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« on: Sunday 07 September 14 14:46 BST (UK) »
I have always hit a brick wall with my Great Great Grandmother and every so often I wonder if I can break through it and I never can so I am wondering whether anyone can give me some pointers in the right direction as I am becoming so disheartened.
My Great Great Grandmother was called Ellen Kirk and she was born in roughly 1871..
Now I know exactly when she got married as I have the marriage entry, I know exactly when she died in 1909 as I have her death certificate but what I do not know is where she was born.
I know that when she got married in 1889 to my Great Great Grandfather Abraham Burgess she was living in Row 39, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and he was living in Reedham, Norfolk. The entry puts her at 18 so this would make 1871 her birth year ish.
In the 1891 census she was lodging with someone and her birthplace was put as Reedham, Norfolk.
The mystery deepens however as in the next census 1901 she is listed as born in 'Manchester, Lancashire, England' She is also listed as Hellen Burgess which I have taken to be a mistake as at the time of her death Ellen was still married to my Great Great Grandfather.
So the only information I have for Ellen is that she was born roughly 1871 in either Reedham, Norfolk or Manchester.. Not much difference there!!. Luckily I also know that her father was called Thomas Kirk and he was a pipe maker. Obviously I want to get further back than Ellen on my family tree but I am just not sure how to go about it or if indeed I will be able to???. Any help will be greatly received as I really am stumped!!.