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Topic: 2 members of the Weiss family - appear as marriage witness - nowhere to be found (Read 156 times)
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Keith Bateman
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Hi All,
On the marriage of my cousin Eliza Mary Ann Westwood to Alfred Charles Shelley at St Barnabas Church, Cambridge on July 7th 1898 appear 4 witnesses !!
Lucky me!! - 2 are family members - the other two are:
Elsa Rose Weiss & Gladys Weiss - obviously I no nothing about these 2 ladies.
I can't find them on FreeBMD or on the IGI 1881 census or the 1901 census - can anyone trace either/both of them for me?
Any help appreciated!!
Cheers
Keith
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Mobo
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This is a strange one Keith - can't find them on the 1871, 1881 or 1891 Census (using all possible variations).
As far as I'm aware 'Gladys' isn't a German or Swiss name, but Elsa Rose is, so perhaps they were related through marriage - ie. Elsa might just have been visiting her brother or cousin 
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BUCKLEY, Ches. DUNN, Ireland & Lancs. EDGSON, Rutland, Leics & Lancs. LYON, Lancs. McNULTY, Ireland & Lancs. MORRIS, Beds, Hunts & Lancs. TURNER, Lancs. WILLIAMSON, Lancs. Website: http://www.ag19pfalz36.plus.com/All Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) |
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Keith Bateman
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Hi Mobo,
Many thanks for looking - yes I thought Gladys didn't seem to go with Weiss - but as you say it was probably hers by marriage!
Surely they couldn't have "flown in" just for the marriage - they may have been just friends of the bride or groom - and therefore nothing to do with my family history - but I hate a mystery!! 
Their name may have been altered - but from what??
Ne'er mind - I have enough trouble with definite relatives.
Cheers
Keith
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Mobo
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Hi Mobo, Many thanks for looking - yes I thought Gladys didn't seem to go with Weiss - but as you say it was probably hers by marriage! Surely they couldn't have "flown in" just for the marriage - they may have been just friends of the bride or groom - and therefore nothing to do with my family history - but I hate a mystery!!
That's what I thought Keith, perhaps Gladys was a friend who had married a Weiss, and perhaps her sister-in-law Elas was in England visiting and got asked to the wedding on the spur of the moment.
As you say, you have enough trouble with your own rellies.
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BUCKLEY, Ches. DUNN, Ireland & Lancs. EDGSON, Rutland, Leics & Lancs. LYON, Lancs. McNULTY, Ireland & Lancs. MORRIS, Beds, Hunts & Lancs. TURNER, Lancs. WILLIAMSON, Lancs. Website: http://www.ag19pfalz36.plus.com/All Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) |
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