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So here’s a puzzle for you to solve.

My G grandmother married in 1905 and had 4 children. One died but all 3 were living with her in 1911 - her husband however was not.

Sometime before 1914 those three children went to live with various members of their fathers family.

In 1914 my grandmother was born. My G Grandmother was living at the same address her my grandmothers father and his name was ‘Henry Thomas’.

One year later my G grandmother bigamously married a third man (her first husband died in 1918) purporting to be a widow and manipulating her name somewhat on their marriage certificate.

I loose sight of my G grandmother after this marriage and there are no family stories as my grandmother was brought up in an orphanage with the only ‘recollections’ of her parents being disproved by research.

I never really looked for ‘Henry Thomas’ thinking that with only a name and a fairly common one at that it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Fast forward 10+ years and I’m in the local history centre of the town in question so decided to research the address a little. There was nothing on the electoral registers but from 1911 - 1915 there was a Thomas Henry Parish at the same address.

It HAS to be the same person.

On the 1911 census he is with his wife and he is 76 which means he was 79 when my grandmother was born 😱😱

I presumed his wife must have died sometime before my grandmother was born and that his death 3 months before my G grandmothers bigamous marriage was the reason she did marry again.

So I ordered his death certificate in the hope I may get some answers from the informant.

But nooooooooo, the informant was his wife (or rather his now widow) living at the same address.

If you’ve been brave enough to make it to the end of my VERY long post I would appreciate any input 🙈😱

Good Evening

My GG Grandfathers time of birth is recorded on his BC which I, if I am correct, indicates that he was one of a multiple birth. However, there is no other birth recorded for that surname / year and quarter / district. I can only assume that this means stillbirth 

My question is would a stillbirth be recorded anywhere back in 1849?

Thanks in advance.
Tig

Can you lovely people please help me find my GG Grandfather on the 1891 Census - I'm not sure if he is missing or if I just can't see the wood for the trees!

Thomas George Goodison / Goodman Birch
Born 1849 in Whitby
He moves to Leeds before the 1861 and then is in Durham (the workhouse) on the 1901.
He is a French Polisher.

Many many thanks in advance.
Jo

Hi there

Hoping someone can help, not sure if I am missing something but I KNOW that my Burton Lamb (1889 Rotherham) served in WWI and was also an overseas soldier in 1911 but I cannot find one thing on him, try as I may!!

He was in the Yorkshire Light Infantry - do I just have tired eyes.

Thanks in advance
Jo