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I am trying to find the family of Mary Brumfitt and her mother Elizabeth.
Mary Brumfitt daughter of Elizabeth a servant of Everton Gardens baptised 11 Dec 1825 Preston St John.
Elizabeth Brumfitt 26 of Vauxhall Rd. Buried 4 Jan 1827 at Preston St John's . If this is the mother could  Mary have ended up in the workhouse and which one ?
In 1841 there is only one family of Brumfitt that I have found in Preston ,John and Frances with a daughter Mary age 9.and other children.
There is a Mary the correct age in Leeds with a Tabitha Wood. Is she a relative or is Mary her servant? Can't see any occupations on Familysearch.
Mary Brumfitt 25 spinster no father given married William Roskill 23 at St John's Preston on 29 March 1850.
1851 Census Mary and Wm Roskill and child  are lodging in Preston with Ralph  Mayer and family. There is also a John Whiteside 12 scholar.
In 1881 the Roskills have an Elizabeth Whiteside15 niece living with them as Domestic servant. I can't yet figure out the Whiteside connection.
Brumfitt seems such an unusual name. Are they difficult to find because they're mistranscribed?
Any suggesting welcome.

Mary Ann Howarth 1866 -1937. She looks young, could it be her marriage in 1885? Is there any significance to the to the fur rug and or book or picture in her hands ?
Thank you Sue..

I am going to put info about Walter on IWM website and want to know if there is any significance to the Qualifying date of 22 8 1914 at the bottom of his Medal Card. I've looked at the 1st Battalions War Diary . I think they arrived  in France on 12 Aug and the battle of  Mons didn' t start till 23.The battalion didn't have any casualties for several days.
He received the SWB a bullet in the right calf amongst other injuries and was discharged 29 Nov 1915. Time expired ? 13 years. He reenlisted in 1916 and his records exist from then on .
Is it possible to find out when he was injured ?
His early injuries come from his re- enlistment form. He suffered accidental bomb wounds in 1916 .GSW eye and left thigh. Am I correct in assuming this means general shrapnel wounds? I believe he wore a patch over his eye from then on although he remained in the army till 1919.
I have an old post in June 2006 with photo about him .
Sue

Having recently found my grandfathers WW1 military records has made me wonder if their was any help for soldiers'  wives.
When he enlisted in 1914 he was a blacksmith in a textile engineering works presumably reasonably well paid , say 25- 30shillings a week and in the army got 1sh. a day with 6d going to his wife. How difficult to manage on 3/6d a week. There were 3 young children ,5 by the end of the war. By 1918 he was a RE Sapper working for the Railway Division in France,  finally considered skilled and got 1/8d a day. I'm not sure if that included his 3d a day war pay.
I know the family flitted a lot,lived with grandma for a while and my father was sent to a couple of seaside convalescent homes. My dad the oldest could remember his mother weeping at Christmas as all she had were 2 potatoes and his father's pay was stopped.
So were there local charities or any kind of poor relief?
How much to rent a house or buy basic food?