Harriet Bickley

[Claire Fraser]

Hi

Harriet is my grandfather's sister.  She was born in 1893 in Wolverhampton and moved, with the family, to Newport, Mon. in the early 1900's.  I have been unable to find any records of her marriage(s) - apparently she was married three times.  Her first husband was (according to family oral history) a Russian and they had three children - Rita (or Raskie), Miriam and Dina.  I know nothing at all about her second husband but her third husband was Arthur Simpkin by whom she had at least two children - Douglas and Sidney.  She died in 1976 in Brighton.  I would dearly love to find out more about her and wonder if anyone can help.

Claire

[suzard]

There is a death reg
Oct 2003
Brighton
Douglas Gordon Simpkin
age 78
born 10 may 1925
C12B 199

If you think this is son Douglas, then his birth should give you somewhere to start.
You can search the complete indexes at Ancestry- free

Suz

[Claire Fraser]

Thank you Suz - this gives me somewhere to start and maybe I can work backwards.

Claire

[Arranroots]

Hi Claire

It doesn't quite fit with the story as you know it, but there is a little tribe of children surname ELKINGTON and mother's maiden name BICKLEY born on Newport, Monmouthshire 1912 onwards.

Arthur 1918, Doris M 1914, Ernest C 1912, John 1918 and Walter H 1916 (John and Arthur possibly twins?)

I wonder if they are related in some way?

kind regards, Arranroots 

[Claire Fraser]

Hi,

Although I know there were more Bickley's in Newport other than our family I haven't established a connection yet.  However, I don't know Harriet's second husband's name so there may even be a connection there.  Do you have any further details?  I'll have a look on the marriages register and see if I can track the Elkington/Bickley marriage down.  Thanks very much for the info.

Claire

[RCB]

Hi - There is a Harriet O Bickley who is married in 1911, Walsall, several other Walsall Bickley's married in the same qtr, and one in  Wolverhampton.   Dec Qtr 6a 1471 Walsall.

                                                                                  fred

[RCB]

Messing about on FreeBMD and found this birth in Cardiff

Dinah Miriam Wolkind  born 1910, 11a 409 Cardiff (close to Newport, both ports, plenty of Russian sailors

probably a complete red herring, but this is probably the type of search you will have to do

[Claire Fraser]

thanks for the info - unfortunately, as you suspected, a deadend.

Claire

[Claire Fraser]

Hi Fred,

I've come across Harriet O Bickley before.  To rule her out I got my Harriet's birth certificate and she definitely has no middle name.

Thanks for your help.

Claire