Hello Anna Thank You I think you might have cracked it for me.
Back in the 1970's -1980's when originally doing my Rex family history
could never find a birth for EMMA REX born Holborn.(St Catherines House
days of lugging big books off shelves). I knew she existed long before doing my research as my father knew so much about his family which he told me about back in the 1950's1960's. THANK GOODNESS 0therwise would never have found out some of the things I have been looking for. Emma Rex(nee Dobel) Senior was his grandmother and I have a photograph of her taken back in the 1890's.
I knew from my father his father and brothers and sisters lived in Paris Street Exeter went to Portugal Street London and located 1871 census on film. In those days was the latest available census open to public.
In April this year came across some pieces of paper with notes I had written down about Emma Rex knew she had had 3 husbands (all died before her).Knew where she had lived and the order in which she was married.Knew she was in the Licensing Trade and the names of the public houses she kept which were also verified from 1891-1911 Census Returns.
Could not find 1st marriage to George Jefferies
found the second to ALFRED HIPPOLITE ROGERS Emma Louisa Jefferies WIDOW Father William Rex House Decorator. 1893
third marriage Emma Louisa Rogers Widow
Married Henry George Adams Bachelor
Father William Rex (Deceased) (He died in 1902)
After some time managed to locate on Free bmd marriage for
George Jefferies clicked on partner and up came EMMA LOUISA DOBEL
In desperation sent off for this marriage and when it came back gave
Fathers name as JOHN DOBEL (Deceased) George Jefferies Father as
John occupation gardener.
From census returns from 1841-1911 only problem was for EMMA in 1861
calling herself Nisbet.
William Rex was widowed in March 1863 leaving him with what I thought was 3 boys and one girl.
William remarried in 1867 to Emma Dobel Spinster aged 30 in Taunton Somerset.
In 1871 Census Exeter EMMA P N REX aged 11 Born Holborn
Could not understand why she did not appear in 1861 Census or a birth for her
in St Catherines.
1881 Census place of birth London (1) age 21
Married August 1882 age 22
1891 Census Born Holborn London age 30
1901 Census Born London age 38
1911Census Born London age 49
She seems a bit confused as to exactly how old she is at time
From her newspaper obituary and burial records she was 76
in August 1939.
I ALWAYS HAVE TO BE 110% sure on my researches but on looking at this today in a completely different light written down for someone else
???WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS THIS EMMA LOUISA NISBETT born Dec 1/4 1859
Emma Dobel that married George Jefferies.
the illegitmate daughter of my gt grandmother Emma and step daughter to William Rex****
At the time of her Marriage in Reading gave her Aldershot address but her husband to be Henry George Adams was actually staying at my grandfathers
public house in Reading where his mother Emma and possibly NOW her Mother Emma was living up until her death 5 years later.
It looks as though the missing piece of the jigsaw might have finally be found.
first thing tomrrow I will be phoning GRO for a copy of Emma Louisa Nisbett's birth certificate.
Sorry it was a bit long and protracted but needed to give you all the facts so that you could be an outsider analysing for me.
Thanks for being patient and hopefully read all.
Very Many Many Thanks for finding what I hope to be my Emmas Birth.
did say in my initial posting how fantastic you people are at Rootchat.com.
Kind Regards
Porcelayne Ladye
ps incidentally on the 1841 Census it shows William Rex was apprentice to
John Doble at Heavitree. John was the brother of Williams mother. Making
William and Emma Cousins.
So if 2 cousins marry and one has an illegitimate daughter is the daughter IE EMMA LOUISA NESBITT his Second cousin as well as stepfather?
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