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1911 look-up please

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Marion

Marion Report 24 May 2011 20:27

Please can someone find Francis Henry Chichester b. 1901 in Devon and living in Bristol in 1911 aged 10. Also looking for his parents and siblings and their birthplaces.

Penny

Penny Report 24 May 2011 20:29

Give us few more clues! Who was he with in 1911? were they related to him? anywhere more specific than devon as a birth place?

for his parents names
Births Mar 1901

Chichester Francis Henry Barnstaple 5b 408


Maddie

Maddie Report 24 May 2011 20:30

CHICHESTER, Annie Head Widow F 49 1862 Housekeeper To Mrs Griffith Wrafton North Devon VIEW
CHICHESTER, William John Son M 12 1899 At School Braunton N Devon VIEW
CHICHESTER, Francis Henry Son M 10 1901 At School Braunton N Devon VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
14863 Reference:
RG14PN14863 RG78PN902 RD319 SD2 ED2 SN85

Registration District:
Bristol Sub District:
Bristol Central Enumeration District:
2 Parish:
Bristol

Address:
34 Somerset Street County:
Gloucestershire

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 24 May 2011 20:36

1901 England Census about William Behn Chichester
Name: William Behn {john]Chichester
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899
Relation: Son
Father's name: Henry Chichester
Mother's name: Annie Chichester
Gender: Male
Where born: Braunton, Devon, England
Civil parish: Braunton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Brannocks
Town: Braunton
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Barnstaple
Sub-registration district: Ilfracombe
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 103
Piece: 2148
Folio: 20
Page Number: 13
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Chichester 35 mariner b Braunton
Annie Chichester 38
William Behn Chichester 2
Francis Henry Chichester 3 Months

Penny

Penny Report 24 May 2011 20:37

Cant find a death of a frederick John nor a Frederick 'anything' in Devon, right sort of time frame

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 24 May 2011 20:38


Marriages Jun 1897 (>99%)
Chichester Henry Barnstaple 5b 915
Corney Annie Barnstaple 5b 915

Maddie

Maddie Report 24 May 2011 20:41

slight variance in transcription
1901
CHICHESTER, Henry Head Married M 35 1866 Mariner
Braunton
Devonshire VIEW
CHICHESTER, Annie Wife Married F 38 1863
Heanton
Devonshire VIEW
CHICHESTER, William John Son Single M 2 1899
Braunton
Devonshire VIEW
CHICHESTER, Francis Mary Son Single M 0 (2 MOS) 1901
Braunton
Devonshire VIEW
RG number:
RG13 Piece:
2148 Folio:
20 Page:
13

Registration District:
Barnstaple Sub District:
Ilfracombe Enumeration District:
2 Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Brannocks

Civil Parish:
Braunton Municipal Borough:
Address:
North Street, Braunton County:
Devonshire

Marion

Marion Report 24 May 2011 20:43

Brilliant! Thanks to all of you. I had the birth reg. in Barnstable but wasnt sure where. Francis married Helen Dyer in 1924 in Barnstable so must have gone back.

Maddie

Maddie Report 24 May 2011 20:47

henry his father
1881
CHICHESTER, John Married M 42 1839 Master ((Mariner))
Braunton
Devon VIEW
LAMPREY, George Married M 31 1850 Mate ((Mariner))
Braunton
Devon VIEW
CHICHESTER, Henery Single M 15 1866 Boy Os ((Mariner))
Braunton
Devon VIEW
RG number:
RG11 Piece:
2248 Folio:
113 Page:
0

Registration District:
Barnstaple Sub District:
Ilfracombe Enumeration District:
Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish:
Ilfracombe Municipal Borough:
Address:
Mary, Ilfracombe County:
Devonshire

Maddie

Maddie Report 24 May 2011 20:50

1871
SQUIRE, Ephraim Head M 68 1803 Devon VIEW
CHICHESTER, John Son-In-Law M 32 1839 Devon VIEW
CHICHESTER, Ellen Daughter F 35 1836 Devon VIEW
CHICHESTER, Henry Grandson M 5 1866 Devon VIEW
CHICHESTER, John S Grandson M 3 1868 Devon VIEW
RG number:
RG10 Piece:
2189 Folio:
67 Page:
18

Registration District:
Barnstaple Sub District:
Braunton Enumeration District:
6 Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish:
Braunton Municipal Borough:
Address:
South Street, Braunton County:
Devonshire

his father john was a mariner as per previous census

Marion

Marion Report 24 May 2011 20:57

Thanks Maddie. What an amazing start!