Hi again
WOW!!!. I have returned from collecting our grandson for the weekend and found all this fantastic information that you have all sent. Thank you so much to you all for spending your time on this for me and getting back so fast with the information.
Goodness knows how many pages on Jersey marriages I went through last night, to try and find a connection between George and Mary. Hence it was a dead end.
From my other topic that I posted today, I now know what the Scagliolist trade was. A very interesting site.
http://www.scagliolaco.com/contact.phpThe other thing that I have discovered over the last few months, is that it appears that some Census sites for checking B, D and Marriages appear show on one and not on another. A bit frustrating at times. Or is it me?
Could you please clear up the following points that gratefully you have passed on to me:
1. Mort 29 - In 1901 you have found them in Eastbourne at the same address as where they are in 1881. You say that in 1901, George is recorded as a 'British & Foreign Stamp Dealer' . Could you please confirm that this George and not William. I ask this as because George in the 1881 census is living at 34a Edward Street, St Marylebone with Mary and William and Georges occupation is recorded as a Scagliolist . If this is correct then this would make sense with William having the shop and may be George doing the travelling to do the buying and valuations etc.
But why give up his trade as a Scagliolist? .A mystery that no doubt will remain a mystery. You also found the missing Lily. This is putting the family jigsaw together nicely. Thank you.
2. Cathy - Another big thank you. You have found his other sister Florence and I would suspect that her second Christian name was Dorothy. Did you by any chance note her year of birth and where. As with the information on Lily I would be able to have the fun of looking for their marriages. I would love a copy of the transcription that you have.
3. Jacques - Thank you for checking this up for me. Can you confirm that Selina Mary B Prout was indeed born in St Heliers, Jersey.
4. Hi Jenifer - Thank you. I have no clue who Agnes Elizabeth Regan is. I know that from my mother, that William only had two sisters. Perhaps she may have died an infant. Something else for me to look at. Nice one just noticed death details from you. Many thanks.
A little history:
I have included two photographs, one of the shop and one of Violet Eleanor Regan nee Frankcom. She was my g Grandmother and wife of William- They married in 1903. William died in 1953 and violet in 1963. Both at Combe Martin in Devon. Having left London in 1939. They brought my mother up during the war, after her having been evacuated from Newcastle. She remained with them after the war until in 1953 she married my father at Ilfracombe.
Once again a Big, Big thank you for all your help.
My very best regards to you all.
Schooner
