Dolly Caira nee Hibbs

[lindapedder]

 :'(My name is linda ,i have been trying to trace my nan dolly caira.born 1891 in islington london. her maiden name was hibbs,she married michael angel caira in 1909. she had two daughters roma and margaret.1917 she gave birth to a son francis charles who was my father.he was abandon in london and was brought up my nuns  till the age of 14.i have trace the two daughters and spoke to my cousin,who has said her mother never knew what happen to dolly she was told to leave my michael her husband abt 1917 just before francis was born.there is no trace of her since then. can anyone help me on where to start looking. linda

[Mabel Bagshawe]

it may help to know that her actual date of birth, from her school admission record, is 29 Sep 1891. her middle name was Louisa.

Angelo Michael Caira's WWI service records are on Ancestry - he's called up in 1918, living in Treforest but with parents from Islington and his occupation fits Dolly's husband. No mention of wife or children. His medical records are interesting - he is diagnosed with an illness which if known about in 1917 could have lead to arguments between a husband and wife.

Do you have a tree on Ancestry? There's one with a similar name to yours that suggests divorce on 31 jan 1927 and linking to an outbound record of a Louisa Caria of the right age heading to Halifax, Canada [the image suggests to me however this may be a misreading of the name]

[jaywit]

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9777190

Divorce.

[giblet]

Sorry just deleted info already posted.

[jennifer c]

Do you already have census details for Dolly and Michael in 1901?

Jennifer

[jennifer c]

There seems to be two Michaels about, both born Italy and both hairdressers in the same area!!

Not sure the army record is your man?

Jennifer

[lindapedder]

hi jennifer.
thank you for your info i have traced dolly to 1925 after that nothing. linda

[Annie65115]

FreeBMD shows the three children as mentioned but the year of birth for Francis is different from the one you give.

Is your dad, or either of his sisters, still alive?

[Mabel Bagshawe]

There is something odd about Francis' birth registration - on ancestry it is listed for both 1917 and 1920. The 1917 image says "see 1920"  - I assume there was some issue with the registration (which may be related to the break up of the marriage??)