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Teresa

Teresa Report 10 Mar 2021 17:32

ArgyllGran, so much going through my head at the moment with all this!! I'm sure I'll get my head round it soon.
ErikaH. Warsop is the place where the Osborne's were and still are.
Thanks again everyone

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Mar 2021 18:47

1891

Name: Lily Grovener
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Relationship: Daughter
Birth Year: 1885
Father: Richard Grovener
Mother: Maria Grovener
Birth Place: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Mansfield
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Residence Place: Mansfield, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Registration District: Mansfield
Sub registration district: Mansfield
ED, Institution or Vessel: 6a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2655
Folio: 118
Household Members:
Name Age
Richard Grovener 50
Maria Grovener 47
Eliza Ann Grovener 20
William Grovener 18
Isaac Grovener 16
Frank Grovener 15
Herbert Grovener 13
Maria Grovener 8
Lily Grovener 6


GROVENOR, ISAAC (MMN) HOUGH
GRO Reference: 1874 D Quarter in MANSFIELD Volume 07B Page 92

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 10 Mar 2021 19:50

Aha!
Thanks for the clue, ErikaH!

GROVESNOR, LILY mmn HOUGH
GRO Reference: 1885 J Quarter in MANSFIELD Volume 07B Page 91

Some weird mis-spelling on GRO, though spelled properly on FreeBMD, and on the index image.
GRO also doesn't recognise Grovesnor as a "phonetically similar" version of Grosvenor - or of anything else. But it does think that Garner and Grovenor are phonetically similar to Grovesnor.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Mar 2021 08:32


Living with married brother in 1901
View 1901 England Census
Name: Joseph Smedley
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation to Head: Brother
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Stapleford
Search Photos: Search for 'Stapleford' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Ecclesiastical parish: Stapleford St Helen
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address:Nottingham Road

Occupation:moulder

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View image
Registration District: Shardlow
Sub-registration District: Stapleford
ED, institution, or vessel: 24
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3211
Folio: 106
Page Number: 24
Household Schedule Number: 145
Household Members:
Name Age
William Smedley 28
Annie Smedley 30
George Smedley 16
Joseph Smedley 15
Ernest Smedley 13

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Mar 2021 08:34

There was a daughter


Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
SMEDLEY, DORIS MAY GROSVENOR
GRO Reference: 1905 J Quarter in MANSFIELD Volume 07B Page 148

They don’t have her with them in 1911 or state they had one child who died


Edit
Looks like she died as a baby

Name: Age at Death (in years):
SMEDLEY, DORIS 0
GRO Reference: 1906 S Quarter in NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 183

Teresa

Teresa Report 11 Mar 2021 10:20

ErikaH, ArgyllGran and Shirley, very grateful for the further information.

greyghost

greyghost Report 11 Mar 2021 10:43

A Doris Smedley who died at only 3 hours old was buried in Nottingham General Cemetery on 14th August 1906 so that was probably this birth -

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
SMEDLEY, DORIS DRAPER
GRO Reference: 1906 S Quarter in NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 349

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Mar 2021 10:56

I would concur with that - the child born AMJ 1905 would have been one year old in JAS 1906

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 11 Mar 2021 11:05

Doris in 1911:

Doris Smedley
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Doris Smedley
Age in 1911: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1906
Relation to Head: Adopted Daughter <<<<<<<<<<<
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Sheffield
Country: England
Street Address: 18 Bowden Rd Darnall Sheffield
Marital status: Single
Registration District Number: 510
Sub-registration District: Attercliffe
ED, institution, or vessel: 24
Piece: 28012
Household Members:
Name Age
Harry Osborne 42
Annie Elizabeth Osborne 42
Harold Osborne 23
Lawson Osborne 19
Bernard Osborne 16
Doris Smedley 5

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Mar 2021 11:08

Ahh that 1911 census didn’t come up for me

One came up but with smedley parents

I hadn’t calculated the age of the child that died as I have to keep switching to look at records on my iPad and can only look at one website at a time

Didn’t see the burial either !

So being with the Osbornes it looks like the Smedley marriage had fallen apart quite soon !

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 11 Mar 2021 11:11

Harry was a brother of Willis senior;

Harry Osborne
in the 1881 England Census
Name: Harry Osborne
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: William Osborne
Mother: Martha Osborne
Gender: Male
Where born: Mansfield
Civil Parish: Mansfield
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address: 7 Ratcliffe Gate
Education:
Employment status:
View image
Occupation: Scholar
Registration District: Mansfield
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors:
Piece: 3318
Folio: 83
Page Number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
William Osborne 36
Martha Osborne 38
Fred Osborne 14
Harry Osborne 12 <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Ted. Osborne 9
Ada Osborne 8
Willis Osborne 6 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Kate Osborne 4
Polly Osborne 2
Alfred Dutton 22
Samuel Northage 26
George Turner 22
John Savage 28

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Mar 2021 11:16

1881

Name: Willis Osborne
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: William Osborne
Mother: Martha Osborne
Gender: Male
Where born: Mansfield
Civil Parish: Mansfield
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address: 7 Ratcliffe Gate
Occupation: Scholar
Registration District: Mansfield
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3318
Folio: 83
Page Number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
William Osborne 36
Martha Osborne 38
Fred Osborne 14
Harry Osborne 12**********************************
Ted. Osborne 9
Ada Osborne 8
Willis Osborne 6
Kate Osborne 4
Polly Osborne 2
Alfred Dutton 22
Samuel Northage 26
George Turner 22
John Savage 28

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Mar 2021 11:18

OSBORNE, LAWSON (MMN) GROSVENOR
GRO Reference: 1892 J Quarter in MANSFIELD Volume 07B Page 59

Marriages Dec 1887 (>99%)
Grosvenor Annie Elizabeth Mansfield 7b 102
Osborne Harry Mansfield 7b 102

Maddie

Maddie Report 11 Mar 2021 12:22

baptism
Anne Elizabeth
Last name Grosvenor
Birth year 1868
Birth date 07 May 1868
Baptism year 1868
Baptism date 05 Aug 1868
Father's first name(s) Richard
Father's last name Grosvenor
Mother's first name(s) Maria
Mother's last name Grosvenor
Baptism place Mansfield
Church St John the Evangelist
Denomination Anglican
Residence Rookery
County Nottinghamshire
Country England

1881
11, Railway Side, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Ann Haugh Head Widow Female 62 1819 Shop Keeper (Provision) Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
Ann Haugh Daughter Single Female 30 1851 Cotton Factory Hand Hartshorne, Leicestershire, England
Annie E Grovenor Grand Daughter Single Female 12 1869 - Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Bridget Flancy Boarder Single Female 22 1859 Cotton Factory Hand Ireland

Teresa

Teresa Report 12 Mar 2021 17:14

WOW MORE INFORMATION, THANK-YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE.