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There is no mention of Devizes on any of the censuses and I think this is the family in 1861

William Maslin
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Eliza
Gender: Male
Where born: Walworth

Civil Parish: Bermondsey St Mary Magdalene
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Registration district: Bermondsey
Sub-registration district: St James
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 351
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Maslin 23
Elizabeth Maslin 3 Mo
William Maslin 26

Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 320; Folio: 143; Page: 62; GSU roll: 542614.

Andy

HI Alexandra,

- I think this is the 1871 census info (as you say, William a little older):

Rotherhithe, Surrey

Eliza Maslin m Wm abt 1837 Bermondsey, Surrey, England Wife

Elizabeth Maslin d of Wm, Eliza abt 1860 Bermondsey, Surrey, England Daughter

Jane Maslin d of Wm, Eliza abt 1862 Bermondsey, Surrey, England Daughter

Wm Maslin m Eliza abt 1834 Newington, Surrey, England Head

George Maslin s of Wm, Eliza abt 1864 Rotherhithe, Surrey, England Son

Henry Maslin Wm, Eliza abt 1864 Rotherhithe, Surrey, England Son

John Maslin s of Wm, Eliza abt 1866 Rotherhithe, Surrey, England Son

Susan Maslin d of Wm, Eliza abt 1869 Rotherhithe, Surrey, England Daughter

This census has no mention of Devises or Wiltshire, but if the birth certificate says the mother's maiden name is Plank, then the certificate is more likely to lead you to the correct parents than the census - each enumerator had to deal with huge volumes of info.

thank you all, the lady has the same children, same children places of birth although the dates are out by like 1 year or so, and she has the children marrying into other families as i have.
altho she has william born a few years before i have him and in a different area.
She said she got the info from the cenus.

Yes, go with your instincts and the proof you have.

I looked at a tree I was allowed to see on here last week, it's wrong, the woman in question was married and her sister was living with them. That was probably where the surname has taken from. Unfortunately, if you go back to the 1841 census and the marriage indexes, she is a half sister. The father of the woman in question had died, leaving her mother a widow, the step father was living with his parents. They married after 1841 and had more children.

If you are sure you are correct and have all the evidence to prove it, stick to your guns.

Chris

can anyone help?

the lady hasnt got any i dont think but im sure i have susans somewhere and thats where i got the info from im sure but they are in the loft as thats an area i had finished with on the tree at the moment.
I thought perhaps check the marriage index again the ref was married Devizes dec 1862 5a 223

Just a thought but have either of you got birth cert for Charles 1880

Hi all for a while now i have had a relation in my family tree which i now believe may be incorrect.
I have a William Maslin 1842 marrying a Elizabeth Plank b1839 married 1862 having children Jane 1862, Henry 1864, George 1864, susan 1869, hannah 1874, david 1876, Eliza 1878, and charles 1880. mum and dad william / elizabeth born devizes wiltshire and the children in london areas. However i have found a connection on this site and that lady has a different mother / wife to william and these children.
I dont know what is right or wrong here as im sure i have the right info. Any ideas or can anyone help in anyway?

thank you