Thomas Blundun

[KiwiChris]

I am trying to identify the parents of Thomas Blundun birth reg 1848 St Pancras.
He is on the 1871 census at St Augustines College Canterbury,
Class: RG10; Piece: 967; Folio: 57; Page: 8; GSU roll: 827250

I am pretty sure that he is not the one b 1849 Kingsclere on the 1861 census, that one I think was registered Kingsclere March q 1849 as Blunden.

There is one Blundun marriage in London about the right time, and that is John Blundun and Anne Blandford in Greenwich 1837, I have found some children baptised for them, but I have not found them on any census to see if Thomas belongs to them.

There is an adult baptism 6 July 1863 at St Peter West Dulwich, son of Sarah Blundun. My feeling is that this is the one I want as he was baptised by (George W) Hubert, and Hubert from the parsonage Vauxhall provided testimonials for "my" Thomas Blundun when he went off to be a missionary in Hawaii.
Thomas married Emily Eliza Brown and is found with her on later census when they returned from Hawaii.
Can anyone find him in 1851 and 1861?
I am wondering if this might be him in 1861, as Thomas Blunden, nephew with the Pritchard family.
Class: RG9; Piece: 355; Folio: 78; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542621.

[kiterunner]

The Pritchards' marriage:
19 Nov 1826 William Pritchard / Eliza Ann Blundun, Westminster St Anne Soho.

They haven't got Thomas Blunden with them in 1851 but they do have a nephew Thomas Smith age 2, born Middlesex Somerstown. (Somers Town is in St Pancras.) Also a daughter called Sarah age 19, also born Middlesex Somerstown.
HO107/1572 Folio 77 Page 5

And they are in Lambeth on that census, so if Thomas was born in Pancras but moved to Lambeth as a baby, it would explain the birthplace being given as Lambeth in 1861.

[kiterunner]

Sorry, wasn't thinking too clearly that early in the morning - William and Eliza got married well before their daughter Sarah was born, so she wouldn't be a Blundun; we need to see if Eliza had a sister called Sarah. Quite likely if she gave a daughter that name.

[kiterunner]

Baptism for Eliza Anne Blunden on FamilySearch - born 29 Dec 1805, baptised 19 Jan 1806 Putney, parents William and Anne. Looking at the image on ancestry, William's occupation is gardener. Then ancestry has a baptism for a Sarah Blundon 30 Dec 1810 at St Paul Deptford, parents William and Ann of New Row, occupation Labourer.

There is a burial on ancestry for Sarah Blunden 16 Sep 1849 at St Mary Lambeth, age 37, abode 19 Wickham Street, which may or may not be the same Sarah. I don't suppose you want to fork out for the death cert to check!

If Thomas Smith is Thomas Blundun, I don't suppose there is much chance of finding out which Mr Smith was his father, though.

[kiterunner]

Ah, just went back to check the Pritchards' address in 1851 and it is 43 Wickham Street, so I should think it's likely to be the right Sarah. I can't find 19 Wickham Street in 1851 but the house numbers near it are Wickham or Leyland Street in piece 1572 folios 162-166. A few Smiths at various numbers!

[Merry]

There's no 19 Wickham St in the 1851 census. In Lambeth, the smallest number is 30. (according to FMP)

[Merry]

I can't find 19 Wickham Street in 1851 but the house numbers near it are Wickham or Leyland Street in piece 1572 folios 162-166. A few Smiths at various numbers!

Ah, I see what you mean now. Every other number but 19! lol

[KiwiChris]

Thanks, that confirms my suspicions. Thomas' records have his birth as Somerstown, so that will be him. I don't have my notes to hand, but I suspect that the John marriage I found is a brother of Sarah and Eliza, I seem to remember from the marriage cert that his parents were William and Anne, and William was gardener. I can round out the family quite nicely now.