Hello Spriggy
We are, in a way, related! Your husband's great grandmother Louisa was an elder sister to my great great grandfather- William Mott. He was William Richard Mott born 1856, baptised 11th May St. Mary's Cheltenham. He doesn't appear to be aware of his real age at various points in his life (he gives slightly differing ages e.g. on enlistment) so I think that might have thrown some of the other contributors to this thread.
William Mott's story is an interesting one. He fathered a child with my great great grandmother Ada Louise Selwood in Birmingham. Their daughter Eva Lizzie Selwood was born in March 1892. She was illegitimate and spent the rest of her life trying to cover up this fact... she never told any of her descendants i.e. my granny or my mum where she came from. It's take me about 13 years on and off to figure out what became of her mother Ada- it's been a real labour of love because she used different surnames.
It's brilliant to find someone else who is connected with all this! Dare I ask... do you have any Mott family photos? We have nothing
I would be overjoyed if you, or anyone else reading this, has any photos, letters or ANYTHING(!!) to do with the Motts.
Best wishes,
Katharine
