Frederick Grail (General)

by downunder , Sunday, October 13, 2013, 13:30 (4060 days ago) @ eastville

I can find your Frederick with wife Elizabeth and daughter Margaret on the 1881 census:

Frederick Grail 36
Elizabeth Grail 34
Margaret Grail 12
Francis Grail 9
Laura Grail 6
Samuel Grail 5
Frederick Grail 1

And the 1871 entry with one daughter named Harriet.

Looking at it they have to be the same guy, surely. And the only birth match for the daughter seems to be a Margaret Elizabeth Grail, birth registered in Chepstow in the March Qtr 1869.

I've had a few of my family change names on the census records and I wonder if the name was simply transcribed wrongly on the 1871 census - "Margaret" and "Harriet" might sound similar to a weary census writer if he wasn't familiar with the local accents.

I'm sure someone else on here will be able to give you much more practical help though. :)