dovecote
RootsChat Extra
 
Offline
Posts: 31
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
|
Can anyone help me with Gt Grandmother ELLEN SIMMONS she is recorded as being in Edmonton Union Workhouse in March 1902 and also as being a Sewing machinist of Tottenham Parish. I cannot find any other information. If anyone has any information or can trace her from the 1901 census I will be very grateful.
Dovecote.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
CaroleW
RootsChat Marquessate
       
Online
Posts: 10694

|
Hi and welcome to Rootschat
Could you tell us how old Ellen is shown as in 1902? Was she born in Middlesex?
Do you know if she was married/widowed in 1902
There is a 1901 entry for an Ellen Simmons dressmaker aged 21 b Chelmsford living with parents Thomas & Mary A in M'sex
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
dovecote
RootsChat Extra
 
Offline
Posts: 31
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
|
Hi Carol, Thankyou for your quick response.
Sorry, the only details I have are as posted _ they are as stated on her daughter`s birth certificate.
Dovecote
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
CaroleW
RootsChat Marquessate
       
Online
Posts: 10694

|
Hi
So we can assume she was reasonably young to have had a child in 1902
There are too many 1901 entries for Ellen Simmons to know which was the right entry so we have a couple of possible options:
Was the child adopted - if yes - go to the question about the Workhouse records?
If no - did she remain with Ellen and did Ellen later marry?
Who did she marry?
If she never married - what year did she die as we can get her age at death from the GRO index
The Workhouse records should still be available and should (hopefully) show her age and may have next of kin etc details
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
dovecote
RootsChat Extra
 
Offline
Posts: 31
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
|
Hi,
Thankyou for your help - I will have to take the Workouse route . Are there any records documented online?
Dovecote
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
dovecote
RootsChat Extra
 
Offline
Posts: 31
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
|
Hello again Carol,
Thankyou for the info - will contact the London Metropolitan archives.
Dovecote
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
dovecote
RootsChat Extra
 
Offline
Posts: 31
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
|
Hi Carol,
Do you have the rest of the 1901 Census details for Ellen`s parents Thomas and Mary A SIMMONS. If you have I would be very grateful. I have been unable to locate them on the 1881 Census (LDS Site).
Dovecote
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
CaroleW
RootsChat Marquessate
       
Online
Posts: 10694

|
1901 for 4 Edwin Villas Twickenham
Thomas Simmons 42 railway engine driver b Braintree Essex Mary A 43 b Chelmsford Ellen 21 dressmaker b Chelmsford Charles Lawes 25 boarder railway engine stoker b Tooting
1891 census for 1 Earle Cottages Twickenham indexed as Semmond but image is Simmond
Thomas Simmond 32 railway engine driver b Braintree Essex Mary Annie 32 b Chelmsford Henry 12 b Chelmsford Ellen 11 b Chelmsford
1881 for Lambeth
Thomas Simmons 22 fireman b Braintree Mary Ann 23 Chelmsford Ellen 1 ditto Harry 2 ditto Joseph Farrow 27 visitor ditto Thos. Fred. Lang 35 lodger London Thos. Fred. Lang 10 lodger London
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
dovecote
RootsChat Extra
 
Offline
Posts: 31
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
|
Carol,
Have just logged in again -thankyou for additional information.
Dovecote
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
dovecote
RootsChat Extra
 
Offline
Posts: 31
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
|
Hi Dawn, Thankyou for your offer I would be very grateful if you have the time for ANY information you could find out.
The facts I have are that Ellen SIMMONS was in THe Union Workhouse Edmonton in March 1902 when she gave birth to a daughter. (Verified on her daughters birth certificate.)
CarolW kindly gave me the info that ELLEN SIMMONS was living at home on the 1901 census so admission to the Workhouse was obviously between these dates. I would like to discover when and whether Ellen SIMMONS was discharged with her daughter or if the child was given up before leaving the Workhouse. (If the child was given up before who was she given too?)
I realise that the above request may be time consuming so please don`t spend too much of your time looking.
Thankyou again, Dovecote.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Yorkie!!Not me
RootsChat Extra
 
Offline
Posts: 68

Genealogists do it with dead people. Mostly!!
|
I had some printouts from http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Edmonton/Edmonton.shtml
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Ashe-Marlborough Auchincloss-Glasgow Dickey-Ireland,Scotland,USA Ebben-Enfield Fewins-St Austell, Ohio Hall-Mdx Heard/Hurd/Herd-Dry Drayton Cambs Hillhouse-Scotland,USA Horton-West Bromwich,Greenwich Kent,Mdx Kelly-High Beech,Essex Lemmon-Lyndhurst Livermore-Enfield Malyon-Mdx Medcalf-Enfield Mdx, Cheshunt Herts Metcalfe-Dry Drayton Cam Saunders-Uxbridge, Enfield Sleath-Enfield Snelling-Storrington Stote-Lyndhurst Stretton-Greenwich,Lee Wiltshire-Enfield Woodfield-Enfield
|
|
|
|
|
dovecote
RootsChat Extra
 
Offline
Posts: 31
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
|
Hi Dawnsh,
Thankyou so much for the information, it appears that Ellen was probably disowned by her parents. Wasn`t expecting to hear of a step brother! This family are certainly springing a few surprises.
Thankyou again I really appreciate your time and effort.
Dovecote
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|