
Neighbors:
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Piece:2139
Folio:33
Page Number:3
Household schedule number:17
Household Members:
Name
Age


William Sampson 55
Mary Sampson 54
William Sampson 24
Esther Sampson 19
Francis M Sampson 1



This must be Esthers marriage.

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Kingdon Edward S. Molton 5b 977
SAMPSON Esther S. Molton 5b 977


Andy

This is the Marriage

First name(s) Esther
Last name Sampson
Marriage year 1906
Birth year 1881
Spouse's first name(s) Edward
Spouse's last name Kingdon occ Labourer
Residence Bishops Nympton
County Devon
Denomination Anglican
Country England
Place Bishop's Nympton
Father's first name William
Father's last name Sampson occ Labourer
Age 25
Marriage date 10 Oct 1906
Spouse age 29
Spouse's residence Barton, Bishops Nympton
Spouse's father's first name(s) James
Spouse's father's last name Kingdon occ Labourer
Witnesses James Sampson & Ellen Kingdon
Archive South West Heritage Trust

1911
Edward Kingdon Head Married Male Farm Labourer 34 1877 Bishops Nympton
Transcription

Esther Kingdon Wife Married Female - 29 1882 Bishops Nympton
Transcription

Gerald Kingdon Son - Male - 3 1908 Bishops Nympton

Esther & Edward Kingdon in 1911 Census

Name: Esther Kingdon
Age in 1911: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Bishops Nympton
Civil Parish: Bishops Nympton
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County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address: Broad Park, Bishops Nympton, South Molton, N Devon
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 4
Estimated Marriage Year: 1907
Registration district: South Molton
Registration District Number: 283
Sub-registration district: Witheridge
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 16
Piece: 13272
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Kingdon 34
Esther Kingdon 29
Gerald Kingdon 3

Although not married I think, in view of the above, there is a strong possibilty that Edward Kingdon was the birth father of Edward Kingdon Sampson.

Thank you so much. I think that Esther and Edward Kingdon could be the parents of Edward Sampson. The name of Kingdon is so unusual as forename and could have been given as it was the fathers surname.

Once again, thank you

Anne Coletta

The same date of birth is given on Edward's death registration as on the Baptism above

First name(s) EDWARD KINGDON
Last name SAMPSON
Gender Male
Birth day 15
Birth month 7
Birth year 1904
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 1979
District ASHFORD
County Kent
Volume 16
Page 0048
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
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