Genealogy Chat

Think I've worked out which Thomas Smith from London is mine (!!!!!!!!!!!), however his father has disappeared and his mum re-married - either to a man who already had kids of his own and his wife died, or they were not very secretly having an affair ? Anyway, pleas could somebody check out the 1861 census for the family below (in a sec) with a view to answering two questions......

Ada Chipperfield abt 1854 St Georges, Middlesex, Daughter Bromley St Leonard London Alice Chipperfield abt 1864 Bromley, Middlesex, Daughter Bromley St Leonard London Edward Chipperfield abt 1822 Gravesend, Kent, Head Bromley St Leonard London Henrietta Chipperfield abt 1860 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, Daughter Bromley St Leonard London Lavinia Chipperfield abt 1862 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, Daughter Bromley St Leonard London Myra Chipperfield abt 1832 Stepney, Middlesex, Wife Bromley St Leonard London Myra Smith abt 1856 Whitechapel, Middlesex, Stepdaughter Bromley St Leonard London Thomas Smith abt 1853 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, Stepson Bromley St Leonard London Question 1 - Were Myra and Thomas with their mum Myra and their father (possibly Thomas) in 1861, or with Edward Chipperfield already ? Question 2 - If they were with their mum and dad, who was with Edward Chipperfield as he had some kids born at the same time as they were (so were he and Myra separately widowed and then married each other bringing both sets of kids together) ? Thanks for your help.

1861 Ada Chipperfield abt 1855 St Georges East, Middlesex, England Daughter Bethnal Green Middlesex Edward Chipperfield abt 1822 Gravesend, Kent, England Head Bethnal Green Middlesex Edward Chipperfield abt 1850 Stepney, Middlesex, England Son Bethnal Green Middlesex Henrietta Chipperfield abt 1859 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Daughter Bethnal Green Middlesex Myra Chipperfield abt 1832 Stepney, Middlesex, England Wife Bethnal Green Middlesex Thomas Chipperfield abt 1853 Stepney, Middlesex, England Son Bethnal Green Middlesex

Not sure about this one View Record Isabella Smith abt 1827 Middlesex, England Wife Southwark St George Surrey View Record Myra Smith abt 1855 Lambeth, Surrey, England Daughter Southwark St George Surrey Heather

marriage? >>>>> Edward Chipperfield 1866 Jan-Feb-Mar Bethnal Green Greater London, London, Middlesex George W Jones 1866 Jan-Feb-Mar Bethnal Green Greater London, London, Middlesex Ann Meads 1866 Jan-Feb-Mar Bethnal Green Greater London, London, Middlesex >>>> Myra Smith 1866 Jan-Feb-Mar Bethnal Green Greater London, London,

Blimey Linda, that's the fourth surname he's using !!!! Ok he was only 8, but still.... Thanks for finding them. As usual I now have more questions than I started with :-) Wonder where little sister has disappeared to? Mind you, at least that narrows down when their father vanished from 1856 to 1861. However, Myra and Edward didn't even marry until 1866.....

Linda, ooops you beat me. Yes I'd found that marriage before which is why I wasn't sure who Myra was with in 1861...... And I thought the Victorians were all prim and proper!

Thanks for looking Heather but I think Linda's got them.

Please could somebody tell me who the families are in the Edward Chipperfield born 1824 and the Edward Chipperfield born 1850 on the 1851 census are? Thanks very much

Sorry Heidi can't find either of them.They must be mistranscribed Linda