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Title: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:11 GMT (UK)
I am looking for information on a George Henry Follett born 1870 Walsall Staffordshire , He married Emily Williams on 18 Oct 1888 at Walsall . They had one daughter Jane Born 1883 .  It his death that I'm not sure about . I 'm not sure if he moved to Doncaster . Any information would be helpful . Thank you
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: rosie99 on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:17 GMT (UK)
They had one daughter Jane Born 1883 .

Where and when was Jane born - do you mean 1893

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FOLLETT, JANE       mmn WILLIAMS     
GRO Reference: 1893  March Quarter in WALSALL  Volume 06B  Page 770   
 
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:20 GMT (UK)
Hi death George Henry Follett Dec qtr 1896 Stoke T aged 26?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: kd on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:23 GMT (UK)
FOLLETT, GEORGE  HENRY     26     
GRO Reference: 1896  D Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT  Volume 06B  Page 130   
 Sorry for duplicating

kd
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: avm228 on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:35 GMT (UK)
Looks like there was at least one further child:

George Follett, mother’s maiden name Williams, Sep qtr 1896 Stoke on Trent 6b 213.

Baptised 12 July 1896 at Shelton, Hanley, Staffs.

Parents: George Henry (mechanic) & Emily, of 6 Castle St.
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: kd on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:45 GMT (UK)
Emily remarried
Marriages Dec 1897 
BLACKWELL    John        Stoke upon Trent    6b   404   
FOLLETT    Emily        Stoke T    6b   404

1901 they are living 15 Ashley Street Hanley
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: avm228 on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:50 GMT (UK)
Emily remarried
Marriages Dec 1897 
BLACKWELL    John        Stoke upon Trent    6b   404   
FOLLETT    Emily        Stoke T    6b   404

1901 they are living 15 Ashley Street Hanley

Ah yes - 1901 ref is RG13/2604/93/28.
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:52 GMT (UK)
They had one daughter Jane Born 1883 .

Where and when was Jane born - do you mean 1893

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FOLLETT, JANE       mmn WILLIAMS     
GRO Reference: 1893  March Quarter in WALSALL  Volume 06B  Page 770
Thank you ,yes I did mean 1893  My fat fingers
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:55 GMT (UK)
FOLLETT, GEORGE  HENRY     26     
GRO Reference: 1896  D Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT  Volume 06B  Page 130   
 Sorry for duplicating

kd
Thank you
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:55 GMT (UK)
Hi Emily Follett 32 married John Blackwell 37 Shelton, St Mary 25th Dec 1897
Emily shows no fathers name.
Keyboard86

PS Emily of 17, Castle Street and John of 24, Ashley Street
Both Widower/Widow
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Tuesday 20 November 18 13:55 GMT (UK)
FOLLETT, GEORGE  HENRY     26     
GRO Reference: 1896  D Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT  Volume 06B  Page 130   
 Sorry for duplicating

kd
Thank you
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Tuesday 20 November 18 14:44 GMT (UK)
Thank you all  you have been a great help .
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Tuesday 20 November 18 14:54 GMT (UK)
Hi Emily Follett 32 married John Blackwell 37 Shelton, St Mary 25th Dec 1897
Emily shows no fathers name.
Keyboard86

PS Emily of 17, Castle Street and John of 24, Ashley Street
Both Widower/Widow
Hi again, so who was the father of Emily?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: avm228 on Tuesday 20 November 18 15:02 GMT (UK)
On her 11 November 1888 marriage at Caldmore, Walsall, Emily’s father was named as Alfred Williams, commercial traveller. Emily was 21, a spinster of Windmill St.

Witnesses: William Horton; Annie Horton.
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Tuesday 20 November 18 19:35 GMT (UK)
Hi , would i need to purchase his death certificate to find  what or how he died  . 
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Tuesday 20 November 18 20:36 GMT (UK)
Hi , would i need to purchase his death certificate to find  what or how he died  .

By all means, but I would wish to find out why Emily showed the name of a father in 1888, but a "Stroke/Line" against father in 1897?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 00:02 GMT (UK)
Hi , would i need to purchase his death certificate to find  what or how he died  .

