Suicide around 1900 re Henry George Standley

[Rhonddagirl]

Henry George married Ann Snowden from Louth in 1875.  They met in Chorlton near Manchester.  Henry's father worked on the railways and I assume must have moved there from Norfolk for his work.  I have no idea why Ann moved from Louth to work in chorlton.  I really don't know where Henry went after this as Ann went to Louth Workhouse due to her husband deserting her but she still had his children at various times.

[cardiff]

Hi
How do you know that they where his children?  Maybe you must have birth certificates ?
cheers cardiff

[garstonite]

1875 at St Marks church,Hulme, Manchester  5/3/202
now I know where I am ....Ann Snowden and George Henry Standley...OK...I`ll have a look on lan-opc...allan

[garstonite]

The first babtism of a child is
3rd March 1878 ,Stowell Memorial,Salford
Robert Henry Standley...child of Henry George Standley and Ann
abode 8 Shaw Street
occupation  Clerk
babtised by W.Doyle
sorry...there`s no more on lan-opc....allan
ADDED...Robert Henry Standley was born in dec qtr 1877 and registered in Louth..I presume they then moved to Salford and had the baby babtised in Salford??
Albert b 1881 and Bertram 1883 both in Louth...are these related ?....allan

[Jeuel]

If someone commits suicide and the body isn't found, and no one reports them missing (or even if they do) its possible the death wouldn't be registered.

But most suicides ARE found and they'd be registered.  It may be that the name is misrecorded or misindexed.  This happens quite a lot.  My own sister-in-law's marriage in 1991 has her surname misindexed as Searce instead of Pearce. 

With Standley, I'd try Stanley, Stanly, Standlee, Standlea etc.

[Rhonddagirl]

thanks everyone, Robert Henry Standley is my Grandfather, and yes I have all the birth certificates, Edith Robert Henry, Albert, Bertram are all Henry George's children.  However there is a birth certificate with no father on it for Charles Emerson.  Following Edith's birth Ann moved back to Louth I assume back to her parents.  But she had 15 siblings and ended up in Louth Workhouse.  It appears she was back and fore there for the next 20 years and Henry George keeps appearing to father her children.  But I can only  find conclusive census returns for him for 1861 and 1871 

[fifer1947]

Who was the informant on the birth certificates?

[Lentilsoup]

I have seen a death certificate in 1900 where the cause of death was suicide.  It noted the place and method and that there had been an inquest.

[Rhonddagirl]

The informant was Ann Standley