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Athena, Oh No......not a Smith!!!! lol. Thanks so much for all your time and effort on this one. Guess we'll have to assume that little Henry was Robert Henry. Unless somebody else finds anything different. Thanks once again. You're a star! Hey, if our ancestors came from the same parish, maybe we are related!! lol. Now there's a thought!! Sue.

Sue - this is probably the marriage of Henry to Sarah in 1828: Marriages: Henry Munday Birth: About 1803 Of Shrenton, , Wiltshire, England Spouse: Sarah Smith Marriage: 27 NOV 1828 St Edmund, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England I think Shrenton must be Shrewton. So your ancestors were from the same parish as mine!! I'm actually going down there over half-term week to do some research for a few days, tying up loose ends and traipsing round cemeteries haha! My lot were from the St Edmund/St Martins/St Thomas parish of Salisbury, plus Tisbury and South Newton. I'll have a look when I get home to see if I can find any references to the Munday's in the various parish books I have. Regards - Athena

LOL - I'm not clever really, Sue - I just looked it up on FamilySearch website (the LDS site) (British Isles Vital Records Index - BIVRI). The entries do need to be verified as mistakes sometimes creep in on there - but a lot of the time the info is correct. Sorry for all the rambling I do... thinking out loud and all that haha! Athena

Athena, Where did you find that baptism record? You are so clever! Sue.

Ok - sudden change of heart over the name thing... Have just found the baptism entry for Robert Henry Munday - 16 FEB 1834 Shrewton, Wiltshire, England - Father: Henry bc1803 Mother: Sarah bc1807 Well - that baptism fits what you have, so I looked for a Henry and Sarah Munday on the 1841 Census living in Wiltshire. Found them (I think!), living in St Edmund Salisbury (which is where Robert says he was born on the later census). Henry Munday abt 1806 Wiltshire, England St Edmund Wiltshire Sarah Munday abt 1806 St Edmund Wiltshire Hannah Munday abt 1830 St Edmund Wiltshire James Munday abt 1834 St Edmund Wiltshire Lucy Munday abt 1838 Wiltshire, England St Edmund Wiltshire Sarah Munday abt 1828 St Edmund As you can see - there is still no little Robert Henry in this household. I'm flummaxed! So where was he? Could he still be that little 7yr old boy at the school perhaps, using his middle name for some strange reason?

Thanks Athena, I'll keep a note of that. If only there weren't so many Munday's in Wilts.(Even in Shrewton itself-----which was a small villiage).Things are never straightforward, are they? Aren't parents selfish? You'd think they would keep all their children with them when a census is being done! lol. Sue.

Sue Here's a possiblity for you to ponder over...what if his name was Robert Henry Munday, with father named Robert - so to avoid confusion people referred to him as Henry... there is this little chap on the 1841 census, aged 7yrs, living with various other children, headed by a school mistress: Name: Henry Munday Age: 7 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Wiltshire, England HO107/1188/11 f27 pg11 Have a look and see what you think. Might we worth keeping a note of it in case nothing else shows up, eh? Athena

Sue - yes, that's right. The most you would expect would be for it to be rounded down to 5yrs, if at all.

Athena, I can't believe that is him on the 1841 either. I know they rounded ages up or down,but if he was only 7 I think his correct age would be shown( or am I wrong?) Sue.

Sheila, Thanks. That looks like him on the 1851. Salisbury is fairly near to Shrewton. Just need to find him on 1841 with his parents (hopefully). Sue.

Hi Sue - thanks, worked it out from your messages ta! I've only come up with the same entries as above - the 1851 entry must be him but the 1841 entry has his birth year way out by 13 yrs doesn't it? Strange. Can't be him, surely?

Athena, he was born c 1834 in Shrewton, Wiltshire.

1851...when you look at the original it says Robert Henry Munday Name: Robt Thenr Mandy Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 Relation: Servant Gender: Male Where born: Salisbure, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Salisbury St Thomas Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Salisbury Sub-registration district: Salisbury ED, institution, or vessel: 1d Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ann Cormick 48 Nadata W Dodds 15 Ann Glass 17 Emily Glass 32 Robt Thenr Mandy 17 Charles Norris 27 Walter Selwood 17 Class: HO107; Piece: 1847; Folio: 82; Page: 34; GSU roll: 220994.

Sheila, I found that one, but the Robert I am looking for would have only been about 7 so I don't think it is the right one.

Name: Robert H Munday Age: 37 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Charlotte Gender: Male Where born: Steventon, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Basingstoke Town: Basingstoke County/Island: Hampshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Basingstoke Sub-registration district: Basingstoke ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 100 Household Members: Name Age Charlotte Munday 36 Henry Munday 9 James W Munday 7 Robert G Munday 1 Robert H Munday 37 Rosa M Munday 7

The closest in 1841 Name: Robt Munday Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821 Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Shrewton Hundred: Branch and Dole County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: View Image Source information: HO107/1167/12 Registration district: Amesbury Sub-registration district: Orcheston ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Folio: 5 Page: 4 (click to see others on page) Line number: 7 GSU Number: 464193 HO107; Civil Parish: Shrewton; County: Wiltshire; Enumeration District: 3; Page: 4; Line: 7; GSU roll: 464193.

Can you let us know his birth year please? And do you know where he was born?

I am looking Robert H Munday. Can any of you clever people find him on 1851 or 1841. In 1861 he was a gardener in Laverstock Wiltshire. See below for 1871 ref. Thanks Sue.