Category Archives: 1901 Census

From Fred to Ed: Ellen Tomkins’ elusive husband

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

My great-great-grandfather’s second cousin Ellen Tomkins was born on 2 May 1864 in Colwall, her family’s ancestral birthplace in Herefordshire. As one of no fewer than thirteen children, Ellen belonged to a tight-knit family whose branches stretched across the county … Continue reading →

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What happened to Joseph William Rodway?

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

The Rodways of Castlemorton In 1853 my great-great-great-great-uncle John Rodway, a wheelwright by profession, died in the Worcestershire village of Castlemorton, where he had lived for most of his adult life. He was 60 years of age, a widower, and … Continue reading →

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The mysterious origins of Auntie Ivy

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

When I first began researching the English side of my family tree, I would occasionally ask my relatives to name my great-grandmother’s siblings as I’d try to figure out who was who among the mound of aunts and uncles that … Continue reading →

Posted in 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, Adoption, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Shropshire | 5 Comments

The saga of the Vickresses of Marden

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

The following is an account of a branch of my own family whose fascinating story has captivated me since I began researching my family tree many years ago. It is, you might say, a family saga, as it covers several … Continue reading →

Posted in 1841 Census, 1851 Census, 1861 Census, 1871 Census, 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, Adoption, Birth, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Hope-under-Dinmore, Marden, Marriage, Murder | 1 Comment

The confusing story of Henry Hodges and Catherine Morris

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

I remember years ago when I first researched my great-great-grandfather’s eldest sister Catherine Morris that I did not find her story particularly interesting: she married, had children, and died. It was all rather dull and straightforward – or so it … Continue reading →

Posted in 1841 Census, 1851 Census, 1861 Census, 1871 Census, 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, Archives, Bigamy, Birth, Death, Dymock, England, Genealogy, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Marriage | 8 Comments

Winifred’s Story

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Years ago, while researching my great-grandfather’s family, I decided to explore the branch of  his only paternal uncle, William Henry Allen (1845-1923), a blacksmith by trade who fathered no fewer than nine children! Most of them eventually married and had … Continue reading →

Posted in 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, 1939 UK Register, Colwall, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Who Do You Think You Are?, World War II | 2 Comments

The curious private life of Mary Willoughby

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

On 23rd December 1880, a wedding took place in the church of Saint James the Great, Colwall, at the foot of the Malvern Hills which separate Herefordshire from Worcestershire. The bride was twenty-five-year-old Mary Willoughby, my great-grandfather’s third cousin and … Continue reading →

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The story of Charles Henry Vickress

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

During the summer of 1870, my great-great-great-great-grandparents Frederick and Ann Vickress welcomed their tenth (and last) child, a son whom they had baptised on 21 August in the local church of Lyonshall (Herefordshire), where Frederick worked as a humble carpenter … Continue reading →

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Blind Expectations

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Well, what a week this is proving to be what with one thing and another! It seems my Allen ancestors still have much to say about our family history, and now, thanks to the wills I had copied last week … Continue reading →

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Researching Clara Allen

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Several years ago I learned, thanks to the English census, that my great-great-grandfather John Allen had a younger sister called Clara. For some inexplicable reason, I have always felt a keen interest in Clara’s story – perhaps because for many … Continue reading →

Posted in 1851 Census, 1861 Census, 1871 Census, 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, Birth, Colwall, Death, England, Genealogy, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Illness, War, Women, Work, World War I, World War II | 1 Comment