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What would a woman, definitely working class" whose occupation is given as "Professional" in the 1871 census have done for a living?

This is another question about Julia Venturney!!  I thought it meant "Prostitute", but now I am not sure anymore as nothing concrete seems to point to that.  Julia was with her father at the time, and I can't see him saying that if he knew it meant prostitute....

Does anyone have any ideas, please?

Many thanks

Tilly

I have just come back to my genealogy after quite a long break, and am trying to find information about Julia Venturney née Cooke.  She is the daughter of my Gtx3 Grandfather Richard Cooke and married Antonio Venturney.   They had two daughters Rosina Antonet Julia born in 1864 in Fulham (I have baptism record) and Charlotte (or Charlotta) Ann born in 1868.  Rosiana's surname in the records is given as Venteney.

I have Julia and her two daughters in the 1871 census, when they are living with her father, Richard in Fulham, at No 2 Little John's Place.  I think Richard died in 1893, I cannot find him in 1881 or 1891.

Now to Jack the Ripper!!  Julia was, apparently, a witness at the inquest into the murder of Mary Ann Kelly!!  In 1871, Julia's profession is "Professional" which, I think, meant "prostitute". 

There are a couple of interesting forums (now closed) on internet, giving information about Julia at the inquest.  One piece of information even says that Mary Ann Kelly might have been killed by mistake, as Jack the ripper was really aiming for Julia   Apparently Mary Ann was younger than his other victims, and he might have seen Julia leaving her house......  At the time of the inquest Julia was living at 1 Miller's Court, this was in November 1888.

In her testimony, Julia Venturney described herself as a widow and said that at the time of Kelly's murder she was living at 1 Miller's Court with a man named Harry Owen.

I would be VERY grateful for any help in finding more information about Julia or her daughters.  I think Charlotte might have died in 1885.  One problem is that the surname is spelt in several different ways Venturney, Venteney....

With many thanks

Tilly

Good morning,

If someone changed his name, or was adopted, sometime between 1881 and 1902, would there be any record?
 
The person concerned - one of my great-uncles - was born (I think illegitimate) in 1874.  In the 1881 census he - Harry Johnson - still has his mother's surname, even though she married in 1875.  By the time of his marriage in 1902, he is using his step-father's surname and gives his complete name as William Henry Lancaster.
 
Would there have been some sort of "official act"?

I want to make completely sure that Harry and William Henry are indeed one and the same person..... I have a photo of Harry and on the back is written "Harry and Alice" - and Alice is the name of William's wife - so I am 99 percent sure!

Many thanks for any help

Tilly

Good morning

I have just discovered the death of a great-aunt (Ada Millicent Clifford) at the above address in 1943. I cannot find anything on Google and would be grateful for any information..... I suppose that it was a nursing home?
With many thanks.
Tilly

Good morning

I have recently found two cards that were issued by Morden Cemetery giving the date of my Great Grandparents' burial, details as follows :
 
Alice Rix, died 28 December 1953, Grave N° 217 Section X.2
George William Rix, died 13th January 1951 (no grave given).

I sent an e-mail to the cemetery a couple of weeks ago, but - although I know they have had my message - I have had no reply.

I am going to England at the end of next week and thought I might try and find time to go the cemetery - but as I will be in a bit of a hurry, I wanted to be sure that the graves are still there and there is something to see!

Could anyone tell me whether this is likely?

With many thanks

Tilly