lost uncle

[plaza1657]

my grandparents William Davies and Ellen Rooney,they had four children
john Davies born 1921 deceased
lily Davies born   1920 deceased
sally Davies born  1922 deceased
James Davies deceased, I cant find apart from one born in 1907 mothers name Rooney in Liverpool, this marriage was 1904,seems a long time form one boy being born 1907 then next child 1920,anyone got any ideas,thanks

[carol8353]

You need to find the family in 1911,that will tell you how long they'd been married and how many children they'd had up to then. It may be that she had many miscarriages in the years where there appeared to be big gaps.Or perhaps dad went away to war....many men did at that time 

[jan57]

  Would this be your   grandmother ?

Ellen Davies

Birth Year:
abt 1880

Age:
67

Death Year:
abt 1947

Burial Date:
15 Feb 1947

Parish:
Ford Cemetery

[plaza1657]

that is correct jan

[Carmela]

Hi,
I just checked FreeBMD and the children you mention were registered in the W.Derby District.. I then serched for others registered in that district, surname Davies and mother's MN Rooney. This brought up Margaret Jun 1912, Charles Mar.1915 and Isabella Dec 1924. Margaret and Isabella appear to have died as infants, but I did not see a likely death for Charles.


Mother's maiden named was not given before 1911, so there is no way of finding others born before that time.. You still need to find the 1911 Census for any others born 1904-1911. I can't do that as I don't have a sub.at the moment. The 1911 Census will also give you the number of children born to the parents and the number that have died., so you will then know if there are any others left to find.

hth and Merry Christmas
Carmela

[Westmoreland]

Hi
Plenty Ellen and william Davies in the Liverpool area in 1911
do you have any birth years for ellen or William
regards
westmorland

[ChrissieL]

Just been trying to get onto ANC..try to have a look but it having trouble loading...
Chris

[plaza1657]

my sister thinks they married 1904 Ellen was 23 and William was 29
that means Ellen was born 1881 and William was born  1875
if three children was born 1920s and James born in 1907 that means she was in her 40s for the last three kids

such a long gap between james in 1907 and second child in 1920

[Radcliff]

Not uncommon to have children in your forties, birth control wasn't top priority,
my father was born a long time after his brothers and sister,