Genealogy Chat

Certs ordered should be here by the end of next week.

That's fair enough. I'll get them ordered straight away. Thanks for all your attempts.
Hilary

Sorry I think my brain is scrambling I'm not used to such long stretches on the computer. Don't know how you're doing it because you're doing all the work as well.

The birth date for the 1911 Wandsworth one you found earlier match, could that be her?

Another thing, she'd be 19 by 1911 so she could be anywhere in service or working.

Typical! How come these poor Victorian labourers galloped all round the country? I've tracked quite a few down in Wales - young men mostly who moved there to work in the coal mines but it makes life hard for us.

Just looked at her dates again. Do you think she could be the one that somerset girl found in 1911 the birth dates match.

possible, I really need to get her marriage cert for her father's name don't I?

OK sorry i should have realised that.

I'd say the last 3 are out of the running wouldn't you?
What sort of institution is one of them in? If she's an inmate inan asylum that could rule her out too.

That's a possiblity. She should be on the 1901 census shouldn't she and if I've got her father's name as well i might be able to trace the family through hot matches although I've already got her on my tree and there haven't been any for her.

just seen your add on, i think he was home on leave from france, whether he was stationed there at any time I've no idea I've got his medal card but there's no service record.

I don't have the cert only the info written on the back of the photo and the freebmd index. she might easily have been born in hampshire because they got married in a place called Woodhay at ten in the morning while he was on leave from france. At first i wondered if she had travelled to where he had landed in Portsmouth but it isn't really that close so i guess it's where she came from.

Well that's something. wish they'd release later census returns. privacy is a pain when you're trying to find people.

No, no addresses at all.At the 1901 census when horace was 10 his parents were living at Brompton Green, Brompton ralph but whether they stayed there or not I've no idea.

good idea, I'll order it straight away. Horace is my great uncle and my mum who is 80 has always wanted to know what happened to her but no one in the family knew anything by the time she was old enough to think about asking.It seems really strange that she should just totally disappear, I'm beginning to wonder if she emigrated or something.

She seems to have married Horace while he was on leave from france (it says that on the back of the photo as well) Judging by the dates of the baby's birth it was a hasty marriage and I'm guessing that after they got married he went back to France and she travelled to somerset to live with his parents like a good little wife. Some of his family were at the wedding so travel arrangements can't have been too difficult even for hard up farm workers which is what they were.
Hilary

i have a photo of Florence and Horace's wedding with the date and place on and on freebmd it is in the index of marriages. Little Florence is a bit of guesswork I must admit based on her mothers maiden name of Waters and the fact that horace came from somerset.
Hilary

I'm reaching the stage where I'm not sure of anything! I don't know how somerset girl is getting her head round it all!
I'm certain of these facts;
Florence L Waters married Horace Webber in Kingsclere Jun 1917
a child was born in Taunton Somerset (where Horace's family lived) called Florence M M Webber (mother Waters) in sept 1917 I am assuming she is Florence's which may be a mistake.Apart from that nothing is definite.
Hilary

that's a great lead somerset girl thanks again. I agree totally there should be an award for helper of the year
Hilary

That's right and I know he died in 1918 in the war. After that she seems to just disappear.
Thanks for the e mail as well
Hilary

i feel awful and owe you both a big apology, I've re read the messages we've been posting and realised that right at the beginning when I first told you Florence's name I typed Florence M Webber. That is actually her daughter she was Florence L Webber which makes everything you've done for me a waste of your time. I can't apologise enough I know how frustrating wrong info is.
Sorry again
Hilary

Hilary - had a look on ancestry, and have found an Ethel Gamble born 1934 in Redruth, mother's name Webber. May be a mis-transcription, worth a look maybe.
Jan

Thanks a lot, i'll keep an eye on this thread. in the meantime I'll try Taunton Deane council for grandpa's grave.
Hilary