1891 look up please - Hawley or Gifford

[chrissiehope]

Hi,

I am trying to trace Mary Whitaker Welch, who married in 1883 either Carter Hawley or Henry Henderson Gifford. I thought it was Carter Hawley, as he lived round the corner, but in 1901 his wife was Susan, so maybe Mary became Mrs Gifford ?

She was born abt 1860 in Newark, Notts, and I am assuming she will probably still be in the area - I would be grateful if someone could look her up & confirm who she married !!

Thanks,
Cheers,
Chris

[Tati]

Hi Chris,

this is the only Henry H Gifford I could find :

RG12/1084
Folio 100 p. 28
Edmonton New Southgate, Middlesex
11 Grove Road

Henry H Gifford, head, 33, accountant, b. Sussex Brighton
Mary W, wife, 30, b. Notts Newark
Hilda (F?), dau, 5, b. Surrey Sutton
Henry W, son, 2, b. Kent Forest Hill
Arthur G, son, 11 ms, b. do.

Tanja 

 

[Tati]

Whereas the only Carter Hawley I could find is already with wife Susan...

Tanja 

[chrissiehope]

Hi Tanja,

Thanks, this is them ! That will teach me to make assumptions - The Hawley family ran a pub in Newark not far from Mary's dad's grocers shop, whereas the only Henry Gifford I could find lived in London, so I couldn't work out how they would have met. Then I looked more closely at the 1881 census, and noticed that Henry was a clerk in the lace trade, and where do they famously make lace ? Nottingham of course !!

I will have to check my London A-Z, but I think Mary's brother had moved to the same area by then too !

Anyway, Thanks again

Cheers,
Chris