I have seen an incidence of a child being recorded twice, at home with her parents and also staying with her grandparents. I've always wondered if by the time the enumerator had gone from one house to the other to collect the info she had gone home or vice versa!

Simone x

or, they may be two individuals, from an area just over a mile apart (?)

Year: 1863
Month: May
Day: 17
Parents_Surname: WILLIAMS
Child_Forenames: James
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Woolaston
Occupation: Laborer [sic]
Officiating_Minister: W M Thomas Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P376 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 60
Parish_Chapel: Woolaston

Year: 1863
Month: Dec
Day: 27
Parents_Surname: WILLIAMS
Child_Forenames: James
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Mina
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Chase Tidenham
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: Percy Bind Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P33/1 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 100
Parish_Chapel: Tidenham

1871 Woolaston Common
James Williams abt 1795 Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England Head Woolaston, Gloucestershire
John Williams abt 1825 Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolaston, Gloucestershire
Sarah Williams abt 1827 Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England Wife Woolaston, Gloucestershire
Ann Williams abt 1859 Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Woolaston, Gloucestershire
George H Williams abt 1870 Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolaston, Gloucestershire
James Williams abt 1863 Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolaston, Gloucestershire
Jane Williams abt 1861 Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Woolaston, Gloucestershire

1871 Tidenham Chase
James Williams abt 1824 Hewelsfield, Gloucestershire, England Head Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Myra Williams abt 1823 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Wife Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Albert Williams abt 1870 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Emily Williams abt 1861 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Harriet Williams abt 1859 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Tidenham, Gloucestershire
James Williams abt 1864 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Philip Williams abt 1852 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Tidenham, Gloucestershire

Entry 1 (1881 census) - James Williams, bapt. 1863 Tidenham shows him age 17 living at home.

Entry 2 (1881 census) - James Williams, born abt. 1862, Tidenham serving as an ordinary seaman in the Royal Navy, age 19 on "Triumph" (Institution = "Mosquito").

NOTE: There are not two James Williams' born around this date in Tidenham.

My only thoughts are that perhaps he was on leave but the RN registered him as aboard. Also did he give an older age to get into the RN?

I would appreciate any help with this.

Gordon.