By all means, but I would wish to find out why Emily showed the name of a father in 1888, but a "Stroke/Line" against father in 1897?
Keyboard86
     Yes so would I . I wish i had started this family tree when my mum was living she might have been able to fill me in .I know very little about her family , my grandparents on my mums side both died young  .
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 00:26 GMT (UK)
 :) On the 1901 census is a son Isaac Blackwell baptised 30th October 1898 Shelton, St Mark Father John occ Potter Mother Emily address 17, Castle Street, the birth registration shows Isaac Blackwell Dec qtr 1898 Stoke Upon Trent mmn FOLLETT?
Keyboard86

PS further Blackwell children:-

Fanny c 1902 mmn Follett
Doris c 1904 mmn Follett
Emily c 1905 mmn Williams
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 12:31 GMT (UK)
Looks like there was at least one further child:

George Follett, mother’s maiden name Williams, Sep qtr 1896 Stoke on Trent 6b 213.

Baptised 12 July 1896 at Shelton, Hanley, Staffs.

Parents: George Henry (mechanic) & Emily, of 6 Castle St.
  Thank you you have solved George Follett for me .  His name is on the war plaque at Woodlands Church Doncaster . I have asked my relations if the knew who the George Follett was but no one knew . My mum told me years ago when we were at a wedding there he was a relation but i couldn't remember who it was . Thank you
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: avm228 on Wednesday 21 November 18 12:34 GMT (UK)
Here is George’s CWGC record:

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/533032/follett,-george/
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 13:10 GMT (UK)
Here is George’s CWGC record:

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/533032/follett,-george/
Bless you , you brought  tears to my eyes. We have been trying to solve this for years . Thank you so much  x
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: avm228 on Wednesday 21 November 18 13:13 GMT (UK)
You're very welcome - pleased to be able to help.
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 16:22 GMT (UK)
Hi again, so pleased for you that the George Follett problem has been solved.
Emily Blackwell is still alive in 1939 Adwick-le-Street her son Isaac Blackwell is married and at address shown on CWGC site for George, Fanny Blackwell married a Joynes Dec 1921 Doncaster.
Still would like to locate Emily Williams prior to marriage?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 16:37 GMT (UK)
Hi again, the Emily Williams aged 4 in the Union Workhouse, Oversley, Alcester Census ref RG10/3211/139/13
Looks a possible?
Keyboard86

Her birth registration is Emily Williams June qtr 1866 Alcester no mmn.
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: kd on Wednesday 21 November 18 16:49 GMT (UK)
Hi
Possible ?
WILLIAMS, EMILY   
GRO Reference: 1866  J Quarter in OF ALCESTER IN THE COUNTIES OF WARWICK AND WORCEST  Volume 06D  Page 563

kd
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 16:56 GMT (UK)
Hi again, so pleased for you that the George Follett problem has been solved.
Emily Blackwell is still alive in 1939 Adwick-le-Street her son Isaac Blackwell is married and at address shown on CWGC site for George, Fanny Blackwell married a Joynes Dec 1921 Doncaster.
Still would like to locate Emily Williams prior to marriage?
Keyboard86
  Hi , Thank you I did know Fanny we used to vist regular at South Street Highfields Doncaster . I'll have to message Hazel joynes Hazel is fanny's granddaughter now Maloney. I'll ask to see if she knows anything about Emily .

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Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 17:06 GMT (UK)
Hi again, Emily was in South Street with  married Fanny, and dies March qtr 1944 Don Valley 9c 925 aged 78
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 17:19 GMT (UK)
Hi again, Emily was in South Street with  married Fanny, and dies March qtr 1944 Don Valley 9c 925 aged 78
Keyboard86
I wonder if that's who my mum was brought up with . Emily Bennett and George Bennett when Jane Follett remarried to a John C Gilson  in 1928  ,Emily and George were brought up by someone else who they called grandma . I do know Jane was not a well lady . This is what i was told  by my late mother 
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Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 17:32 GMT (UK)
Emily J and George W are with their mother and new husband from what I can see in Stoke on Trent.
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 17:43 GMT (UK)
Emily J and George W are with their mother and new husband from what I can see in Stoke on Trent.
Keyboard86
. They may have moved to Doncaster later .  I have my mums birth down as Doncaster

