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Ethel Rose Brown neee Digby

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Susan

Susan Report 15 May 2011 12:18

I am trying to find any living relatives of my gt grandfather Charles Fryatt. I know one of his sisters Selina Emma married a Willie Digby. They adopted a daughter Ethel Rose who I believe married someone named Brown as Willie's death was registered by an E R Brown, daughter.
Another sister Florence married a Joseph Digby brother to Willie. On the 1911 census they are living at the George Inn in Kelvedon Essex. Living with them is my grandmother Dorothy Fryatt and another niece Mabel Selina Goalber born Hackney c 1894. I do not know if this is one of Charles other sisters who may have married a Goaldber or someone on the Digby side.
Can anyone please help with either of these inquiries.
Thank you Sue Slater

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 15 May 2011 12:20

Have you checked for matches on here by using Search trees box above?
Jan

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 15 May 2011 12:26

For info


Marriages Dec 1900 (>99%)
Digby Willie Fewell Maldon 4a 1053
Fryatt Selina Emma Maldon 4a 1053


1911

DIGBY, Willie Lewell Head Married M 35 1876 Labourer Day Woodham Walter Essex VIEW
DIGBY, Selina Emma Wife Married
11 years F 42 1869 May Car Driver 4 Witham Essex VIEW
DIGBY, Ethel Rose Adopted Daughter F 7 1904 School Ipswich Suffolk VIEW
STONE, Ellen Ada Wife Married F 26 1885 Suffolk Long Melford VIEW
STONE, Jack W Boarders Husband Married M 26 1885 Labourer In Maltings Wartlingworth Suffolk VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
10412 Reference:
RG14PN10412 RG78PN553 RD201 SD4 ED1 SN96

Registration District:
Braintree Sub District:
Witham Enumeration District:
1 Parish:
Witham

Address:
Bridge Street Witham Essex County:
Essex

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 15 May 2011 12:50

Someone on Ancestry has this family in their tree, with a "living relative" child of Willie & Selina (surely not!!)
Jan

Susan

Susan Report 15 May 2011 13:10

Thanks everyone will try to find the contact on ancestry.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 15 May 2011 13:12

There are lots of people on here with these names in their tree, check them out if you haven't already.
jan (aka everyone!!)

Gina

Gina Report 3 Jul 2018 08:46

Hello sue slater
My grandmother was Ethel rose Digby 1903-1981 adopted daughter I believe of yr gr8 grandfather. Ethel married Charles Arthur brown and moved to Weymouth Dorset 1933 as Charles was in the navy and worked in Portland.
I have no idea why she was adopted by Selina and Willie Digby or where she was born Do you have any additional information?
My name is Gina jones I am 63 years old granddaughter of Ethel
I live in Shrewsbury Shropshire

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Jul 2018 09:43

Hi Gina

Susan posted this requst over 7 years ago, and is unlikely to be looking now for a reply

To try to contact her, click on her name and send a message. If her e-mail is still the one she registered with the site, GR will notify her and she will have the opportunity to respond.

Susan

Susan Report 4 Jul 2018 15:05

Hi Gina , So pleased to see this post. I will try to find you on Genes Reunited then I can message you on there. Sue Slater nee Hindmarch

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 4 Jul 2018 16:03

Gina / Susan, on the 1911 census the surname Bowman has been written above Digby for Ethel's surname. It looks like she was illegitimate as no mmn is given on the GRO index. This would appear to be her birth and if you buy a copy, it will give you her mother's name.


BOWMAN, ETHEL ROSE - Order
GRO Reference: 1903 S Quarter in IPSWICH Volume 04A Page 1090

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 4 Jul 2018 16:05


1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Bridge Street Witham Essex, Witham, Essex, England

Willie Lewell Digby Head Married Male 35 1876 Woodham Walter Essex Labourer Day
Selina Emma Digby Wife Married Female 42 1869 Witham Essex May Car Driver 4
Ethel Rose Digby Adopted Daughter - Female 7 1904 Ipswich Suffolk School
Ellen Ada Stone Wife Married Female 26 1885 Suffolk Long Melford -
Jack W Stone Boarders Husband Married Male 26 1885 Wartlingworth Suffolk Labourer In Maltings


Not seeing a marriage for the boarder and her husband. Ellen Ada's maiden looks to be Lewis and she seems to have married someone else in 1905.

Just wondered if she was related to Ethel Rose as the both give Suffolk as county of birth.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 4 Jul 2018 16:25

Susan

To contact Gina, simply click on her name - as per my advice to her with regard to contacting you

Susan

Susan Report 4 Jul 2018 17:25

Thank you Erika H

Susan

Susan Report 4 Jul 2018 17:26

Thank you everyone for your help. So pleased to be in touch with Gina.