He was 52 and she was 48. His occupation given as carriage painter.
No children other than Nellie at home.
going back 10 1891 he is 42, Jane is 57/37 (tanscription error), no children, she says she was born Wedmore,
1881 census no children again, ages 32 and 27
free bmd gives a marriage in 1878 at Barton Regis (Bristol), Jane Fear and William Hemmings.
found a birth reg at Axbridge (reg district for Wedmore), for Jane reg 1853.
Looks to me as if this couple did not have children, unless the menapause produced a miracle.
His occupation is the significant thing, as carriage pain)ter/builder (all involved in the railways?
Might be worth getting the marriage cert for this couple to confirm the occupation.
Quite possible they took in a child from another member of the family,
there is a Nellie Hemmings registered 1896 mother maiden name Shepherd.
So we need to look for Adelaide without a surname!!
or she wanted a fancier name and changed it from Nellie.
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