Looking for Ada Saunders

[jan57]

Possible marriage 
Marriages Jun 1900   

Coombs  Laura Annie    Luton  3b 963   
Dudley  James     Luton  3b 963   
Jefferd  Frederick Charles     Luton  3b 963   
Saunders  Ada     Luton  3b 963


 Ada    is  possibly  the  second  wife  of  James 
1901 census   Dunstable
James Dudley  40    born Dunstable     Ostler/Groom
 Ada Dudley  35   wife   born Houghton Regis  Beds
 Walter Dudley  21
 Mable Dudley  17
 Albert Dudley  13
 Cyril Dudley  11
 Percy Dudley  9
 Freddy Dudley  6
 Herold Dudley  5

[keyboard86]

  Ada's death looks to be:-

Ada Dudley June qtr 1934 Luton 3b 439 aged 68

Keyboard86

[jan57]

1891 census   James  and first  wife
23 Union St Dunstable
James Dudley  31............. groom    born Dunstable   
 Amy Dudley  32   wife      born Dunstable 
 Walter Dudley  10
 George Dudley  8
 Mabel Dudley  7
 Albert Dudley  3
 Cyril Dudley  7/12   All children  born Dunstable

 There's  a death    of  Amy Dudley  aged 40  Dec Qtr,  1898 Luton RD

[Roger the Saurus]

To my knowledge she never married. My grandmother was Lilian May Cartwright Saunders. I have a copy of her birth certificate which gives no name for the father. Family legend has it that Cartwright was his surname.

[keyboard86]

To my knowledge she never married. My grandmother was Lilian May Cartwright Saunders. I have a copy of her birth certificate which gives no name for the father. Family legend has it that Cartwright was his surname.

I would suggest therefore Lilian is the illegitimate daughter of Ada, and she married shortly afterwards?
Keyboard86

[janan]

Hi

As far as I can see either Ada must have died before 1901 or she did marry but Lillian May kept the name of Saunders. Lillian appears as May Saunders age 12 in West Ham 1901 niece to Ada's sister Jane and her husband George Court RG13/1572/? Pg40. We can't do 1911 look-ups but she is easy enough to find as Lillian Saunders.

Jan

[Roger the Saurus]

May Saunders was brought up with her cousin Millie in West Ham and later Dunstable and Luton. In the 1911 census she is living with her grandmother, Elizabeth Saunders, her aunt Jane Court and her cousins Millicent and Arthur Court. There seems to be no mention of Ada but I believe she was alive until at least 1927 as my mother remembers her.

[Roger the Saurus]

I'd like to add you guys are brilliant and really helpful. Many, many thanks.

[janan]

Ada Dudley born 1866 died Luton District 1934 Vol3b, pg439

Jan

Sorry Keyboard86 I didn't notice you'd already posted this death