Hi,
I'm new to Guernsey trees as my channel isles research until now has been limited to Jersey, but now I find myself in Guernsey (I wish).
I'm on the RENOUF tree, which appears to be well documented, but it's the surname of a spouse I'm looking for.
James Roger RENOUF was born around 1878 to parents James Falla RENOUF & Mary Ann Prescilla ESBURY. His children (Vera Lavenia and james Roger) were born 12 Jul 1900 and abou 1899.
James Roger's wife was Ethel M, but I don't know what her maiden name was, so it's difficult to take her branch of the tree further back. I've found the family in the 1901 & 1911 censuses to see if any in-laws were living with them, but no luck.
From the 1891, 81 & 1871 censuses I've narrowed Ethel's maiden name down to one of 9 surnames, but now I'm stuck
I know that they married after 1891 as I have James Roger, unmarried, with his parents in the 1891 census and as James was born around 1878, I'm not expecting anything before 1896 (or 94 at a stretch). As Vera was born 12 July 1900, I'm thinking mid 1899, but it is possible, of course, that Vera wasn't their 1st born.
Any info on Ethel M would be greatly appreciated. She was born (according to the 1901 census) in around 1878 in St Peter Port, Guernsey.
Ethel isn't with the family in 1911, but I can't find her anywhere else, so maybe she has died between 1901 & 1911. Mind you, I haven't paid to view the 1911 census, so I can't see if James Roger was a widow then.
Thank you.
Janine
