Maude Elizabeth BLUNT

[lizdb]

Hi

As freeBMD is not complete (although always a good place to start), I have just looked through the full birth indexes for you from 1883-1888 (inc)

Snd here are all the Maud Blunt's born in those years. One of these must be yours - unless the age on the marriage cert was more than a few years out, oR she changed her name between birth and marriage, of course:

Jan/Feb/Mar 1884 Maud Elizabeth Maidstone 2a 719

Ap/May/Jun 1884 MAud Reading 2c 368

Jul/Au/Sep 1884 Maud Mary Tonbridge 2a 679

J/F/M 1885 Maud Hendon 3a 153

O/N/D 1885 MAud Pontypool 11a 129

J/F/M 1886 MAud Ada Birmingham 6d 144

J/f/M 1887 MAud Woolwich 1d 1277

A/M/J 1887 MAud Louise Birmingham 6d 195

My initial thought is that the Maud Elizabeth is the most likely because she has the middle name, same as is given at the marriage, but this would mean the age at marriage was out - she would actually have been 26 - was she older than her husband to be, in which case she might have 'lost' a couple of years - I have seen that several times before if the bride does not like to appear older than her hubby.
It is a case of either she doctored her age a bit, or she invented a middle name!

[RobertS]

Hi Liz,
I wondered about that, but I am pretty sure that Maud E appears on genesconnected so I have contacted the tree holders to see if the spouses name matches. I am still waiting to here about that.

My gut feeling is still with Maud from Woolwich. Are you able to check 1891 census and see if there is a middle initial given?

Best Regards
RobertS

[lizdb]

Sorry, not able to check 1891,
But I have been through full death index for you 1883-1891, to weed out from the births any Maud's that died in infancy.

There is a death of Maud age 0, in Hendon area, in J/F/M 1885,
so that Hendon one can be ruled out.

(Looking at the list I typed for you I see typed Holborn, sorry it is Hendon, I will go back and modify!)

By the way did you check marriage cert to see age of groom?

[jennifer c]

Have checked my London index for 1891 . The only Maud is Maud M.

Jennifer

[suzard]

Checked 1891 and can only find 3 Maude Blunts of abt correct age in England

Maud/e Blunt
 Age 5 b. Berks reading, Living in Oxford as a boarder with Butter family

Age 6 b. Chesterfield Derbys, living in Chester with hammond family

Age 7 b. London, living in Nothampton with 62 yr old widowed Gran

Strangley none have them have a mother with them.

The other problem is the name can be transcribed as Blund, Blount -to name a few -i haven't checked variations

If you require full census for any of above please ask

Suz

[RobertS]

To answer two questions raised by liz and suz.

Liz, The groom was 35 and a widower when Maude married.

Suz, The Maud age 5 living in Oxford with the Butter family is interesting. I would be very grateful if you could let me have the full entry for that one please. That would tie in with the bmd index for Ap/May/Jun 1884 Maud Reading 2c 368.

Thanks again.
Robert

[suzard]

The image (to me) reads as Butter, it is transcribed as Butler -it could be either.
1891
Dew's Yard
Upper Heyford
William But?er Head M 74 ag lab Oxon Upper Heyford
Rebecca wife 74 Oxon Middleton Stoney
next door
Thomas But?er Head 47 Ag lab Oxon Caulcott
Emma wife 49 Oxon Chesterton
Fanny daughter 17 Upper Heyford
Harry son 8 Upper heyford
Edward son 3 Upper Heyford
Mary Chittern Boarder 16 Liverpool
Maud Blunt Boarder 5 Scholar Berks Reading

RG12 1170 84 10

Suz

[RobertS]

Suz,
Many thanks.
Regards
RobertS