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Re: help needed in trying to trace a ancestor
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 22 April 21 19:56 BST (UK) »
Electoral rolls for 46 Station Road, Petersfield

1923-1928 Joseph William & Frances Emelie
1929 Joseph William
1930 & 1931 Joseph William alone at 17a Station Road

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Re: help needed in trying to trace a ancestor
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 22 April 21 20:06 BST (UK) »
I'm a little bit late with this, and well done Comberton for opening up the post. Is this the birth for "Amy"

BOWDEN, FANNY  AMELIA     BURDEN 
GRO Reference: 1880  D Quarter in BIDEFORD  Volume 05B  Page 492

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Re: help needed in trying to trace a ancestor
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 22 April 21 20:12 BST (UK) »
I'm a little bit late with this, and well done Comberton for opening up the post. Is this the birth for "Amy"

BOWDEN, FANNY  AMELIA     BURDEN 
GRO Reference: 1880  D Quarter in BIDEFORD  Volume 05B  Page 492

1881 census
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q276-5DV9

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yes this is my great grandmother who went on to marry George Gillard
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Re: help needed in trying to trace a ancestor
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 22 April 21 21:57 BST (UK) »
For whatever reason, it does not look like Joseph William Chitty and Fanny/Frances Amelia/Emily Bowden, nee Burden where ever legally married, not in the UK anyway.   He was still single in 1891.

Alfred Bowden married Fanny Burden Sept.1880 Bideford and in 1881 census she is shown as bc.1859 Bideford so was a few years older than she later admitted to.

As plain Fanny Burden her birth was in Sept.qtr.1858, mmn Spearman.   She was indeed born Bideford although living in Northam in 1871.  Her parents were Henry and Betsy.

Henry Burden married Betsey Spearman Dec.1844 Bideford.

Just to confirm all of this, in 1891 your 'Amy' - shown as Fanny E. Bowden - is living with said grandparents Henry and Betsy.  Where her mother is in 1891 I have no idea - cannot find her under any of her christian names.

Fanny Burden bp.25/7/1858 Bideford, dau. of Henry and Betsy - he was a Limeburner.

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Re: help needed in trying to trace a ancestor
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 22 April 21 22:12 BST (UK) »
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Just to confirm all of this, in 1891 your 'Amy' - shown as Fanny E. Bowden - is living with said grandparents Henry and Betsy.

I think this was already known to the OP  :)
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=205710.msg1049370#msg1049370

Also a very likely 1891 entry for Fanny was given In reply # 16 of this thread
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=823871.msg6871512#msg6871512



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Re: help needed in trying to trace a ancestor
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 22 April 21 22:22 BST (UK) »
For whatever reason, it does not look like Joseph William Chitty and Fanny/Frances Amelia/Emily Bowden, nee Burden where ever legally married, not in the UK anyway.   He was still single in 1891.

Alfred Bowden married Fanny Burden Sept.1880 Bideford and in 1881 census she is shown as bc.1859 Bideford so was a few years older than she later admitted to.

As plain Fanny Burden her birth was in Sept.qtr.1858, mmn Spearman.   She was indeed born Bideford although living in Northam in 1871.  Her parents were Henry and Betsy.


Henry Burden married Betsey Spearman Dec.1844 Bideford.

Just to confirm all of this, in 1891 your 'Amy' - shown as Fanny E. Bowden - is living with said grandparents Henry and Betsy.  Where her mother is in 1891 I have no idea - cannot find her under any of her christian names.

Fanny Burden bp.25/7/1858 Bideford, dau. of Henry and Betsy - he was a Limeburner.

Annette
yes this is the said family. It would seem that they never did marry but she took his name. Is it possible for this to have happened? even on the death records registered it states chitty.
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Re: help needed in trying to trace a ancestor
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 22 April 21 22:29 BST (UK) »
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Just to confirm all of this, in 1891 your 'Amy' - shown as Fanny E. Bowden - is living with said grandparents Henry and Betsy.

I think this was already known to the OP  :)
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=205710.msg1049370#msg1049370

Also a very likely 1891 entry for Fanny was given In reply # 16 of this thread
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=823871.msg6871512#msg6871512

The frances burdon in this record is stated as being single in 1891 she would have been Bowden. Her husband Alfred died in 1889.
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