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The Common Room / Wokingham Union
« on: Saturday 08 September 18 16:42 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could help me with this please?
I have a 1847 death certificate for my ancestor Ann Fry aged 33. The ‘superintendent registrar’s district’ at the top of the sheet reads Wokingham Union.  Would this mean the general area or could it refer to the Infirmary at the Wokingham Workhouse?
  Apart from ‘Wokingham Union, Wargrave, Wargrave, in the County of Berks and Wilts’ there is no other address given.
  There are no other clues to her being in the workhouse or anything like that.  She is listed as the wife of Thomas Fry, Labourer and the informant is a Sarah Martin, present at death.   I would just have assumed she was at home, apart from the fact it says ‘Union’ at the top of the page and I know there was an Infirmary attached to the workhouse.
    Thank you in advance for any insight.

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Family History Beginners Board / Understanding the census entry
« on: Thursday 19 July 18 10:33 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I have an ancestor listed as a Gardener Domestic Servant in the 1891 census.
 
Thomas Fry born 1833
RG 12/0453/-F141

I assume this job description means exactly what it seems, that he was a gardener for a larger, wealthier family. My issue is that he appears to be living with his wife and son, not in the grounds of a larger home.
Does this simply mean that he lived on a different site to his job?

The address given is Roehampton Lane, Ellenboro House (gardens).

I think what adds to my confusion is that the previous pages appear to be full of domestic servants, almost all of whom do not appear to be living in the larger houses they are working for.

Is this an area where a lot of domestic servants live outside of their employers’ houses?

Thank you for any advice
X

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Pembrokeshire / I have lots of information, but cannot find much on these ancestors.
« on: Thursday 05 July 18 15:24 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
I’m in the unusual position (for me) of having a lot of information on these particular ancestors, but i’m still unable to find much about them.

 The name of my great great grandmother (Mary Ann Thomas) seems to be so common in the area at the time, that I decided to abandon the search for her birth certificate and head straight for her parents’ marriage certificate.

This is where it gets really frustrating, as I appear to have some reliable information on them, but I cannot find the marriage.

The source of my information is from a brief family history written in 1959 by a great uncle of mine when he was retired (it is a real treasure). The ancestors I am currently searching for happen to be his mother and maternal grandparents.

I have been able to back up some of his information, from his parents’ marriage certificate and from the 1881 census. So I am pretty confident what he writes is accurate.

The marriage I am looking for is between Thomas Thomas (a tailor) born 1840 in Haverfordwest and Elizabeth John/Johns born 1847 in Wiston, Pembrokeshire.  It is believed the marriage took place around 1866, as their first child (Mary Ann) was born 1st May 1867. 

I can't think what I might be doing wrong.  Both appear to have been born, lived and died in the same area. So I don’t think it’s a case of their being married somewhere else.

I’d be very grateful for any suggestions. I hope this comment isn’t too long and rambling.

Regards,
Claire.





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The Common Room / Not marked as Deseased on marriage certificate, when he should be.
« on: Sunday 01 July 18 14:59 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
I would appreciate any opinions on this.
I have a death certificate for an ancestor dated 22nd Aug 1881. The problem is I also have him as the father of the groom on a wedding certificate dated Dec 12th 1881. He is not listed as deceased on the marriage certificate.
   Obviously I am concerned I have the wrong man somewhere or other. But the name Charles Alfred Young is the same on both. He is listed as a Publican on one and Licensed Victualler on the other.  I am pretty confident they are both ‘right’. 
    I suppose my question is, how likely is it that human error lead to him not being listed as deceased on his son’s marriage certificate a few months after his death?
    I would really appreciate any advice on this.
Thank you,
Claire

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