Margaret Hall

I have mentioned before that I suspected that Margaret Hall was not the daughter of our Robert and Elizabeth Hall. She was born in 1827, which would have made Elizabeth about 48 years old. While it is possible that Elizabeth had a child at that age, it is not probable. I have also seen other children, who were born around the same time as Margaret, who were born to a Robert and Elizabeth Hall. I decided to look for evidence to finally rule Margaret out.

                                                             Ancestry.com 1841 England Census

In the 1841 England census I was able to locate Margaret living in Liverpool. She was 14 years old, which would have been correct, and she was living with her parents, Robert and Elizabeth. She was the oldest listed child and her younger siblings were the same as those I had suspected to be her siblings. Her parents were listed as both being 40 years old.[1] That means they were born around 1801, which was after our Robert and Elizabeth were married and had had their first child, Thomas.

My suspicions were correct.

To be more certain of my findings I looked at the other Margaret Hall's listed from Liverpool:

First, there was a Margaret Hall born in 1830. She was living with people I would assume were her parents, James and Martha, and with her siblings. Her family was listed with others: the Bleasdales, Radcliffs, and one Hurley.
The next Margaret Hall was born about 1826. She was living with Elizabeth Beverly (65), Agnes Beverly (30), and John Beverly (8). You could say that perhaps her parents had died by this time, since I have not been able to locate burial records for Robert nor Elizabeth. But none of the people listed have names of family members, and it would be natural to assume she would have lived with a sibling if her parents had died.
Third, there was a Margaret Hall born in 1831. She was living with her parents, Robert and Margaret, and her siblings.

Here is the updated list of Robert and Elizabeth Miller Hall's children.

Thomas Hall (born 1801)
William Hall (born 1804) Listed as the 2nd child.
Mary Ann Hall (born 1806)
Joseph Hall (born 1808)
Robert Hall (born 1810)
Mary Jane Hall (born 1813)
Henry Hall (born 1815)
Thomas Hall (born 1816)
Robert Hall (born 1818)

*Jane Hall (1803) has been on the list. I have still never found a record for her. After finding William, whose record stated he was the 2nd child, I assume Jane is not part of this family.

[1] 1841 England Census, Ancestry.com, accessed 28 February 2013.