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Re: Impossible Ancestors
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 05 March 19 17:19 GMT (UK) »
I'm not overly sure why 1879 Elizabeth is not on the 1881 census or 1891...and with Mary Ann not appearing too.
Especially with Catherine being on them.

I had found a workhouse record from 1883, with Mary Ann Hanson aged 7 and a Elizabeth Hanson alias Anderson aged 4...which I thought may be them.
Ann Ames their mother had a sister Mary who married a William Anderson in 1855.
That's what got me thinking were they fostered out to extended family?
The downside is that I cannot find the Anderson's either!

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« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 05 March 19 17:20 GMT (UK) »
Well I suppose to clarify matters Lost could always get a pdf birth of the 1879 Elizabeth.


DOWLING, ELIZABETH       AMES 
GRO Reference: 1879  M Quarter in STEPNEY  Volume 01C  Page 462


This birth is registered in Stepney as opposed to St. George in the East.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Impossible Ancestors
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 05 March 19 17:29 GMT (UK) »
I shall try that, hopefully if I have her d.o.b I may be able to find out more about her too.
At the moment then, it is both Mary Ann and Elizabeth that just seem to be born with nothing further on them.
I tried looking for Mary Ann via the 1939 register and it gave me a list of ones born on the day/month/year.
So I'll also try searching through to find whilst awaiting the cert for Elizabeth.  :)

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« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 05 March 19 17:30 GMT (UK) »
I don't think that is the correct birth reg. That could be the Elizabeth who died and then there is birth reg that I posted earlier

Elizabeth Dowling sept qtr 1870 St George in the East vol 1c pg 420 mmn Ames

which would match the age of 8 months given on the 1871 census.
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb