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Thanks for your comments, Lirio. In fact, I am the owner of that wikitree entry! In that line I am assuming what I have not yet proved: that Samuel Bowen son of Josiah and Samuel Bowen husband of Mary Blaney are one and the same. This seems likely as, despite the age discrepancy in the one death...

Just getting back to genealogical research after a busy summer... The only historical reference to a 1746 birth date for Samuel that I can find is inferred from his death record in the Vital Records of Roxbury Mass published by the Essex Institute 1926. This printed record lists Bowen, "Samuel...

Geoff, Yes, I've seen the 1746 date a few times, each time with no hint of it's source. As you say it may simply be surmised from a supposed age at marriage. I have never seen the 1733 date attached to my Samuel. The 1733 Samuel shows up on several other family trees, but always as a dead end...

Steve, What you suggest certainly could be the case. I did spend some time searching the Fanny/Margaret Patrick, Thomas Obrien, Sheffield possibilities in every fashion I could think of (only online) and came up with nothing that looked remotely plausible. I looked for possibilities of those...

Here's everything I have found on Fanny Patrick, none of which leads me to hope there is much chance of tracing her origins. 1811 census: Fanny Patrick, 26, unm, lodger, occupation domestic servant, birth Sheffield. 1871 son James W. Patrick no father listed 1873 dau Annie Patrick no father...

I can trace my ancestry back to Samuel Bowen of Roxbury MA who married Mary Blaney in 1771, had children John and Samuel, and died in 1802. I am hoping to continue the line but have been unable to document Samuel's birth or parentage. Any help would be greatly appreciated. There is a well...

Yes, I believe John Ardon and Hannah Oulton do fit into my tree. It turns out that the name is Ardon on the original certificate, but they both signed their names by mark X, and since Ardon and Ardern are pronounced the same, probably no one paid attention to the spelling. Also a search of...

My great grandmother, Fanny Patrick, shows up in the 1871 census as a single woman, age 26, living as a lodger and working as a domestic servant in Ashton Under Lyne, Cheshire. The census fails to mention that she was 8 months pregnant at the time! The census lists her birthplace as Sheffield...

Thanks, Guy, Your comments are certainly cogent, and there is no doubt that a thorough family history would require a great deal of off-line legwork! Nevertheless, my question was an enquiry of how a newbie at this should deal with the apparent fact that an entire family had simply disappeared...

Hi, Dave, Again, thanks for all your input! I haven't had time yet to sift through your later replies, but I will definitely try the other web sites you suggest and try to collate all the data you provided. It is rather maddening (though completely understandable) for the same family's surname...

Dave, Once again, thanks for your ongoing information. As I wrote earlier, your original reply with the 1891 census listing for John, Hannah, Annie, Sarah, Margaret, et al is exactly what I am looking for. However, using the Ancestry.co.uk web site I am not able to duplicate this finding. And...

Dave, Thanks so much for your quick and helpful info, even though I was not yet asking for my family data! Your first reply with the 1891 census data is a direct hit with the family I am looking for. My question is where did you find it? I am currently using the Ancestry and FreeBMD websites...

First off: I'm not at this point looking for specific help with my missing data. Rather I'm looking for help in understanding what the missing data may mean and suggestions for possible ways to fill in the holes. Here's the situation: In the 1901 England census I find a clear entry for my...