Maternal grandmother

[Rosinish]

Reading the postcard (my own opinion) but seems very formal to be her mother or "pretend aunty" even 

No xxx at the end 

Annie

[ThrelfallYorky]

There's a Mary Eliz Kenyon in 1881 in Ashton U Lyne with Sterndale grandparents? Similar age? Have you any additional information about the neighbouring family, or approximation of Jane's age and possible birthplace?  Often illegitimate children seem to have been "taken in" by other branches of the family, more frequently than taken in by complete strangers. Are there any links if you go backwards in the adopting family, that may cross with Jane?

[JanetR]

Thanks for the many replies.  My grandmother is the Mary Storrie in the 1891 census, however she was born as Mary Kenyon to a Jane Kenyon at home, next door to the Storrie family (in the 1881 census she is listed as a boarder with the Storrie family; I think her age of 10 months was misread and it should be 18 months).  I have tried all sorts in trying to find info on Jane Kenyon but have got nowhere (very frustrating!) and was hoping someone might have suggestions on where to look.  I am not ready to give up yet!

[avm228]

Can you tell us exactly what is on the birth certificate? Date & address of the birth, identity & address of the informant (was it Jane or someone else?).

Have you traced both the Storrie family and the 1881 occupants of the other house to see whether they had any Kenyon relatives?

You have another thread about the 1902 postcard.  Is there any other evidence or family tradition about continued contact with Jane in Mary's lifetime?

[JanetR]

My grandmother was born at 3 Railway View, Wavertree and her mother Jane was the informant.  The Storrie family lived in the same street.  As far as I am aware there are no Kenyon relatives in the Storrie family.  Sadly my mother and sister are both deceased so unable to ask if they knew of a Jane Kenyon.  My grandmother went to Montreal for 3 years to work in the early 1900s and lodged with a Mrs Kenyon, but no idea if this is just a coincidence or family.

[iolaus]

Is there a male Storrie who died in the 9 months prior to Mary's birth?

Potentially it could be the paternal side - probably never going to prove though

[Rosinish]

Good thinking iolaus 

There may be a clue in the previous census if there is a male missing from the house in the next census, although maybe not have died but............disappeared

Annie

ADDED.....I have something similar. My g g/mother's father died before she was born (although her parents were married) but she was brought up by her grandparents with their surname. My aunt remembered her as being Jane Lunn (through her own mother, Jane's daughter). It took me quite a time to get to the root of it as she was on all the census with her surname as Donahoe (numerous variants) but in the family she had been known as Lunn 

[jennifer c]

I would follow the Kenyon in Canada, perhaps if you know the address someone could look in to who lived at the address.

Jennifer

[Rosinish]

My grandmother went to Montreal for 3 years to work in the early 1900s and lodged with a Mrs Kenyon

This may have been where Jane was heading when she sent the postcard.

Have you located her on Canadian census.

Annie