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[jahitchman46]

The trail went cold on my Maternal GGf James Boddey (Other spellings) Parents, He was Born in Saint Lukes London 1854.
lived in Bromley East London (Bow) Can't find his parents should be able to but can't??
His Daughter my GMother was Mary Jane Boddey trouble is like a lot of people she used to drop the Mary? she married Edwin Garrod.
JH

[heywood]

Hello,

It helps if you can give details from censuses and marriage.

Is this him in 1891 322/103 living in Bromley?

James Body 34 yrs
Jane Body   35 yrs
William Body 13 yrs
Frank Body 3yrs
Jane Body   10 months

Do you have his marriage with a father’s name?

Heywood

[chempat]

There is a tree on Ancestry with this family (no parents, unfortunately), were you aware of it?

[iluleah]

Is this your James? If so you can order the birth cert which will confirm his parents

Name    James Bodey
Event Type    Birth Registration
Registration Quarter    Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year    1853
Registration District    St. Luke
County    London
Event Place    St. Luke, London, England
Volume    1B
Page    539
Line Number    4

[Milliepede]

Birth registration above has mothers maiden name Warrington

Caroline Body Jun 1849 also St Luke mothers name Warrington

[heywood]

From the tree mentioned by chempat, this would probably be Mary Jane

Mary Jane Body, 1890 Sept. Poplar vol 01C, pg 572 mmn Sykes.

[jahitchman46]

Yes, I'm on Ancestry your right no Parents,
could be but 1891 said born 1857 Iluleah

[heywood]

1901 349/134/16

James Boddey 42 yrs b St Luke’ s with Jane and family including Jane Sykes, 80yrs mother in law which confirms the Sykes connection.

The two censuses here show James born 1857 and 1859 

[heywood]

Do you have his marriage?

1889 December quarter Mile End Old Town
James Body and Mary Jane Thorp