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Wee snippit concerning Bessie snr.

"... Annie Julia White, who was charged with obtaining food and lodgings to the value of 5s., by false pretences, and with intent to defraud Bessie Ebdon, of 33, Summerland-street, on the 8th May. There was further charge of stealing, between the 8th and 10th inst., a pair of gloves..."
15 May 1915 - Western Times - Exeter, Devon, England

Basically Annie spent a couple of nights at Bessie's but left without paying. She wove a story about going to get money from her husband, a soldier, who was travelling to hospital in Exeter. She also stole a pair of gloves and was sentenced to 4 months hard labour for both crimes.

National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914

First name(s) Bessie
Last name Ebdon
Birth year 1894
Birth date 11 Dec 1894
Event year 1906
School name Exeter, Newtown First School
Town Exeter
County Devon
Country England
Parent name(s) John Ebdon
Book type Admissions
Archive reference 76/16/4/2

Lived at 15 Belgrave Rd. Last school attended was S Sidwells. She left school on 31 July 1908.

Ah was not aware of this sylvianIn Canada, thanks for the heads up x

Yes they did stay in the UK, moved London bound.


Thank you x

Samantha .............

please be very careful about posting information on people born later than 100 years ago.

They could still be alive, and may not want their names spread over the internet ............... Google does pick up information on here very quickly at times, and once it is out there it cannot be removed.

That's why I dd not post that birth

The one that married Gladys was born in 1911 and would appear to be this birth reg (so NOT your Frank !!):

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
EBDON, WILFRED FRANK WILSON
GRO Reference: 1912 M Quarter in HONITON Volume 05B Page 33

1939:
Ebdon Household (3 People) 7 Days Lane , St Thomas R.D., Devon, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) Sex DOB Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Gladys I Ebdon Female 12 Oct 1914 Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 117 2
Frank (Wilfred Frank) Ebdon Male 26 Nov 1911 Pigman On Farm Married 117 1
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Dea x

Samantha .....


there looks to be be one child of the Frank Ebdon/Gladys Doble marriage, born 1936

People born in 1935 could well be alive, so will not post it on here, you can find it.

Use the Freebmd site!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Just follow the instructions, entering father's surname and mother's surname.

I used date range Mar 1935 to Dec 1970

Only the one birth appeared .......... but do we know if they stayed in the UK???????

Could this be one??
Name:
Audrey J Ebdon
Event Type:
Birth Registration
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1936
Registration District:
St. Thomas
County:
Devon
Event Place:
St. Thomas, Devon, England
Mother's Maiden Name:
Doble
Volume:
5B
Page:
50
Affiliate Line Number:
120

Is this your Bessie after marriage to Reginald Seller?

Seller Household (6 People) 79 , Maidenhead M.B., Berkshire, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) Sex DOB Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Reginald Seller Male 31 Dec 1892 Gas Fitter Married 72 1
Bessie Seller Female 12 Dec 1894 Unpaid Domestic D Married 72 2
Muriel V Chapman (Seller) Female 31 Aug 1926 At School Single 72 3
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Dea x

Bessie had a brother Frank Ebdon born 1907 Exeter Devon.

Frank married - Newton Abbot, Devon
1935 Oct/Nov/Dec quarter
Vol 5B Page 361
Spouse - Gladys I Doble

All this information I have found on Family Research site, but not come across any children as yet???

Unfortunately not Samantha - we have a large gap at the moment between the 1911 census and the 1939 index. We have to wait a few more years until the 1921 census is opened up :-(

Some of us might not last that long so it is very frustrating................................ ;-)

Dea x

Thank you for this greyghost, very interesting.
Can I ask how/where you find this information?
We wouldn't know where she was working in 1918 yet would we?

If this is Bessie, then she was a servant in the household of Fanny Newman who is head of the house with Charlotte Rowe and Blanch Podeinhorne visiting. Fanny is described as a Gentlewoman with 2 servants - Bessie and Dora Seuge.

1911 Census For England & Wales
6 Queen's Crescent York Road Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Fanny Maria Newman Head Widow Female 62 1849 Gentlewoman Plymouth
Charlotte Elizabeth Rowe Visitor Spinster Female 72 1839 Gentlewoman Plymstock
Blanch Mary Podeinhorne Visitor Married Female 48 1863 None Plymstock
Dora Elizabeth Seuge Servant Single Female 22 1889 - Barnstaple
Bessie Ebden Servant Single Female 16 1895 Domestic Servant Exeter

At age 16 she could have been working for a few years, but probably impossible to tell where and for how long.

Good evening everyone

Dea
I have re-read your post ref Poltimore House/Manor and now see that you had stated at the bottom that Bessie was not one of the 16 sevants, sorry.

Do we know if there is a way of finding out where Bessie was a servant at?

Samantha x

Dea

When I return ho.e this evening and read everything I shall let you all know x

You are very welcome Samantha !

You have now got me wondering about this 'very big secret' that you say I have released !!!

Anyway, as long as it was not an unpleasant one I'm very pleased to have been of help.

If there is anything further you need on this family just add the details on here.................

Dea x

Thank you to everyone who have taken the time to help.
I'm very grateful x

Hi Samantha,

Thought this might be of interest to you!

http://www.poltimore.org/

Dea

You are a super star, I think you have just released a very big secret that we have being trying to unravel x

Going to have to read through all this later this evening when home from work.
Being very naughty and looking at this on my mobile lol

I think this now provides the link to prove as far as possible without certs etc. that this is the one you are looking for.
He is now an apprentice Bricklayer which fits exactly with the one you are following:

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
24, Commercial Road, Exeter St Mary Steps, Exeter, Devon, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William H Skinner Head Married Male 49 1832 Builder Devon, England
Mary A Skinner Wife Married Female 49 1832 - Kingskerswell, Devon, England
Martha L Skinner Daughter Single Female 21 1860 - Exeter, Devon, England
Henry J Skinner Son Single Male 20 1861 Plumber Exeter, Devon, England
Elizabeth M Skinner Daughter Single Female 14 1867 Scholar Exeter, Devon, England
Kate E Skinner Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Scholar Exeter, Devon, England
Alice B Skinner Daughter Single Female 7 1874 Scholar Exeter, Devon, England
Sidney T Skinner Son Single Male 5 1876 Scholar Exeter, Devon, England
John Eldon Apprentice Single Male 20 1861 Bricklayer Devon, England *** b. Withycombe Rawleigh + image says EBDON !!!
John Eldon's Census Details
Details taken from the original census record.

I am off to have my 'brekkie' now and I might even get dressed ;-) :-D

Dea x

Well, it just shows how important (NOT), the woman's roll was in those days - I have just found Baron Poltimore's wife of 29 years - Margaret Harriet listed halfway down - after the Baron, his brother, a 'male' visitor and 4 'male' servants. She 'is' at the top of the female servants but I have seen this sort of thing many times and always find it very strange.

Dea x