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the children were martha ellen, emily, mary ann,ada william and florence,as the census go along nore children appear my first thought as to why he might have been with parents was maybe illness,will double check again,but past info as been correct and have had no trouble finding it..............this makes the brain work harder lol

Janine, Common names like William, James, Joseph etc, were EXTREMELY common!! And to find the same combinations turning up again and again is not at all unusual. Cousin is named for cousin, or named for godparent ........ or because they just liked the name. I have a similar problem as you with the name James in my own family line ....................... and in the village where they all originated. It seems that every generation and every family, related or not, in that village had at least one child named James C.....!! Not to mention, the ones who died and the name was re-used! I am extremely tempted to suggest that you put what you have on one side, and start all over again by working backwards very very carefully. It does sound as though a serious mistake has been made somewhere .............. and one should never trust someone else's research without double checking it. You should not even trust what we tell you on here without double checking it!!!

Janine, the belt maker is on the same page as the other one (the boiler maker), he is age 70 by the look of it.

will give this up as a bad job for now.......................1851 and 61 he coal miner.then looks like boiler maker 1891 looks like belt maker...........all with his childrens name familys!!!

Janine, but where did they get the information from? It definately looks like two different Williams, and as Sylvia said, to be a miner then a boilermaker is unlikely, especially as he went back to mining.

his parents are thomas and elizabeth,i have a printout with details on and got info from somebody reserching same family im just confused as why he would be on 2 census.unless someone else has parents with same name

Janine ....... I've just a quick (very quick!!) look at the censuses ........... I really do begin to think you have got 2 William Kerry's mixed up, not one in 2 diffrent places! One clue ................ I would not imagine that a coal miner would become a boiler maker (a somewhat skilled job) and then become a coal miner again.

Looks like there are many William Kerry's, until you are certain of facts we are guessing. How about this one? 1881 Name: William Kerry Age: 46 Estimated birth year: abt 1835 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Eliza Gender: Male Where born: Swanwick, Derbyshire, England Civil parish: Blackwell County/Island: Derbyshire Country: England Street address: 212 Primrose Hill Condition as to marriage: Married Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Coal Miner Registration district: Mansfield Sub-registration district: Blackwell ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Jesse Ball 35 Eliza Kerry 45 John Simpson Kerry Mary Ann Kerry 20 William Kerry 46 1891 Name: William Gerry Age: 56 Estimated birth year: abt 1835 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Eliza Gender: Male Where born: Duffield, Derbyshire, England Civil parish: Blackwell Ecclesiastical parish: St Werburgh Town: Blackwell County/Island: Derbyshire Country: England Street address: New Lane Occupation: Retired coal miner. Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Mansfield Sub-registration district: Blackwell ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Joseph Brady 49 Mary A Carey 30 Eliza Gerry 55 William Gerry 56 Head former coal miner Joseph W Rall 7 Mary G Rall 9 William Ruxton 24 Lake Sills 28 Joseph Ware 19

Could there be TWO people with the same name and similar birth information?? Have you got the marriage certificate?

Is this him with parents still in 1871? He is a coal miner and unmarried. Name: William Kerry Age: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1843 Relation: Son Father's name: John Mother's name: Mary Gender: Male Where born: Alfreton, Derbyshire, England Civil parish: Alfreton Ecclesiastical parish: St Martin Town: Alfreton County/Island: Derbyshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Belper Sub-registration district: Alfreton ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 79 Household Members: Name Age John Kerry 67 John Kerry 8 Joseph Kerry 19 Mary Kerry 60 Sarah Kerry 26 William Kerry 28 What do you have for certain to base the census finds on ? Do you have his birth certificate and marriage cert?

coal miner in 1851 1861 and when living with parents(1881)but 1871 and 1901 a boiler maker and 1881 when with ann it says boiler maker im well confused

what was your mans occupation?

in the 1871 census ann was 29,so guess dob around 1842

which one i the right 1871? William Kerry Ann abt 1837 Swanwick, Derbyshire, England Head Alfreton Derbyshire << that one i guess William Kerry Ann abt 1821 Alfreton, Derbyshire, England Head Alfreton Derbyshire

its deffo him with wife and children and also with parents,the one he is a boarder as similar address to parents.................aaaaahhhh

Its quite possible was enumerated at different addresses on census. If you are certain it is the same person make sure you note down details when you record it. Sue

need proof im not going mad lol just been checking out census for william kerry born 1837/swanwick/alfreton.i found him in 1861 with his parents thomas and elizabeth. 1871 with wife ann and children ellen emily maryann and martha infact found up too 1901 with wife and children.......BUT ive found him also with his parents in 1881notts and then as a border in 1891............but still got him with wife!!!!the ages dont always add up though please help before i go mad