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London and Middlesex / Still birth records. ???
« on: Sunday 08 May 16 04:26 BST (UK) »FACT
I have been looking for years for a little girl known as Vickie (Vicky, Victoria?).
She was probably a still birth or born alive and died almost immediately there after.
Parents were Lillie (nee CONNAH) and Alfred Ernest MATHEW.
Lillie was born 31Jan1887 in Buxton, Derbyshire, and Baptised 27-2-1887.
Albert Ernest Born 31-July- 1879 at Mile End, baptized 4-Sept-1884 at St Pauls, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets.
Lillie CONNAH Married Alfred Ernest MATHEW at Mile End 1905/Q4 ref 1C706a
SPECULATION
Lillie married Mathew (a travelling musician) as the result of a pregnancy. Is this the elusive Vickie?
FACT
Vickie would have been born in the period about 1905/Q1 to 1906/Q4 or possibly as late as 1909/Q1 when Lillie's second daughter (Ruth Janette) was conceived though this later period is unlikely.
During this time this couple were living at Lillie's mother's house at 11Jupps Rd. Mile End.
There is no record of the birth or death of Vickie MATHEW (or CONNAH) in the BDM registers.
To confuse matters Lillie continued to live at Jupps Rd (as a bigamously married couple) with William Henry FLEMING from about 1909 so Vickie could have been under the surname Fleming, though this is very unlikely. (See 1911 census below for this address)
I have attempted to search the "Burial records" on several occasions but have all ways got "no records" or adverts for books.
I am un-familiar with these burial records so I am probably doing something wrong.
Any assistance or information with this issue will be very much appreciated.
1911 Census for CONNAH
Address is 11 Jupps Road the census reference is RG14 Piece 1630 RG78PN57 RD21 SD2 ED14 SN119.
Name Relation Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
CONNAH, Mary Ruth Head Married 30 years F 50 1861 Manchester
FLEMING, William Henry Son In Law Married M 26 1885 Butchers Assistant Bethnal Green
FLEMING, Lillie Daughter Married 4 years F 24 1887 Buxton Derbyshire
FLEMING, Ruth Janette Granddaughter Single F 1y5m 1910 London Hospital
CONNAH, Arthur Son Single M 20 1891 Labourer General Leyton Essex
CONNAH, Herbert Son Single F 17 1894 Labourer General Leyton Essex
FLEMING Granddaughter F 0 (3 DAYS) 1911 Mile End
1911 Census for MATHEWS
Living at 16 South Grove, Bow East, Mile End, London.
Frances mother wid 68 Aldermaston, Berkshire. B c1843
Alfred Ernest son unm 30 Mile End Travelling Musician B c1879
Florence Maud dau unm 29 Mile End Cook in dining rooms B c1882