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William Chandler Dwight b.1822 m.1842 Eliza Barnes

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Helen in Bucks

Helen in Bucks Report 28 Apr 2016 12:14

Just been having a look through the 1841 census for Buckland and it appears that the enumerator has helpfully put the head of the household down as surname then first name, e.g. Dwight George. With the rest of the family underneath e.g. Ann do. This means that George Dwight's wife Ann is transcribed as Ann George.

I noticed this as I was browsing through to look for your family and noticed a lot of women/children seemed to have surnames that would usually be first names.

I'll keep looking.

Helen in Bucks

Helen in Bucks Report 28 Apr 2016 12:21

The following Dwight families are in Buckland in 1841.

Mathew Dwight 27, Sarah 27, Elizabeth 5 months.

George Dwight 25, Ann 25, James 1.

Humphrey Dwight 30, Meria 30, Ann 13, James 10, Colley (daughter) 7, Watkin 3, William 3 months.

Stephen Dwight 55, Colley 26, Daniel 24, Jonathan 18, Ann 16.

So no William Dwight of the right age, but I guess it's possible he could be the son of Stephen Dwight.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 28 Apr 2016 12:28

Not unless his marriage record is wrong, or Stephen was also known as William.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Helen in Bucks

Helen in Bucks Report 28 Apr 2016 12:29

As someone has said previously, your best bet is to look in the parish registers for Buckland and / or Aston Clinton. Printed transcripts are available to purchase from the Bucks family history society. They may also have CD ROMs, they do for some of them.

Also the marriage certificate for William and Eliza which again, as someone has already said, you can purchase from the GRO, will tell you his father's name which will help to narrow it down.

The Bucks FHS have a help desk at the Local Studies Centre in Aylesbury, I know you are in Australia so can't visit in person, but they may be able to help you, or you may be able to find someone who is going to the centre who could look up for you. I think the Bucks FHS have an index to all the parish registers which can make searching easy, but they are only there on certain days of the week.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 28 Apr 2016 12:33

Repeating the link to BFHS online order page for CD of Buckland Parish Registers:

http://tinyurl.com/gmkw4q5

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Edwin

Edwin Report 28 Apr 2016 22:56

Thank you all for you efforts it is great that you can spend the time to follow questions like this so thoroughly

Kind Regards Eddie

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