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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: AntonP on Thursday 01 September 22 02:42 BST (UK)
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Having subscribed to Findmypast I can only find one aunt as a child of 13 at a boarding school in Wimbledon in 1921. My father, Eric Porzig, was boarding at Rokeby Junior school in Wimbledon, aged about 11, but he is not shown in the census. Neither are other adults such as Maria Porzig born 1856, Jessie Dorothy Porzig (1888) and Frieda Hulda (1891) shown. I have tried variants but only first name initials are shown and the surnames as just the letter "P", no indication whether the surname might be Pater or Pzifer.
In the 1939 register neither Jessie nor Frieda are shown. Maria died in 1933.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received!
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If you have the death details of any it would be worth posting them (all details including variants of names).
If the deaths haven't been 'found' then the names may be redacted from the 1939 register i.e. if they died elsewhere after the register stopped being updated by NHS?
Annie
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I don't have a subscription to findmypast, but have you looked at the entry for Eric TORZIG born 1910, in the 1921?
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Frieda Hilda PORTZIG born 1891 is in North Bierley in 1921. Is this yours?
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Frieda Hilda PORTZIG born 1891 is in North Bierley in 1921. Is this yours?
The free search identifies Frieda living with an Edith Mary
Kay
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In 1939 try looking for Frieda Gorzig (in Shipley) and Jessie D Porgig (in Paddington)
Kay
Added - both on F M P
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In 1939 try looking for Frieda Gorzig (in Shipley) and Jessie D Porgig (in Paddington)
This just shows how we are all at the mercy of transcribers, especially if they get initial letters wrong. The corollary is that searchers may have to think a long way outside the box :D
And (in my case) that we may feel we could do better, and offer to do some transcription ourselves ...
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Andrew - whilst I generally agree in this case I think the problem sadly lies with the enumerator and possibly a misunderstanding of the surname :)
Kay
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Andrew - whilst I generally agree in this case I think the problem sadly lies with the enumerator and possibly a misunderstanding of the surname :)
But the enumerator is only the first transcriber of several ;)
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Very true :)