How Do All,
Am steadily working my way through the Census returns and trying to append each entry to
its rightful Cat*ley tree and where no match is known against the 40+ trees I have listed,
am making notes accordingly with the intention of returning later.
If I attempted to search out every query as I come across them, the exercise would take
forever and a day and so, in the main, have resisted the temptation but there is one
interesting one which I think merits mention in the hope that someone knows something
about the persons concerned or, if not, has the curiousity to do a bit of research ?
1851 Census shows a 21 year old Benjamin Catly / Catley born in France (British Subject) a
bricklayer with his wife Sophia and 8 month old son Benjamin Alfred. Both Sophia and
Benjamin2 born Chelsea.
1861 Census shows an Eliza Catley age 58, a widow residing at Jubilee Place, Chelsea
together with bricklayer son Benjamin (born France, British Subject) now estimated as age
32 plus daughters Mary age 20 and Emma age 18 both born Chelsea.
No mention of Eliza's husband and Sophia + Benjamin2 missing in 1861.
What is the story behind this I wonder? Was Eliza's husband also a bricklayer and
working in France circa 1830 perhaps?
There are few Catley connections with France that I know of...........there was a Stevan
of Normanton Cattley tree member managing a lace making factory in Calais but the
Benjamin/Eliza instance is unconnected I think.
Any takers?
Regards
Tim
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