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Maxine

What was your grandfathers full name? If you know thta you can pull matches up at Freebmd, ie enter his name, select marriages, select an apt date span,
if you don't know where they married select all counties, Freda May and her surname may well turn up that way .
Best of luck Tracey

Maxine,

I found a marriage for a Frank Powis and Freda M Edwards in Bournemouth
Sep 1944
2b 1659

and this birth

Births Dec 1920
Edwards Freda M mother's maiden name Mount Stourbridge 6c 112


ValT

hi,i know my grandads dad married a longman,but not much else,how can i find out about my grandads dad from here,thankyou for your help everybody!! regards maxine

i have frank powis,b around 1887,london,i know he married a mary anne longman but not anything about him before he married or who his parents were,i know about his children frank,leneord and hilda but i would like to know if he himself had brothers and sisters and about his parents looking now to see what i can find,im going to start in london area on a hunch!

Marriages Mar 1913
Longman Mary A Powis Mile End 1c
Powis Frank Longman Mile End 1c 526

This is the marriage that was found, so could be your pair. The certificate will give you the fathers name and occupation, and Franks age.

This may be his birth.
Name: Frank Powis
Year of Registration: 1887
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Mile End Old Town
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 493

Maybe the family in 1901?

Name: Frank Powis
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary A
Gender: Male
Where born: Stepney, London, England

Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch Stepney
Town: Mile End Old Town
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 84 Lile End Road

Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub registration district: Mile End, Old Town, Western
ED, institution, or vessel: 35
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 65
Household Members:
Name Age
Eliza Powis 12
Frank Powis 14
Henry Powis 19
John Powis 50 General Labourers man
Mary A Powis 50
William Powis 21

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 330; Folio: 53; Page: 9

keith thankyou very much for this very interesting info,i know there werent that many powis familys around then,so its a big possibility,also i know there was a mary ann longman that married into the family,she was my grandads mum,married to frank senior i think so that all fits in so does the area,is william on the document an older brother thanks and sorry i wasnt on earlier i was"on the school run" best wishes maxine

Maxine here is the same family in 1881,

Name: John I. Powis
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary A.
Gender: Male
Where born: Stepney, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 103 Skidmore St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Barman (Brewers)

Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub registration district: Mile End Old Town, Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Foster 18 --Sister-in-law ...Tailoress
George Foster 22 --Brother-in-law...Letter carrier
Henry Foster 20 --Brother-in-law..Lath under
John Foster 28 --Brother-in-law...Plasterer
George Powis 4 --son
John Powis 8 --son
John I. Powis 30 ..Barman (brewers)
Mary A. Powis 30
Mary A. Powis 6 --daughter
William Powis ..son age looks like 20mths

1891
Name: John Powis
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Stepney, London, England

Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
Ecclesiastical parish: Stepney Church of Christ
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 84,Mile End Road,

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub registration district: Mile End Old Town, Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Frank 4
Elizabeth Gabella Powis 2
George Powis 14
Henry Powis 9
John Powis 40
John Powis 18
Mary Ann Powis 40
Mary Ann Powis 16
William Powis 12


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Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 309; Folio 51; Page 11; GSU roll: 6095419.



Name: John Powis
Year of Registration: 1871
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Mile End Old Town
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 1055 (click to see others on page)

spouse: Mary Ann Foster

thankyou very much......my brain is doing the loop the loop,im not cut out for this HELP!!!!!! joke,thankyou maxine

Mary with parents in 1851

Name: Mary Foster
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Female
Where born: Stepney, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Stepney
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub registration district: Mile End Old Town Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 28
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 175
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Foster 6
George Foster 2
Henry Foster 1 Mo
Isabella Foster 4
John Foster 32
John Foster 8
Mary Foster 32
Mary Foster 10


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Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 297; Folio: 92; Page: 29; GSU roll: 542609.

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1871 Mary with John (brother as Head)

Name: John Foster
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Stepney, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
Ecclesiastical parish: St Dunstan
Town: Mile End Old Town
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub registration district: Mile End Old Town, Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Household schedule number: 107
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Foster 16-- brother ..Plasterer
John Foster 18 --Head ..Plasterer
Mary A Foster 20 --sister..Tailoress


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Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 564; Folio: 135; Page: 18; GSU roll: 823316.

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