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From: "Nivard Ovington" <>
Subject: Re: [LEI] Jelley/Jelly 1851 and 1861
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:05:59 -0000
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Hi Barbara

A brief look finds nothing obvious

As they are boat people it is more than likely they were moored somewhere and missed the census
completely

I have seen several canal boats on the census with just approximations of age and the likes of two
men one woman and no names, it seems the enumerators were somewhat wary of them

Unsurprising really as I read a report of one enumerator who got a bit to close and ended up in the
cut

I will look again tomorrow but it sounds like there has been a fair amount of searching already

Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

>
> With all this discussion re the problems
> of finding people on the various sites
> here's my problem.
>
> Catherine and William Jelley disappeared
> after 1847. William died before 1866 and
> Catherine reappeared in the workhouse in
> 1871 as a widow. I have searched for
> full names, christian names and
> variations but I can't find them.
>
> Catherine JELLEY/JELLY b 1818 Market
> Harborough. William JELLEY/JELLY
> b1810?? labourer/boatman. Catherine had
> a son Edward SHARMAN b 1841 who is also
> missing in 1851 but reappears in 1861.
> They seem to have avoided both census'
> and my only idea is that they were on a
> canalboat somewhere.
>
> cheers
> Barbara

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