Spencer Family. Canning Town

[AJS1947]

My sincere and profound  thanks to you Louisa for all your help and encouragement.

I will continue to resolve the remaining issues.

[louisa maud]

Please come back if you need any more help in whatever name or area, us Rootschatters like a challenge

AJS, you did very well with your research

Happy hunting

Louisa Maud

[jonw65]

That death
Alice Maud Spencer, age 29, Dec 1919, West Ham 4a 282

Looks like the death was very early on in October.
The sub district is North Leyton

So, out of area, but it could have been at the West Ham Infirmary (Whipps Cross)

[keyboard86]

Hi again all, another set off my notepad I wish to get rid of:-

From 1911 census:-

Ellen Rosina Downs 1898
Alfred Henry Downs 1900
William Spencer 1893
shown in household of James T Downs and Rosina Downs, think they are Spencer on 1901 census, and Alfred Henry possibly the "G"?
All born Stratford, what happened to them?
Keyboard86

EDIT James Thomas Downes married ROINA Spencer Sept qtr 1901 West Ham.

[louisa maud]

Everytime I see this come up I hope there has been some development to find William and his mother  1917, I  really cannot understand why 2 registrations have been missed, said it all before, must admit I have been rummaging around again today looking for more clues to no avail, nothing on findagrave either, it really is a puzzle and I don't like unsolved problems.
I did see the census, yes,the siblings were on 1901as Spencers
AJS must be as confused as we are.

Louisa Maud

[AJS1947]

I think if I can locate the death of Maud Spencer in 1917 it will solve the riddle of her son William Spencer.

As her husband John William Spencer was fighting overseas at the time of her death  I am guessing her death would have been registered by one of her parents, possibly Sarah Spencer Nee Pedrick

That is just an assumption.

What is really strange is we can find no record of Mauds death or Williams birth despite the best efforts of Louisa Maud, Keyboard86 and Jonw65

[AJS1947]

Louisa

I think they have reserved a bed in the psychiatric ward.

[keyboard86]

  The only birth for the 1893 William Spencer b West Ham has mmn Sedgrock he was a twin to an Andrew Spencer, Andrew died aged 0?
Keyboard86

[louisa maud]

Wonder if that is a miss spelling of Sedgrock?
Marriage  Spencer to Sedgrock?

LM