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[tenspar]

Hi
I am trying to start off tracing my mother in laws family, having successfully 'done' the father in laws !
However.......
I can't seem to get started at all 

All I know is that the family were called Lewis and lived originally in the Glaisdale area and later the Eskdaleside area.

My m-i-laws father was called William Lewis, born 1891 ish !!! and he married Elizabeth Wilson who already had a son called Ted. I think William had two aunties called Hannah and Annie ?

I was told William and Elizabeth ( Libby ) were married about 1916 but I have trawled the BMD around that date ( and beyond ) and I can't find anything 

William was 15 years older than Libby and I know they had two other children, Joan and Ken.

In past weak moments I have called on the help of rootschatters - can you help me get started ? I would really appreciate it.

Mary

[SandraC]

Hi Mary

Found a Joan Lewis mother's maiden name Wilson b Q2 1916 in Sculcoates district

There is a marriage between a William G J Lewis & a Ms Wilson in Sculcoates in Q2 1914 but I cannot find the linking entry to give me Ms Wilson's name which is a bit odd 

Any chance Libby was married before?

Regards
SandraC

[SandraC]

Hi Mary

There is also a Mary E Wilson + William Lewis marriage in Whitby in Q4 1914 but I've not found any children from that marriage yet.

Regards
SandraC

[tenspar]

Hi Sandra

I know it all happened definitely in the Whitby area so am guessing that your second post is nearer the mark especially as Joan was born in the 1920s.
So it would appear that William and Libby married earlier that I thought - I checked every quarter from 1916 to 1921 - should have gone earlier methinks 

Have you managed to find anything on the census records ? I've looked but failed. I think everything is earlier than I thought as Libby had a seven year old son when she married and William was 15 years older than her. By my reckoning he must have been about 36 which would make his birth year well before 1891 ?

Thanks
Mary

[dortmund]

Hi Mary,

Don't know if these two census are yours or not.

RG12/3994/8/10
Whitby, Tate Hill

Jemima Lewis  wife mar 33  Yks Sleights
William    "       son          8    "        "
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RG13/4560/116/9
Boghall,Ruswarp

William Lewis  head  mar 43 Labourer Gas Works  Yks Whitby
Jemima  "        wife   mar  41                                     "      "
William   "       son            18  ?  apprentice               "      "
Elizabeth  "     dau            8                                        "     "
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Trevor

[tenspar]

Hi Trevor

What years are these please ?

I know that William worked for the railway and brought up his family at Eskdaleside which is between Grosmont and Sleights. Tate Hill and Bog Hall are firmly in the centre of Whitby.

Isn't it funny that he and his family are proving so elusive ! I believe he died around about 1956 - you would think I would be able to at least find him with his mum and dad ?!

My M-i-Law has lost his marriage lines and he didn't really speak much about his family I'm told.

I was told that the family were brought up in Glaisdale End and his mother died when he was young ( no dad ) and he was brought up by his Gparents ( also Lewis ) - it's a mystery !!

Thanks
Mary

[dortmund]

Hi Mary,

Sorry didn't put years in , the first is 1891 = RG12, second is 1901 = RG13

Trevor

[tenspar]

Thanks Trevor

Unfortunately I don't think it can be him as the dates would mean he was 31 in 1914 and as he was 15 yrs older than Libby that would make her 16yrs which is impossible as she had a 7 yr old son when she married 

Thanks for your interest - if you find anything else please let me know as at the moment I have a big fat zero !!!!!

Mary

[Nutty1966]

Hi

I had a quick look on the census just for Lewis in Glasidale, there are a few to look at

ref
RG10  4846  20  6

Do you have access to ancestry???  I can look later but I have to go on night soon, so maybe someone else will look for you

Jane