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Title: Mary Louisa Kate JONES - born Chippenham 1864
Post by: Pat Hase on Thursday 26 January 23 22:14 GMT (UK)
When this birth was registered the Registration District is given as "OF CHIPPENHAM" on the GRO Index - what does the "OF" mean?
Mary Louisa Kate was the daughter of David JONES and Sarah ELLY who were married in Bath in 1860 and appear on the Chippenham Census of 1861.  By 1971 they were living in Gloucester but had two children born in Bristol in 1865 and 1867.  I can find no trace of Mary Louisa Kate after her birth.  There is a death of a young Mary JONES in "OF CHIPPENHAM" registered in the Dec qrt 1865 but the birth of a Sarah Maria JONES was registered in Bristol (mmn ELLY)in the Sept qrt 1865 makes this seems unlikely. Can anyone help? Thank you.
Title: Re: Mary Louisa Kate JONES - born Chippenham 1864
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 26 January 23 23:27 GMT (UK)
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When this birth was registered the Registration District is given as "OF CHIPPENHAM" on the GRO Index

The full GRO index has no such annotation - if you have Ancestry access - here's the link

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01s2m/


Title: Re: Mary Louisa Kate JONES - born Chippenham 1864
Post by: Pat Hase on Friday 27 January 23 01:33 GMT (UK)
This is the entry on the Free GRO Index   https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

Title: Re: Mary Louisa Kate JONES - born Chippenham 1864
Post by: Talacharn on Friday 27 January 23 02:28 GMT (UK)
There are 10 Children: Mary Louisa Kate, 1864, Chippenham; Sarah Maria, 1865, Bristol; William David, 1867, Bristol; Albert Henry, 1869, Gloucester; Ernest John, 1872, Gloucester; Kate Elizabeth, 1874, Gloucester; Walter  Elly, 1874, Gloucester; Oliver Charles, 1877, Gloucester; Alice Beatrice, 1880, Gloucester; Herbert William, 1884, Gloucester.

FreeReg:
St Swithin Parish Register Walcot Somerset . 45
Marriage: 27 Feb 1860
David Jones . Full Age . Bachelor . Lath Render . 20 Wellington Place
Sarah Elly . Full Age . Spinster . Summerfield Buildings
Groom’s Father: William Jones . Lathrender
Bride’s Father: John Elly . Gardiner
Witness 1: Edward Cooper
Witness 2: George Allwright

Added: This seems to be her – FreeReg:
St Swithin Parish Register Walcot Somerset . 371
Baptism: 30 Jun 1839 . Sarah Ealey
Parents: John (Labourer) and Elizabeth Ealey
Abode: 3 Mount Beacon

Title: Re: Mary Louisa Kate JONES - born Chippenham 1864
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 27 January 23 11:25 GMT (UK)
The entry you quote is from the GRO online entry showing mmn.  The ordinary GRO index is the one in my link hence the difference
Title: Re: Mary Louisa Kate JONES - born Chippenham 1864
Post by: Talacharn on Friday 27 January 23 13:01 GMT (UK)
In 1851, they are still living at 3 Mount Beacon Row.
John Elly . 40 . Gardener . Somerset . Bath
Betsy Elly . 39 . Laundress . Somerset . Woolley
William Elly . 14 . Errand Boy . Somerset . Bath
Sarah Elly . 12 . Scholar . Somerset . Bath
Amelia Elly . 10 . Scholar . Somerset .Bath
Mary A Elly . 8 . Scholar . Somerset . Bath
Job Elly . 7 . Scholar . Somerset . Bath

The 1841 census has a different Elly family living in Berkeley near Stroud.
Parents James and Ann with a daughter Sarah Eley born 1939.
In the 1861 census, this Sarah was a Milliner on the Isle of White and as Sarah Anne Eley.

This will be your Sarah and registered in Bath, as the other would be registered in Stroud.
Sarah Elley . mmn Stephens . Jul-Sep 1839 . Bath . Volume 11 . Page 43