Ada Lovell of Notting Hill, London and Buffalo Bill Cody

[KGarrad]

My thanks to KGarrad and Crisane for their thoughts on the age Victorians married.  One thing discovered in this time-detective hobby is not to make assumptions but to examine every possibility.

The name of the game here is to find out the maiden name of the Ada who married George Colebrooke in 1896 and the only way to do that is to check the marriage certificate. 

So, stating the obvious, buy the marriage certificate!
Just £9.25 from GRO!

[Soringsong]

Ada was my great grandmother, please let me know how I can help

[Soringsong]

The Ada that you are discussing here is my Grandmother and was married to George Colebrooke and they did live in Scarborough
I have a copy of Ada's marriage certificate

[Columbanus]

Hi, my wife originally from Scarborough, is also a great grandchild of Ada.

I don't know if the William Cody thing is correct and think that Ada might be related to the Lee family of Knotting Hill.

Cheers

Columbanus

[Soringsong]

Can I ask which one of Ada's children was your wife grandparent? Mine was Dorothy

[Soringsong]

I also remember stories of the circus - also I meant to say Ada was my great grandmother not my Grandma

[Maiden Stone]

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show came to my town too. A Native American participant allegedly fathered a child during his sojourn in the town. A local person who has studied Buffalo Bill's shows said he'd been unable to trace the supposed child and that there was no foundation to the tale. This legend may be repeated in every town the show visited.

[Columbanus]

I also remember stories of the circus - also I meant to say Ada was my great grandmother not my Grandma

William, and his son William's name is on a war memorial in Scarborough.

[Soringsong]

I do remember my dad taking about uncle Bill.