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Can the 1911 Census be searched by address??

If so can someone have a look at 60 and 61 Sceptre Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex as my husbands aunt believe's that someone in the family owned that house and many relatives lived in it over the years. Unfortunately she doesn't know whether it was her mother's or father's side of the family that the house belonged to.

Thank you for all your help. I will order the John Boswell birth certificate, if it's not mine I am sure I will find a home for it on Certificate Exchange.

Where on the birth cert does the name Whitley appear? I think it might be a good idea to contact the Mile End Registrar's office and ask them to check - it is possible that the original entry was omitted from the GRO index.

Mile End registers are now held at Tower Hamlets:

Tower Hamlets
The Register Office
Bromley Public Hall
Bow Road
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All this ties together quite well but I still have this name WHITLEY and a known sister that cannot be found under any of the names.

I just called my husband's only living relative -an aunt and she looked at the sister's memorial card and it just names her as GINNY. The aunt is going to have another look through the paperwork she has to see if she can find a real name for her.

I just searched all the SMITH WHITLEY marriages just in case Rosetta had been previously married but nothing.

The Boswell/Smith marriage looks correct. Occupation of groom - carman, father deceased. The witnesses were what looks like Huggins. Her father Richard Smith

Just looked at the BOSWELL SMITH births in Bethnal Green and around can only see two males on FreeBMD.

John 1915 March

Charles J 1915 December

No Lily or any other's that would of been the sister.

Married st anthonys stepney, Feb 22nd 1915, thats if its the right man. Living 45 Sceptre Street.

I saw that marriage and dismissed it because of the different maiden name but as someone else said she could of been married before.

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Marriages Mar 1915
Boswell John Smith Bethnal G. 1c 263
Smith Rosetta Boswell Bethnal G. 1c 263

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Rosetta Boswell
Birth Date: abt 1882
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1960
Age at Death: 78
Registration district: Stepney
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5d
Page: 552

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about Jack Boswell
Name: Jack Boswell
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1892
Baptism Date: 27 Jul 1892
Father's Name: John Boswell
Mother's Name: Sophia Boswell
Parish or Poor Law Union: Bethnal Green St John
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers

No but my husband said they never left Bethnal Green all their lives so would guess there.

I have been with my husband 25 years and he was dead before then. Sorry I am thinking of Lily's husband lol. I'm confusing myself now!!

Aw Helen my husband said he remember his aunt saying their was someone called Rosetta but she didn't know who she was.

Do you know where or when Jack died?

Added:
Cannot see a birth for Virginia Boswell or Whitley.

British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 about Jack Boswell
Name: Jack Boswell
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Age at enlistment: 23
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 5909
Regiment Name: Queens Regiment
Number of images: 5

Occupation carman, wifes name looks like Roseta

Oooh Barbara that looks promising as that gives the same occupation as when daughter married.

Plus the other daughter is named Jennie which is Lily's middle name.

Thank you.

1911 census transcription details for: 19 Cambridge Circus Bethnal Green

National Archive Reference:

RG14PN1389 RG78PN49 RD17 SD1 ED8 SN282


Reg. District: Bethnal Green Sub District: Bethnal Green North East
Parish: Bethnal Green Enum. District: 8

Address: 19 Cambridge Circus Bethnal Green
County: London


Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born

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BOSWELL, Sophia Head Widow F 56 1855 Washing And Mangling Bromley by Bow London

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BOSWELL, Annie Daughter Single F 21 1890 Tin Toy Maker Bethnal Green London

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BOSWELL, John Son M 18 1893 Carman Bethnal Green London <<<<<<

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BOSWELL, Jennie Daughter F 16 1895 Dollmaker Bethnal Green London

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Yes that is the birth certificate I have and that states date of birth 13th March 1919 Mother MRS BOSWELL informant Jack Boswell.

I also have the original little one that was given out and that states born 19th February 1919 registered 27th February 1919. Mile End Old Town.

Edited>>> Same entry and page number.

Just because I am still confused:
Births Jun 1919
Boswell Lily J Whitley Mile End 1c 432

I have been searching for both John and Jack but I don't know how old he was when Lily was born or when and where he was born,

There is a birth for a Jack Boswell 1892 Sept Qu, Bethnal Green

There is also one for John Henry Boswell 1892 Sept Qu, Bethnal Green.

It came from the GRO and was queried with them too. I assumed at first they had read the wrong lines, sort of cross referenced.

Mile End Old Town registry no longer exists so could not check with them.

My mistake it states MRS BOSWELL not Mrs Whitley, there is no previously .... and the informant was Jack Boswell (father).

If mother is recorded as Mrs Whitley then she won't be Mr Boswell's wife.