Finding George Courtney c1841

Where are Abigail, George and Alberta on the night of the England, Scotland and Wales census of 3rd April 1881?  Could they have been in Ireland?  It is understood a census was taken there that night but  records were later destroyed. At the time of the 1881 census, daughters Edith and Abigail were lodging at Madiera Vale, in the small village of Holdenhurst with a couple by the name of William and Jane Brown.   Were they attending school or there for some other reason? Their mother Abigail can be found in all later Hampshire censuses but not 1881.  George and daughter Alberta cannot be found in any subsequent census.  Did they die?  To date, I have been unable to find a death record for either of them.  Did they all go overseas, perhaps to Ireland or Saint Helena?  Family anecdotes suggests connections to these places that have yet to be found.   Filling up the census paper.   Punch 1851 PD ********** This blog is de...

Arthur or George or William?  Courtney or Courtenay?  Which is it, or is he someone else entirely? 'George' remains my most elusive ancestor.    I published my first blog about our mystery man, my 2nd great grandfather, the father of Mums paternal grandmother Abigail COURTNEY in 2018.  You can view that post  on my genemonkey blog at  Wordpress .   You can find all I know about him and his descendants at  Wikitree.   I call him George as that is the name his wife and descendants have used in the records. This entire blog is dedicated to documenting everything I have looked at in terms of finding my elusive 2nd great grandfather.  You can find a summary of my research  here , but please note it is a progressive 'works in progress' . Essentially, there are only 3 key records of his existence, all of which are conflicting!  Note:  The age in the census actually says 30 (not 36), so his birthdate is probably c1...