Reading, Berkshire - HANNAY and DORSETT

[maxdog]

I am looking for any information on great aunt Emily DORSETT b 1871 Reading, Berks and her husband Frank HANNAY also b1871 Reading Berks. They married in 1896 and may have had a daughter called Katherine.  Possible entry on BMD 1912 for her but no further info on her or her parents - anyone know of them?  Other family members emigrated to S Africa and Canada/USA so those are possibilities but I have lost them.  I would be grateful for any information.

[Necromancer]

cant see them as a couple in the 1901 census...

couple of Hannay Births 1901 and 1903 in Reading - check out FreeBMD

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

[maxdog]

Thanks - I hadn't noticed the births - have only just started on the Hannays.  As you say, they are not around as a couple on the 1901 census although Emily is at the DORSETT family home in Reading; that is how we know she married Frank.  But where is he? He should be somewhere and I can't find him. Any suggestions welcomed.

[Little Nell]

Possible entry for Emily in 1881:

RG11/1303/76 p 43
33 Brook St, Reading

William Dorsett Head M 49 b Princes Risborough, Buckingham General Labourer
Eliza Dorsett Wife M   40 b Aldermaston, Buckingham Cook
Rose E. Dorsett daughter 14 b Horsenden, Buckingham
Emily Dorsett daughter 9 b Reading, Berkshire scholar
George Dorsett son 7 b Reading, Berkshire scholar
Fanny Dorsett daughter 4b Reading

And Frank

RG11/1308/79 p1
Orts Rd 1 Devonshire Place Reading

Albert Hannay Head M 37 b Marlborough St Peters, Wiltshire JourneymanTailor
Peter William Hannay son 13 b Marlborough St Marys, Wiltshire scholar
Frank Hannay son 11 b Reading St Giles, Berkshire scholar

Any of this sound likely?

Nell
   

[maxdog]

Hello Little Nell

Yes, these are my Dorsetts in Reading and Frank Hannay. In 1901 the father is gone, William, died in 1896, mum Eliza is away working in Newbury, eldest daughter Rose is working in London. The rest of the Dorsett family are together in Reading including Emily, now wife of Frank. Frank Hannay is missing from the census altogether - or at least, I can't find him; he's probably around somewhere. He can't be dead or Emily would be described as widowed rather than married, wouldn't she?

Where could he be? Army? An institution of some kind such as hospital or prison? He is not with his own family in 1901 either. 

All suggestions welcomed. My thanks to you.

[Little Nell]

In 1901, he could have been in South Africa fighting in the army during the Boer War - just a possibility.

Nell

[maxdog]

Ah. Thank you, I believe there were other relatives doing that. Does anyone know how I could check that? Is it possible?

[Necromancer]

I know of this site - doubtless there are others ...

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Databases/BoerDetailed/index.html

perhaps a new thread in the Armed Forces section would get more focus ?

Cheers 

[maxdog]

Thank you - I will try that immediately. What a wonderful site this Roots Chat is - thank you everyone.