I wonder whether William and George went down to Portsmouth with the family and returned to London, or were they perhaps serving apprenticeships in London when the others moved to Portsmouth? I can imagine that they weren't in a position to look after their young brothers in 1822 as they would only have been 19 and 17 respectively themselves, but I don't get why they didn't take them in when they got married and started families of their own?
I wonder whether there is any mention of William and George in the poor law records relating to the younger siblings. Oh, and whether there is any record of the cause of death for Barnabas, Elizabeth sr, Elizabeth jr and Martha.
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