 
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 18:01 GMT (UK)
Hi again, if Emily Jane Bennett married a Lancaster her death is born 25th March 1917 her death was February 1996 Keighley aged 78
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 20:08 GMT (UK)
Hi again, ok we have the possible birth of an Emily Follett nee Williams b c 1866 Alcester married to a John Blackwell in 1897 in 1911, she was a Widow who had married a George Henry Follett in 1888 Walsall, where were the Follett family in 1891, where was Emily b c 1866 in 1881?
Keyboard86

PS wondering who the witnesses of the 1888 marriage were, William & Annie Horton?
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 20:16 GMT (UK)
Hi again, if Emily Jane Bennett married a Lancaster her death is born 25th March 1917 her death was February 1996 Keighley aged 78
Keyboard86
Thank you those are my parents  .Ronald died 31 March 1986 just 3 days before he took early retirement
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 21:33 GMT (UK)
Hi again, ok we have the possible birth of an Emily Follett nee Williams b c 1866 Alcester married to a John Blackwell in 1897 in 1911, she was a Widow who had married a George Henry Follett in 1888 Walsall, where were the Follett family in 1891, where was Emily b c 1866 in 1881?
Keyboard86

PS wondering who the witnesses of the 1888 marriage were, William & Annie Horton?
Thank you . They're a mystery.
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 22:08 GMT (UK)
Hi again, Alcester is clear in 1911 for Emily Blackwell, which backs up the one aged 4 in the 1871 in Union Workhouse in Alcester registration district and corresponding birth registration in 1866 Alcester of an Emily Williams?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 23:09 GMT (UK)
Hi again, Alcester is clear in 1911 for Emily Blackwell, which backs up the one aged 4 in the 1871 in Union Workhouse in Alcester registration district and corresponding birth registration in 1866 Alcester of an Emily Williams?
Keyboard86
  It makes you wonder what happened to her parents and her later on in life . Thank you
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 23:29 GMT (UK)
Hi again, re the 1897 marriage, I do not think the mother was married?
Keyboard86

PS see how close Alcester is to Stratford upon Avon, the other birth place shown for Emily on census.
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 23:41 GMT (UK)
Hi again, re the 1897 marriage, I do not think the mother was married?
Keyboard86

PS see how close Alcester is to Stratford upon Avon, the other birth place shown for Emily on census.
Keyboard86
  I did looked at the earlier as i didn't know where it was .  I seem to think her first husband was also called George but I could be wrong . Shame about the father .
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 21 November 18 23:45 GMT (UK)
" Her first husband was George" George who, if not Follett?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Wednesday 21 November 18 23:59 GMT (UK)
" Her first husband was George" George who, if not Follett?
Keyboard86
  Sorry i've got mixed up she married a John Blackwell later after George
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: keyboard86 on Thursday 22 November 18 00:03 GMT (UK)
 :) Hi the birth certificate in Alcester 1866 and if found the 1891 census may provide clues, in fact even the 1881 census for Emily?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Thursday 22 November 18 00:32 GMT (UK)
:) Hi the birth certificate in Alcester 1866 and if found the 1891 census may provide clues, in fact even the 1881 census for Emily?
Keyboard86
Thank you . I am not sure but my mum said someone was from Wales could it be possible be Emily's mother ?
Title: Re: George Henry Follett born 1870
Post by: delaney54 on Thursday 22 November 18 09:58 GMT (UK)
Hi again, if Emily Jane Bennett married a Lancaster her death is born 25th March 1917 her death was February 1996 Keighley aged 78
Keyboard86
Hi again, if Emily Jane Bennett married a Lancaster her death is born 25th March 1917 her death was February 1996 Keighley aged 78
Keyboard86
Thank you those are my parents  .Ronald died 31 March 1986 just 3 days before he took early retirement
Ronald 31 march 1981 not 1986