nana's birth mother disappeared in 1901

[brigidmac]

Thanks so much Mabel

Florence Gertrude Williams the boarding house keeper
Might be a relative of the Benjamin family
As could leticia Marks

I will try +look at the originals # ancestry #   just won't throw up my searches

Interesting that 1901 number 18 was empty ..that's the year that I can't find Charlotte .

[bnjmn]

Update and another mystery

In 1939 Charlotte Benjamin b 21/4/1881 was a retired housekeeper
widowed

At 12 Dynham Road .

With 7 other women in the same household .all different surnames
Mostly domestics and housemaids .

It seems a bit strange to me

House 12 Dynham Rd
https://www.dropbox.com/s/02ifz75o24y652h/Skitch%20%281%29.png?dl=0

Bottom of page click (if you don't have Dropbox)
'Or continue to website'

[brigidmac]

Thanks cuz Ben it's nice to see what kind of house she lived in .

I did wonder if the American Journalist Amelia Abrahams had some family connection too.Charlotte and her son Eric age 13  came back from USA in1918 .
Apparently he was pleased to leave the strict Jewish school there.

[brigidmac]

Am finally learning how to post photos
So thought I'd try and add photos of my nana & her birth father

She's on my new profile picture with my aunts and mother 1934

& ive had 3 goes reducing & uploading am beng helped by technical advisor but it may take a while

[brigidmac]

The quality isnt good if I make it smaller
,1970 nana aged 70 ,,aunt Sylvia aged 37 ,, ,,myself age 11

[brigidmac]

Update
Lottie had at least 4 great grandchildren 2 aer in their twenties in england
I have their names and some family photos now ...but none of Lottie

2 were older in their forties in USA I know their names but dont know what became of them ..their half uncle lost touch

There maybe another in France

[brigidmac]

Update and thanks to all for following .

Lotties story is being adapted into audio episodes for a book,radio series &  maybe film in future .

Based on fact but Lottie appears as a time traveller in her future . (My present )

Various film clips are on my Facebook pages

In 2018. I was interviewed in a BBC Shropshire radio program about the handcuff king Leo Selwyn and his partner Lottie Roberts/BOURNE.
And some of the rootschat research was referred to .

I still like the idea that this is the same lady as Lottie "Percey " in 1901
-+.my great grandmother Lottie Roberts making ends meet while her husband had a mental breakdown .

The audio book has been a long time in the making ; due to technical and living problems .
But with a bit of motivation ,a computer ,a  quiet retreat + an encouraging  radio presenter friend hopefully this is something that I can finally acheive during Covid 2021

[brigidmac]

A friend made a video clip
Will it post 
Its a zipfile

Story of nana.s birth father s arrest in Dundee

[brigidmac]

Reply 79 Isabel i think you are right 1901 theatre company is the most likely candidate for both Lotties

+ A facial recognition expert who has never seen me
Conclusion : would be very surprised if ALL  the People in collage were not closely related .

Which is another indication that my hunch is correct .grandsons account of our bio Lottie + some of her lifestyle choices fit .
She took her son to America and they lived in a posh hotel.

Her husband was 40 years older and she falsified her surname ...or it was mispelt ROBARTS on marriage.

Her only son was angry with her...about something.. slightly estranged .
She had probate for her deceased husbands elderly uncle ...who had other
Nephews + Neices...

Is it ok to attach collage ?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ScyqmUsuhBLqmyCk5qXoW7WuqqNzjyQP/view?usp=drivesdk