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I did, of course, mean everyone who has helped either myself or others. Checking out the forums (boards) I can see that is quite a lot of help from you all. Hope everyone appreciates it.

LadyKira
You gave me such a lot of help and made the GR experience a good one. Many, many thanks.

halo polish on its way!


great job

May I have some halo polish Sylvia.

I really enjoyed the challenge on this one.

You are very welcome!


we do it because we enjoy it!!!



sylvia

Sylvia
So sorry for the late reply. The fact that you all do this without reward has given me such hope for folks in general. I, myself, do try to give information in whatever capacity I am able, so it is heartening to know this great 'community' of volunteers helps us 'newbies' (not my phrase) to at least get something out of the geneology experience. I can only thank everyone again.

GreatArtuin

all the people who helped you on this thread, and who help on all other threads on the boards, are members, just like yourself, but with a little more expertise, and subscriptions to other sites that may be more helpful. We also know of other sites where information might be found, many of them free.


In fact, all of the information found for you on this thread was found on sites other than GR, sites on which those members had their own subscriptions.


Most of us are Standard members, which allows us to have our own trees, post on these boards and send messages to other members.


NONE of us are supported in any way by Genes Reunited, and GR do not have any paid staff working on these boards or giving genealogy help.



so that is how so much help can be given to novices



............. it is members helping members, for free!



sylvia

Made wonderful progress with this direct Fyfield family.

I thank you all soooooo much for your help. I am still not sure how you do this for 'novices', giving so much access to a great resource, but my thanks should be echoed all across this forum.

Again thanks.

Great news.

Well wonders will never cease! I have had a contact from Georgina's family in Reading who happend to 'google' the name. Quelle surprise!

Had a little bit of luck with her death year, though I can't find a reference to it yet.

Her daughter Winifred was only 2 when Georgina died. Winifred was born in December 1912 (registered 1913).

Thanks for all the help

I have searched using lots of variations so I am not sure that you will find her.

F*d
f*field
F*
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I searched using year of birth and Reading.
Nothing

However I am certain that is her 1891 which means you have a record of her existence prior to her marriage.

LadyKira

The trouble is I do not know how to proceed.If I try variations of first or surnames I get all sorts of stuff.

A friend on Ancestry is trying to locate the tree owner that you said had her name on his tree. I shall have to hope that he is happy to share his findings with me.

In the meantime can I be a bit cheeky and ask you to give me a couple of searching tips?

It [s not that she is not there. We just have not found her yet. You have already noticed transcription differences.
Sometimes people are entered as initials. Sometimes the records are illegible due to handwriting or poor preservation of records.

Many thanks for all that information. Her whereabouts in 1901 then still remain a mystery. At a guess I would think, with her mother dying young, she either went into service or lived with other relatives, what do you think?

1871 census - household transcription
Person: FIFFEL, Albert
Address: Market Place Cockpits, Wokingham
FIFFEL, Albert Lodger Head M 23 1848 Middlesex
FIFFEL, Mary Mother F 42 1829 Surrey
FIFFEL, Maud M Sister F 3 1868 Surrey

1881 Address: ?, Wokingham
FIFFEL, Albert Head Married M 33 1848 Bricklayer Hampton Wick Middlesex
FIFFEL, Annie Wife Married F 29 1852 Windsor Berkshire
FIFFEL, Charles Son Single M 7 1874 Scholar Reading Berkshire
FIFFEL, Clara Daughter Single F 6 1875 Scholar Reading Berkshire
FIFFEL, Alice Edith Daughter Single F 5 1876 Scholar Reading
Berkshire
FIFFEL, Annie M Daughter Single F 3 1878 Scholar
Reading
Berkshire FIFFEL, Eleanor M Daughter Single F 1 1880 Reading Berkshire

her sister

Marriages Mar 1907
FYFIELD Caroline Reading 2c 607
SMITH Alfred Reading 2c 607

1911 Address: 82 Sherman Road Reading
SMITH, Alfred Head Married M 27 1884 Dealer General Reading Berks
SMITH, Caroline Wife Married 5 years F 27 1884 Machinest Tailoress Reading Berks
SMITH, Phyllis May Daughter F 4 1907 Reading Berks
SMITH, Eleanor Violet Daughter F 2 1909 Reading Berks
SMITH, Mary Ann Mother Married F 51 1860 Reading Berks
SMITH, Sarah Sister Single F 29 1882 Daily Servant Reading Berks
SMITH, Florence Cousin Single F 19 1892 Reading Berks

her mother
Deaths Dec 1892 (>99%)
Fiffel Annie 41 Reading 2c 207


her brother
Deaths Jun 1943 (98%)
FIFIELD Albert J 42 Reading 2c 431

I only found Georgina in 1891 but I found her brother Charles married with a family of his own in 1901

1891 Address: 72, Brook Street West, Reading
FIFFELL, Albert Head Married M 45 1846 Bricklayer Kingston on Thames
FIFFELL, Annie Wife Married F 40 1851 Reading Berkshire
FIFFELL, Charles Son M 17 1874 Laborer WokinghamBerkshire
FIFFELL, Anne Daughter F 13 1878 Scholar WokinghamBerkshire
FIFFELL, Ellen Daughter F 11 1880 Scholar WokinghamBerkshire
FIFFELL, Albert Son M 9 1882 Scholar Wokingham Berkshire
FIFFELL, Caroline Daughter F 7 1884 Scholar WokinghamBerkshire
FIFFELL, Fredk Son M 5 1886 Scholar WokinghamBerkshire
FIFFELL, Georgina Daughter F 0 (6M) 1891 Reading Berkshire


1901 Address: 21, Mundesley Street, Reading St Giles
FYFIELD, Charles Head Married M 27 1874 Plasterer's Labourer Reading Berkshire
FYFIELD, Alice M Wife Married F 26 1875 Birmingham Warwickshire
FYFIELD, Charles M Son M 2 1899 Reading Berkshire
FYFIELD, Arthur S Son M 0 (10 MOS) 1901 Reading Berkshire
FYFIELD, Albert J Boarder Single M 19 1882 Clerk In Coal Office Reading Berkshire

I must be really thick because even with lots of help I do not seem able to proceed. I cannot (even paying for it) find the 1901 census Household names I have been given by LadyKira that contain Georgina Fyfield. So her whereabouts in 1901 are still a mystery.