John GURNEY, - associated thread (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Monday, October 22, 2007, 20:51 (6244 days ago) @ johnG

John

"dates" will vary ! esp. the 1841 which instructed enumerators to "round" adult ages to nearest 5 - however not all enumerators did this - hence a 1781 date.....( when you might expect 1779)

The 1841 did not record place of birth , other than "in County" and that can be hit and miss too !

Neither did the 1841 record relationships between household members. Thankfully over the years more and more was gathered , which is a great help to us now. However, I'm sure one or two individuals also gave an answer to the enumerator which was strictly "false" ---- Orwell had yet to write 1984, but even then the notion of privacy was developing :-)

Its hard to be 100% in this game, the best we can do is gather evidence and see the weight / trends develop.

this may be his death after the 1851 census

Name: John Gurney
Year of Registration: 1860
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Newent
County: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 155

Name: John Gurney
Year of Registration: 1860
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Newent
County: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 139

there are also a couple in Middlesex to consider - just in case he travelled with the "children" to London, but I think this is his widow Mary

1861 Fishpool Kempley
Mary Gurney abt 1800 Dymock, Gloucestershire, England Head Kempley Gloucestershire
Benjamin Perry abt 1845 Linton, Herefordshire, England Lodger Kempley Gloucestershire

Fishpool is a hamlet just to the west of Kempley