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| RiD No.: | 1780 |
| Birth | 1831 (approx.) | Swingfield, Kent |
| Filmer must have been born before April 1831, as he can be found in the 1831 census with his parents age "0". However he was not christened until the 16th September 1832 in Westbere Church (Kent). | ||
| Census | 1841 (age 9-10) | Swingfield, Kent |
| Filmer appears in the census age 8 with parents and siblings Mary and Frederick | ||
| Census | 1851 (age 19-20) | Swingfield, Kent |
| Filmer appears in 1851 census living with parents, but siblings are not at home. | ||
| Census | 1861 (age 29-30) | Church Alkham, Kent |
| Filmer appears as a 26 year old servant in the house of a John Davison. Filmer's occupation is shown as a "Carter". | ||
| Census | 1871 (age 39-40) | Stelling Minnis, Kent, England |
| Filmer appears age 39 as a lodger and agricultural Labourer | ||
| Spouse | Priscilla UNKNOWN (1831?- ) | |
| Children | Elizabeth P ARNOLD (1874?- ) | |
| Sarah Marsh ARNOLD (1869?- ) | ||
| Elizabeth ARNOLD (1874?- ) | ||
| Census | 1881 (age 49-50) | Charlton Near Dover, Kent, England |
| High Street The following is a transcript of the census. The original has not been examined. Filmer and family are lodgers with the Dunn family. Robert Dunn Head Male 48 Womenswould, Kent, England Charlotte Dunn Wife Female 31 London, London, Middlesex, England William Dunn Son Male 2 Charlton, Kent, England Filmer Arnold Lodger Head Male 50 Chilham, Kent, England Priscilla Arnold Wife Female 48 Stelling, Kent, England Sarah Marsh (Arnold) Daughter Female 12 Elmsted, Kent, England Elizabeth Arnold Daughter Female 7 Canterbury, Kent, England As the original document has not been examined further investigation is needed into Sarah Marsh (Arnold). Perhaps she is the daughter of Priscilla from an earlier marriage? |
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| Census | 1891 (age 59-60) | Buckland, Herefordshire, England, |
| Filmer appears as a 56 year old agricultural labourer, married to Priscilla, with daughter Elizabeth age 17 | ||
| Census | 1911 (age 79-80) | |
| Filmer appears as a 78 year old living in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, as a servant in the household of George and Mary May | ||
I have not yet identified a marriage date for Filmer and Priscilla, but on the basis that their daughter, Elizabeth Arnold, was born c1874, I am assuming they were married sometime before that date. I am discounting the birth of Sarah Marsh, as I believe she was Priscilla's child before she married Filmer?