William Hollingsworth marriage

[avm228]

If Elsie Fredeswede is in your friend's correct line, then you need to look at the details of her parents Charles and Elizabeth (nee Bickerton), and scratch anything to do with rival couple Charles & Clara (nee Cork).

As I mentioned early in the thread, it seems to me likely that the correct Charles is traceable through the censuses to father Charles who was married to a Rebecca (per 1871). But you would need the 1880 record of the marriage to Elizabeth Bickerton to confirm his paternal details.

[cindym19721]

If Elsie Fredeswede is in your friend's correct line, then you need to look at the details of her parents Charles and Elizabeth (nee Bickerton), and scratch anything to do with rival couple Charles & Clara (nee Cork).

As I mentioned early in the thread, it seems to me likely that the correct Charles is traceable through the censuses to father Charles who was married to a Rebecca (per 1871). But you would need the 1880 record of the marriage to Elizabeth Bickerton to confirm his paternal details.

Ok, going down a couple of generations, we have definite proof that Constance Evelyn(1914-2004), Sybil Muriel (1912-1990) and Charles William (1909-1909) are my friend's grandmother (Sybil) and Constance and Charles William are Great aunt and uncle, if we work backwards from them, I have Thomas Edwin (1884-1949) and his wife was Nellie Pilbrow Owen (1883-1947) as their parents. Beyond that, if it isn't the Charles I found, can any of you point to which one it could be so I get that branch of the tree right?

[avm228]

Sybil's mother's maiden name was Owen.

Thomas Edwin b 1884 Bromley - married to Nellie P Owen - had mother's maiden name Cork.

So we are back to the Charles and Clara nee Cork who married in 1869.

In that case the 1939 Bromley death with executor Elsie Fredeswede is wrong, but you've been provided with good stuff upthread about the Charles who married Clara Cork.  You'll need to look at finding a new death date for him.

[cindym19721]

Sybil's mother's maiden name was Owen.

Thomas Edwin b 1884 Bromley - married to Nellie P Owen - had mother's maiden name Cork.

So we are back to the Charles and Clara nee Cork who married in 1869.

In that case the 1939 Bromley death with executor Elsie Fredeswede is wrong, but you've been provided with good stuff upthread about the Charles who married Clara Cork.  You'll need to look at finding a new death date for him.

This is driving me completely nuts!!! I don't know what ones are right and wrong any more, my brain feels like it's exploding lol

[avm228]

OK - Clara Annie Hollingworth nee Cork died in 1885.

Charles and the children were in Farnborough by 1891 - still there in 1901.

Perhaps his death can be found in that area?

[cindym19721]

OK - Clara Annie Hollingworth nee Cork died in 1885.

Charles and the children were in Farnborough by 1891 - still there in 1901.

Perhaps his death can be found in that area?

That's where I've been looking for him, but I still can't find his parents, they're the ones I really need

[avm228]

Hasn't Maureen found you his parents at reply #14?

[cindym19721]

No, wrong ones. Charles’ mother maiden name is Collin/Collen and father’s name is William

[avm228]

Here's a partial timeline for Charles (the one who married Clara):

1869 (24 Apr): Marriage to Clara Annie Cork in Tottenham.  Charles is of full age; father William, labourer.
1871: Charles Hollingsworth, gardener, 22 b Thaxted, Essex (family in Westminster)
1881: Charles Hollingsworth, gardener, 32 b Bardfield, Essex (family in Lee, Lewisham)
1891: Charles Hollingsworth, florist, 42 b Thaxted (family in Farnborough)
1901: Charles Hollingsworth, florist, 52 b Thaxted (family in Farnborough)

His consistent age makes the 1848 birth with mmn Rolph more likely than the 1851 one with mmn Collen, I'd have thought?  In both cases the father appears to have been William.