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Many thanks Reggie and MarieCeleste for your reply re Elizabeth Howard this info sets my mind at rest I will look at free BMD in future

Regards Thomas

Thomas, always a good idea to look on FreeBMD for records:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Jun 1879
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Basford John Nottingham 7b 416
Holwell Betsy Nottingham 7b 416

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Betsy Bassford
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1901
Age at Death: 64
Registration district: Loughborough
Inferred County: Leicestershire
Volume: 7a
Page: 69

1901 England Census about Betsy Barford
Name: Betsy Barford
[Betsy Basford]
Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Mother-in-law
Gender: Female
Where born: Nottinghamshire, England
Civil parish: Loughborough
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England

Registration district: Loughborough
Sub-registration district: Loughborough
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 78
Piece: 2977
Folio: 111
Page Number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
James Guthridge 34
Catherine Guthridge 34
Betsey Guthridge 9
Betsy Barford 64
George Bauer 36

1881 England Census
Name: Arthur Holwell
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Step Son
Mother's name: Betsy Basford
Gender: Male
Where born: Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England
Civil parish: Wymeswold
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address: Clay St

Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Loughborough
Sub-registration district: Leake
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3148
Folio: 26
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
John Basford 45
Betsy Basford 45
Clara Holwell 21
Lucy Basford 13
Cath. Holwell 15
Arthur Holwell 13
Thomas Basford 11
Fanny Basford 9
Caroline Basford 7

It pays always to look for the CHILDREN..........when trying to trace their mother who has been widowed

For INFO

1871 England Census
Name: Betsy Holwell
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Nottinghamshire, England
Civil parish: St Mary
Ecclesiastical parish: Leicester
Town: Wymeswold
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Loughborough
Sub-registration district: Leake
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Household schedule number: 71
Piece: 3260
Folio: 50
Page Number: 13
Household Members:
Name Age
Betsy Holwell 34
Clara Holwell 10
Martha M Holwell 8
Catherine Holwell 5
Arthur Holwell 3

Have you traced the 4 children in the censuses after 1871?

Betsy was a commonly-used diminutive for Elizabeth as well as being a name in its own right

Look for a death for her on freebmd.................

Or look for a re-marriage

Can anyone help me solve the following:
Elizabeth Howard born 1837 in either Nottinghamshire or Leicestershire was married to William Holwell born 1836 died 1868 they had 4 children but after he died I can only trace a Betsy Holwell with 4 same named children in the 1871 Census after that nothing do you think Betsy and Elizabeth are the same person if so where was she after that and when did she die