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London and Middlesex / Re: Annie Fox
« on: Wednesday 19 August 20 11:08 BST (UK) »
Yes I think it may be, I haven’t been able to find a definite link with the people she is there with so cannot be sure.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Brick wall help! William Thomas Grace
« on: Wednesday 19 August 20 11:05 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much, I thought I had searched everything! He was obviously a total scoundrel!
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Brick wall help! William Thomas Grace
« on: Wednesday 19 August 20 10:07 BST (UK) »
Thank you!
I might have finally had a breakthrough! This site is amazing! I wish I had posted on here before! 😘
I might have finally had a breakthrough! This site is amazing! I wish I had posted on here before! 😘
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Brick wall help! William Thomas Grace
« on: Wednesday 19 August 20 09:44 BST (UK) »
Thanks jonw65! I’ve never found that! Gosh looks like another day re- investigating for me!😩
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London and Middlesex / Re: Annie Fox
« on: Wednesday 19 August 20 09:39 BST (UK) »I found one in the workhouse showing mother Elizabeth with a child Annie, born 14/09/1898 but also showing "absconded" ad I assume child was left behind
I would have thought by 1898 most if not all babies were registered
Yes it’s strange , the gro were unable to locate a birth certificate, I have no confirmed trace of Annie after that until her marriage in 1919, Elizabeth appears on her own in the 1911 census.
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London and Middlesex / Re: Annie Fox
« on: Wednesday 19 August 20 09:33 BST (UK) »
I also have a newspaper article from 1896 where Elizabeth and Edward are charged with child neglect after the older children were found abandoned in a wash house! Elizabeth is described as a drunk that spent her husbands wages on drink as soon as he earned it! They were both sent to prison but I’ve been unable to find a record of that.
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London and Middlesex / Re: Annie Fox
« on: Wednesday 19 August 20 09:27 BST (UK) »
Yes that’s the one, mother’s maiden name was Mary Elizabeth Cork, I have the marriage certificate, the married in 1885 and had 6 children prior to Annie, including a previous Annie that died in 1898 prior to this birth.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Brick wall help! William Thomas Grace
« on: Wednesday 19 August 20 09:11 BST (UK) »
Wow, thank you everyone! I’ll try and answer all the questions.
The last trace of him is on the baptism of daughter Rose in 1897, his wife Rose is married in 1901 census but widowed in 1911, she and the children end up in the workhouse a number of times after 1901, as I’ve been unable to locate a likely death record around that time I suspected he may have left rather than died?
On Roses death certificate in 1919 she is described as widow of William Thomas, coachman in domestic service, he is also William Thomas on one of the children’s marriage certificates but Thomas William on his son Thomas’ marriage certificate ( he is also variously known as William Thomas or Thomas William)
William Grace b 1868 of ticehurst was my chief suspect for a while, the fathers name and occupation matches that on Williams marriage certificate and he also lived briefly in the same area of Chelsea in 1871 census. It would mean William was only 18 at marriage but I guess this could be why they married by licence? I’m sure I then discounted him but cannot now remember for what reason?
Why cannot I find him on any censuses to confirm it’s the right one? This man has lost me so many hours!!
The last trace of him is on the baptism of daughter Rose in 1897, his wife Rose is married in 1901 census but widowed in 1911, she and the children end up in the workhouse a number of times after 1901, as I’ve been unable to locate a likely death record around that time I suspected he may have left rather than died?
On Roses death certificate in 1919 she is described as widow of William Thomas, coachman in domestic service, he is also William Thomas on one of the children’s marriage certificates but Thomas William on his son Thomas’ marriage certificate ( he is also variously known as William Thomas or Thomas William)
William Grace b 1868 of ticehurst was my chief suspect for a while, the fathers name and occupation matches that on Williams marriage certificate and he also lived briefly in the same area of Chelsea in 1871 census. It would mean William was only 18 at marriage but I guess this could be why they married by licence? I’m sure I then discounted him but cannot now remember for what reason?
Why cannot I find him on any censuses to confirm it’s the right one? This man has lost me so many hours!!
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Gloucestershire / Re: Pockets of Gloucester
« on: Tuesday 18 August 20 20:52 BST (UK) »
Thanks Sarah 