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England / Looking for Selina Louisa Slade born 1865
« on: Wednesday 30 March 16 01:23 BST (UK) »
My great great grandparents were George Slade, born in Walthamstow, Essex on 8 December 1841, and Selina Eliza Guy, born in Brighton, Sussex on 7 April 1835. They married in Brighton on 6 July 1863, and my great grandfather George William Slade was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on 19 December 1863.
Then, according to the Canadian census of 1901, George and George William migrated to Upper Canada in 1866, and Selina followed them a year later. Then George and Selina had two more kids, and are buried in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
So far, so confusing.
Then, I turned up a birth record on FamilySearch for Selina Louisa Slade, daughter of George and Selina Eliza Slade, christened in Mayfield, Sussex on 5 March 1865. And then... silence.
To begin with, I can't be sure that it's even my George and Selina who were the parents. Apparently, you couldn't swing a cat in Southern England in the 19th century without hitting a guy named George Slade. Although I would think that both the first and middle names matching for the mother would have to narrow things down considerably.
But in any case, Selina Louisa does not appear on the 1871 Canada census, nor can I find a death record or a marriage record for her anywhere. I'm tempted to assume that she took sick, and that Selina stayed behind to take care of her as the Georges headed off to the colonies, but that's just supposition. I don't have any data.
So if anybody can tell me:
Greg
Then, according to the Canadian census of 1901, George and George William migrated to Upper Canada in 1866, and Selina followed them a year later. Then George and Selina had two more kids, and are buried in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
So far, so confusing.
Then, I turned up a birth record on FamilySearch for Selina Louisa Slade, daughter of George and Selina Eliza Slade, christened in Mayfield, Sussex on 5 March 1865. And then... silence.
To begin with, I can't be sure that it's even my George and Selina who were the parents. Apparently, you couldn't swing a cat in Southern England in the 19th century without hitting a guy named George Slade. Although I would think that both the first and middle names matching for the mother would have to narrow things down considerably.
But in any case, Selina Louisa does not appear on the 1871 Canada census, nor can I find a death record or a marriage record for her anywhere. I'm tempted to assume that she took sick, and that Selina stayed behind to take care of her as the Georges headed off to the colonies, but that's just supposition. I don't have any data.
So if anybody can tell me:
- whether Selina Louisa Slade was my great great aunt, or just somebody with similarly-named parents, and/or
- what happened to her
Greg