Genealogy Chat

Hi, I can't add anything to your request but just thought I'd let you know that my mothers maiden name was Ricketts. wonder if we have a connection ?

Hi Betty - I have sent you a PM x

Middy, I've been dabbling about. Here's some thoughts. You probably have most of these. What do you think?

This is the list of dates you posted plus my additions.
1887, Dec 1887 Charles French Marylebone 1a 541
1889, Mar 1889 William Benjamin French Marylebone 1a 552
1890, ???? Births Sep 1889 George Frederick French Marylebone 1a 599
???? Deaths Sep 1889 George Frederick French 0 Marylebone 1a 383
1891,
1895,
1896,
1897,
1900, Births Jun 1899 Esther Elizabeth French Kensington 1a 102 (?Elibezbeth from 1911 census, born Notting Hill)
1903, Births Mar 1902 Edwin French Kensington 1a 110 (?Elwin from 1911 census, born Notting Hill)
1906, Births Sep 1906 Marie May French W. Ham 4a 272 (from 1911 census, born East Ham)
1908, Births Dec 1908 Ellen Louisa French W. Ham 4a 162 (Louise from 1911 census?, born East Ham)

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Births Mar 1904
French Percy Charles W. Ham 4a 365
Deaths Mar 1904
FRENCH Percy Charles 0 W. Ham 4a 155

Hi Ozi

My goodness you have been busy - THANK YOU so much for looking, it really is appreciated.

The list I had was William Benjamin (1889), Charles (1887, Herbert Victor (1890), Thomas (1891), Philip James (1895), Rose Annie (1896), Caroline (1897), Marie May (1906) and Louise (1907)

I thought there was a Percy but my brother said that he was in the Life Guards (Army) but to be honest he did tell me something else and that was wrong so it may have been someone else in the Life Guards which could mean that the Percy you found could be the right one.

Herbert, Thomas, Philip, Rose and Caroline all died as infants - I have seen the baptism records on Ancestry for all of the above apart for Marie May (who is my mum) and Louise.

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Just had a quick look on Ancestry and George Frederick is unfortunately not a relation - different parents Louise is strange really we found her marriage and children but couldn't find the birth - can find two deaths under her married name - ie: Louisa Lawson and a Louise Lawson so now I am even more confused as both born 1907 and to be honest on the census she is Louise but on her marriage she is Louisa and I know the marriage is definately correct.

It can be so hard at times

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Is the 14 year old Elizabeth in 1901 a daughter? Have you found her?

Ozi

Hi Ozi

Yes Elizabeth on the 1901 Census was 14 - what I find weird and what I suppose I am presuming is that she must have died before the 1911 census because on the 1911 census they then have another daughter which I think is supposed to say Elizabeth (and not Elibezbeth) who is 11 so clearly not the one from the 1901 census but I cannot find either of them??

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Any chance she was Charles's daughter but not Elizabeth's?

Births Sep 1887
FRENCH Elizabeth Phoebe Fulham 1a 226

To be honest Ozi I'm not sure I presume she was Charles and Emily's daughter - but on the 1881 before Charles and Emily were married Charles was on there with someone called Pheolis and she was wife to the head of house which he was - but I can't find a marriage, again I have even got the original census and spelling looks like it has been transcribed - I have even tried it as Phylis

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Looking at 1881 the wife could be Phoebe which means the birth index for Elizabeth Phoebe is a real chance.

Ozi

Hi Ozi

The only thing is I can't find a marriage for a Phoebe??? - This is so frustrating.

Thanks

Same here. I found a Pheby (mistranscribed Phehy) Brown in 1861 who is a possible candidate but unable to find anything else.

Ozi

Thanks for looking Ozi, I do appreciate it.

The whole thing is a total mystery to me hun, I have emailed and sent a letter to three of the churches yesterday where the baptisms for the children I have found were to see with they have anything else on their records, hopefully I will get a response, fingers crossed.

Thanks
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Keep us up-to-date if you find anything interesting.

Ozi

Not sure whether this counts as something interesting Ozi but I have received an email from one of the churches telling me where the records are held and that they charge £40 per hour to research the information.

Stunned!!!!!

Goodness me, that's horrifying.

Have you tried the local history association for the area? They often have copies of the records and will probably search much more cheaply.

Ozi

I will have a look into that Ozi - thanks, I couldn't believe the price of the other one.