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I have a mystery which has had me stumped for a good 15 years.  There are two women born 22 years apart in Kilton, Somerset, both with the name Elizabeth EXON who "married" the same man named William MANN.

The first Elizabeth EXON was born in 1844 and married William MANN in Kensington, 15 April 1875.  They divorced in 1889 and another woman named Elizabeth EXON is named under the claim for adultery.  The "new" Elizabeth EXON and William MANN then have two children; Cecilia Exon MANN born in 1890 and William MANN born in 1891.  Both are described as the children of William and Elizabeth MANN of 101 Walmer Rd in their baptism records.

In the 1891 census they family are recorded under the surname MANN.  In the 1901 census, Elizabeth is living with her son William EXON and is recorded as the boarder of William MANN.  She is also using the surname EXON again.  Their daughter Cecilia has died of measles.

In the 1911 census, William, Elizabeth and their son are recorded with the surname EXON.  They are recorded as being married for 22 years which would have been 1889, the same year as the first wife Elizabeth EXON filed for divorce, but there isn't a marriage record.

William MANN senior died sometime between 1912 and 1918.  His son William MANN, is using the surname EXON when he married in 1918 and his death in 1936 is registered under the surname EXON.

The mystery is Elizabeth EXON as she doesn't exist prior to 1881 and disappears after 1911.  Co-incidentally, both Elizabeth EXONs worked for the same family with the surname WALTHAM who lived in Stanford Rivers, Essex.  Elizabeth (b. 1844) worked for the WALTHAM family in 1861 and Elizabeth (b.1866) worked for the same family in 1881.

Its a very complicated situation and if anyone can find details of the Elizabeth EXON (b. 1866) prior to 1881 or after 1911, I will be eternally grateful.

Thanks for reading my long winded post

It it possible to reach the rank of sergeant within a period of two years?

I'm trying to locate a relative who is described as a Sergeant Grenadier Guard on an 1868 birth certificate for his child.  On his marriage record in 1866, he is described as a Labourer. 

His wife is a widow by 1878 when she remarries.  His name is George BROWN and I haven't been able to find any record for him in terms of birth, death or military involvement.  The only other suggestion that he was a member or the Grenadier Guards is that his daughter was enrolled in the Guards Industrial School plus the marriage records for his three children describe him as a deceased soldier.  It is the short duration of two years from enlistment to sergeant that has me a little concerned that marriage records may not be correct.

Thanks for any help that may clarify this.

Could someone please help me decipher the cause of death on this Scottish death certificate?  I'm pretty certain the first word is Cerebral and he appears to have had the condition for 12 months.
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Could someone please help me decipher this death record for Mary RIDDEL nee YOUNG.  Her record is the first and no matter how much I magnify, I can't read all of the writing.  I can read that Thomas was her husband and she was 23 years old.  Help would be much appreciated.

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I'm trying to find any records in Bracadale, Isle of Skye for my gg grandfather.  So far, I have him on a ship, David G. Fleming leaving Scotland for NZ in 1864.  His occupation is given as farm labourer from Inverness and his age is 21.

He moved to NZ as an assisted emigrant and eventually settled in Otago during the peak of the gold rush, working as a shepherd and farmer.

His cemetery details give his birthplace as Bracadale, Isle of Skye.

Any information would be very welcome.