1901 census look up request

[*Sandra*]

Think that might be under the Softley spelling

Softley    Robert    Watson    Newcastle T.    10b   47   
Watson    Isabella    Softley    Newcastle T.    10b   47

Softly births

Births Jun 1913   
Softley    Annie L    Watson    Newcastle T.    10b   312   
Births Sep 1914   
Softley    Catherine    Watson    Tynemouth    10b   581   
Births Sep 1916   
Softley    William    Watson    Tynemouth    10b   564
Births Dec 1926 
Softley    Elsie    Watson    Newcastle T.    10b   210

Sandra

[Milliepede]

I was about to ask who he married - when were his children born? 

Does his wife claim to be married/widowed later on or 

There is a medal card for a Robert Softley from WW1 - could that be why he disappeared?

[*Sandra*]

Hmm another UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 for Robert Softly. Does 5th of the address on these passenger lists mean anything ?

Robert Softly - aged 26 years - glass blower - going to 90 Gill Street. Newcastle Upon Tyne.
arriving 6 June 1926 - Montreal to Liverpool - on the Montrose. Intended future residence England.

Sandra

[KA]

He married Isabella in 1912.  Has three children between 1913 and 1916.  Disappears for a bit (Isabella on 1921 census as head of house and married).  then further child in 1926, after which he is never heard of again. (But this suggested to me perhaps a period of working abroad for several years, maybe starting another family.  Returning 1925 ish, it not working out, and him returning abroad again.)


Like you I got very excited over robert Finkle Softly, who would have fitted brilliantly. However I can find a Birth reg for Robert Finkle Softly, which rather spoilt my investigations



 

[rosie99]

Maybe he did not return to father the child born 1926, Isabella as a married woman could have registered the birth without him present.  I wonder who registered the birth

[heywood]

Think that might be under the Softley spelling

Softley    Robert    Watson    Newcastle T.    10b   47   
Watson    Isabella    Softley    Newcastle T.    10b   47

Sandra

Thanks Sandra. I had tried that and just checked again. Ancestry doesn’t seem to show him.

[*Sandra*]

England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

No Robert listed 

Isabella Watson
Spouse Surname   Softley
Registration Year   1912 - [1912]
Registration Quarter   Oct-Nov-Dec - Registration district   Newcastle upon Tyne
Inferred County   Northumberland
Volume   10b Page   47

John Christie
Margaret Lattimer
Isabella Watson

Sandra

[heywood]

Yes, that’s what I found, Sandra.

He married Isabella in 1912.  Has three children between 1913 and 1916.  Disappears for a bit (Isabella on 1921 census as head of house and married).  then further child in 1926, after which he is never heard of again. (But this suggested to me perhaps a period of working abroad for several years, maybe starting another family.  Returning 1925 ish, it not working out, and him returning abroad again.)

Have you tried Electoral Registers 1921 - 1926?

Rosie has a valid point in that he may not be the father of the youngest child after such a gap.

[heywood]

Just musing really.
What occupation is given for him on any children's marriage certificates?