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It was Statford Police Court 01 Jan 1892. It gave their names and his profession. The sex, age or name of the child was not mentioned. When questioned by the magistrate as to where she was living she said with her sister in Leyton. The 1891 census had Martha living in Leyton with her mother Jane E Reeve, as well as a number of her siblings.

If the child was living with Martha's sister in Essex, then presumably it would be a married sister? Have you followed the marriages of Martha's sisters - just in the hope that Caroline is lurking under a different name on the census?

1881 - for Martha's sisters

Name: Martha Reeves
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: James Reeves
Mother's name: Jane E. Reeves
Gender: Female
Where born: Bethnal Green

Civil parish: Leyton Low
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street Address: General Shop
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Leyton
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1727
Folio: 83
Page Number: 35
Household Members: Name Age
James Reeves 44
Jane E. Reeves 42
Jane Reeves 19
James Reeves 17
Maryann Reeves 16
Martha Reeves 14
Lydia Reeves 12
Christiana Reeves 10
Jessie Reeves 7
Louise Reeves 5
Thomas Reeves 3
Alice Reeves 2

1891

Name: Martha E Reeves
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation: Daughter
Mother's name: Jane E Reeves
Gender: Female
Where born: Bethnal Green, London, England

Civil parish: Leyton
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Leyton
ED, institution, or vessel: 34
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1348
Folio: 104
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
Jane E Reeves 52
Margann Reeves 26
Martha E Reeves 24
Christiana C Reeves 20
Jepe A Reeves 17
Louie H Reeves 15
Alice E Reeves 11
John F Reeves 8
Alice I Tong 4

My apologies. The question was where Martha was residing at the time of the court hearing not the child? I will certainly double check the sisters' marriages again. Thanks.

Sorry Anthony, I thought you were trying to trace the child, Caroline.

Rootgatherer

Yes, I am trying to work out if she was my gt grandfather's illegitimate child. As far as I can see all Martha's sisters would have been living at home.

Orlando Powell died 15 Mar 1915 at 33, New Bedford Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The cert shows that M. Hodges was present at time of his death. Any ideas how I can find out who this person was? App there was no voters register at this time due to the war-time.

Does it say whether M Hodges is related at all?