hi, this is so hard
1901 census for gortons yard states;
harry spink aged 35 hame forger
Sarah spink aged 33
frank sprink aged 18
harry spink aged 14 key driller- I believe this is the harry spink who died in the war in 1916
susan spink aged 10
nellie spink aged 9
JOSEPH spink aged 5- this Joe married and had 2 children, boy Joseph and Girl maybe Sarah.
George spink aged 2
(in 1911 census living at 13 dudley st.)
so it's Joseph's ( the one above born 1896?) son I am after. i believe he was born about 1925?, i know he was living in dudley st with Annie ( which one mother or daughter I am not sure about), i got in touch with someone who remembers Joe living their and joe was a couple of years older than him and he was born in 1928.
so if my mom remembers correctly, bits keep coming back to her. harry spink was married before and his wife had died, they had a son called Joe (1896), who in turn got married and had a son called Joe (1925) . it is this son who then went off with Annie. so basically she went off with her step grandson?
I am not sure if they went on to have kids or get married. I have been through the 1939 register but cant find them together.
i understand what you mean about them keep changing names, who think they fit but the name is not quite right, was this a regular thing for them to keep changing names
I am so grateful for all your help