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MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 25 Aug 2011 19:05

Rebecca, who were the witnesses to the marriage?

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 25 Aug 2011 19:06

Might this be William with his first wife in 1901?

ALLEN, William Head Married M 29 1872 Handyman Tottenham Middlesex
ALLEN, Elizabeth Wife Married F 32 1869 Not Known

Registration District: Edmonton
Sub District: Edmonton
Enumeration District: 12
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary
Civil Parish: Edmonton

Address: Eagle House, Edmonton County: Middlesex

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 25 Aug 2011 20:54

can i get a copy of that baptism ? and the reason for canada is my nan was told by her mother that emma came from canada of her dad did ..

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 25 Aug 2011 20:56

the wittness were harriett hanselmann and sidney something cant really read it the writing curly its something like that

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 25 Aug 2011 20:58

no that not him the age he got married to emma was either 24 or 29 cant really make out it look like a 4 but could be a 9

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 25 Aug 2011 21:02

emma moss was born 1888 as she was 22 when they married the married 1910 i dont know y on the cenus says they were married 4 years and william was born either 1886 or 1881 as the his age is either 24 or 29 on the marriage cert its not very clear

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 25 Aug 2011 21:06

Rebecca, on the 1911 census you posted on 11 August, the William on there was born 1873.

Are you now saying that it's the wrong census?

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 25 Aug 2011 21:30

yes its hard because dothery(great nan) christina and ruby are write but the ages for william allen and emma are wrong as william was29 or 24 when he married in 1910 and emma was 22 in 1910 so they would of been 23 and 25 or 30 in 1911 do it has 2 be wrong i no they put 4years married but i understand that as 2 children were born aout of wedlock so they could off lied about how long they were married but the ages r wrong

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 25 Aug 2011 21:33

Rebecca, it's most likely the ages on the marriage certificate that are wrong.

William may well have chopped a few years off his age for the marriage to hide the fact he was quite a bit older than Emma. That sort of thing frequently happened.

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 25 Aug 2011 21:47

ok but she was 22 so she would have been 23 in 1911

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 25 Aug 2011 21:52

so how will i ever know if ive got the right person lol

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 25 Aug 2011 22:31

hi can anyone help me find the birth of william allen jr he was also known as billy he was born after ruby (1911) not sure how much younger but mother madien name is moss

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 25 Aug 2011 22:59

The Emma Beer above (EDIT on page 1) is born Birmingham.

Is this her in 1911?

CHAMBERLAIN, William Thomas Head Married M 29 1882 Smith Sticker Notting Hill London VIEW
CHAMBERLAIN, Emma Wife Married
10 years F 35 1876 Marylebone London VIEW
CHAMBERLAIN, Ruby Victoria May Daughter F 9 1902 Wimbledon VIEW
CHAMBERLAIN, Ivy Rose Daughter F 8 1903 Wimbledon VIEW
CHAMBERLAIN, Doris Cecilia Emma Daughter F 5 1906 Wimbledon VIEW
BEER, Emma Mother In Law Widow F 58 1853 Birmingham VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3483 Reference:
RG14PN3483 RG78PN130 RD40 SD1 ED21 SN238

Registration District:
Kingston Sub District:
Wimbledon Enumeration District:
21 Parish:
Wimbledon

Address:
11 Kingston Road Wimbledon SW County:
Surrey

Could Emma be the aunt of little Emma Louisa? Also with a daughter called Emma.

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 25 Aug 2011 23:06

Rebecca, we can't cope with too many queries at once. I'm hunting for Emma Louisa Moss.

There are three possible births for William Allen after 1911. Somebody might find some baptisms to determine which one is your Billy.

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 25 Aug 2011 23:18

Name: CHAMBERLAIN, William Thomas
Registration District: Help Kingston
County: Surrey
Year of Registration: 1900
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
Volume No: Help 2A
Page No: Help 749

He married Emma Buckingham.

So -

Marriages Sep 1883 (>99%)
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BEER James Hendon 3a 230
BUCKINGHAM Emma Hendon 3a 230

AND

1881 England Census
about Emma Buckingham Name: Emma Buckingham
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Pancras
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 37 Tavistock Pl
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: General Servant

Registration district: Pancras
Sub-registration district: Tottenham Court
ED, institution, or vessel: 14a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 189
Folio: 10
Page Number: 13
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Kerr 58
Elizabeth Andrews 83
Charlotte Kerr 32
Isabella E. Kerr 30
Elizabeth M. Kerr 27
Anne S.J. Kerr 25
Harriet R. Kerr 22
Robert H. Kerr 20
Edwin Thos. Kerr 17
Henry K. Kerr 12
Emma Buckingham 28 Married. Born Birmingham.
Hannah Durant 25
Elizabeth Laidle 34


Madmeg

Madmeg Report 25 Aug 2011 23:30

Loads of Mr Buckinghams marrying an Emma - but none with the surname Allen or Moss.

Anyone else got any ideas?

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 25 Aug 2011 23:32

Rebecca, on the marriage cert was William a carpenter?

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 25 Aug 2011 23:46

Merrily chasing James Beer back in time, but not seeing any connection with Allen or Moss.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 25 Aug 2011 23:56

Emma, the only way to be 100% sure you've got the right people is to buy the marriage and/or birth certificates of the people you know for definite to be your direct ancestors, i.e. your grandparent.

Do not base your research on family knowledge - sadly it's not always reliable as stories get distorted over time.

patchem

patchem Report 26 Aug 2011 18:21

Is this Emma Louisa's death, and do you know when and where William died?
Thanks
Emma L Allen
Birth Date: abt 1888
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1957
Age at Death: 69
Registration district: Shoreditch
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5d
Page: 399