Benjamin Whittaker b 1847 Aston, Birmingham
 

I have the above on the 1851 and 1861 census with his parents Benjamin and Louise.
In 1871 he is an inmate in a Male Convict Prison in Gillingham, Kent. Same occupation as the 1861 census, gold beater. Crime unknown.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interacti...279.1441186095

I cannot find any sign of him after that.

Can anyone else please?

In 1891 he's in Scotland!

South St James Street, St Cuthbert, St Andrew, Edinburgh

Married, Gold beater, b 1847 in England

1881:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interacti...cklabel=Return

Married Ruth Fellows in 1872, Aston?

They have a dau, Henrietta aged 8 in 1881. You could check her birth reg to see if it's mmn Fellows.

Blimey Merry, you were fast off the mark, thanks.

1891
South St James Street, St Cuthbert, St Andrew, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Lodger
Marital status Married
Sex Male
Age 44
Birth year 1847
Birth place England
Occupation Gold Beater

Yes it is, Thanks

Ruth and their daughter are in England in 1891:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interacti...b77e3204de727e

Thanks Kat

Can anyone find anything to see what his crime was?