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littlelegs

littlelegs Report 28 May 2015 22:36

hi yvonne
it could be
will have to look into it more when i can

thank you

malyon

malyon Report 28 May 2015 22:20

could this be mabel's death


Mabel Harris
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
Name: Mabel Harris
Event Type: Death
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1968
Registration District: Nottingham
County: Nottinghamshire
Event Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Age (available after 1866): 80
Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Volume: 3C
Page: 352


this could be walter's death
Deaths Mar 1962 (>99%)
HARRIS Walter 81 Nottingham 3c 385

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 28 May 2015 22:03

i have and when i can i will

money abit tight at the moment and as been for a while so trying to make sure that when i do send off for cert that i am not wasting my money

thank you

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 28 May 2015 21:56

Have you considered in the time you've been looking for this woman that getting a copy of the marriage cert would be helpful?

At least you'd know for certain if the marriage is for the woman you're researching

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 28 May 2015 21:51

hi jacqueline
thank you

was wondering what happened to mabel lucy handley

as you can see i found that marriage but cannot find anything else for her

if it is her

unless she moved over seas

cannot find a death for a mabel lucy handley

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 28 May 2015 21:47

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
57 Seymour St Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Herbert Handley Head Married Male 56 1855 Nottingham Carter Transcription
Sylvia Handley Wife Married Female 55 1856 Nottingham Lace Hand Transcription
Edwin Handley Son Single Male 34 1877 Nottingham Cab Driver Transcription
Ethel Bielby Granddaughter Single Female 15 1896 Nottingham Lace Hand Transcription
Rebbeca Bielby Granddaughter - Female 10 1901 Nottingham School

14 children born only 4 living

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 28 May 2015 21:44


Births Mar 1889 (>99%)
Handley Mabel Lucy Nottingham 7b 350



Marriages Mar 1907 (>99%)
GETTLIFFE Henry Richard Nottingham 7b 553
HANDLEY Mabel Lucy Nottingham 7b 553
HARRIS Walter Nottingham 7b 553
TWIGG Ethel May Nottingham 7b 553


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Ratcliff Row, St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Herbert Handley Head Married Male 36 1855 Carter Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Transcription
Silvia Handley Wife Married Female 35 1856 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Transcription
Edwin Handley Son Single Male 16 1875 Carter Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Transcription
Mabel Handley Daughter Single Female 2 1889 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Transcription
Elizabeth Handley Daughter - Female 0 1891 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 28 May 2015 21:10

hi
still cannot find anything on these people

on freebmd theres a marriage of
mabel lucy handley to walter harris married 1907 nottingham

can anything else be found or is it a dead end
thank you
lorraine

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 28 May 2015 21:06

nnn

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 2 Jul 2012 13:00

hi gwyn
so sorry i didnt say thank you to you

all the best
lorraine

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 1 Jul 2012 19:26

???????
Marriages Jun 1940

Handley Mabel L ... Thompson Bristol 6a 186

OR

Do you have a birthdate for 'your' Mabel Lucy..?

Name: Mabel Lucy Harris
Birth Date: 19 Sep 1889
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1981
Age at Death: 92
Registration district: Rutland
Inferred County: Leicestershire
Volume: 6
Page: 2348

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 1 Jul 2012 19:16

hi
my mabel
was born mabel lucy handley
so was doing the marriage on free bmd
walter harris
married
mabel lucy handley

so i have not got any prove was hoping to find something on 1911
but i am going to have to send for marriage cert i think
thank you to everyone who helped
lorraine

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 1 Jul 2012 18:59

Lorraine, sorry if I'm missing something here - but do you know that your Mabel did marry a Walter Harris, or are you just trying to find what happened to her?

K

K Report 1 Jul 2012 18:52

There appear to be no children born to the couple post 1911

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 1 Jul 2012 18:44

I don't know whether this is of any significance of or not

Name: Walter Harris
Age in 1911: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sheffield
Civil parish: Mansfield
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Street Address: 18 Thompson Yard West Gate
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Fruit Salesman
Registration district: Mansfield
Registration District Number: 428
Sub-registration district: Mansfield
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Piece: 20344
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Harris 27
Edith Wilkinson 26

Although this Walter is married, on checking the image in the marriage part it states 'Parted'

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 1 Jul 2012 18:36

no sorry i dont

lorraine

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 1 Jul 2012 18:29

Do you know of any children to the marriage your Mabel & Walter?

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 1 Jul 2012 18:20

so the mabel shooter fits in the 1911 census as mabel harris

cant find another walter and mabel harris on 1911
lorraine

littlelegs

littlelegs Report 1 Jul 2012 18:18

yes its mabel lucy who i am doing

mabel lucy handley born 1889 [sorry put 1888 in first post
daughter of herbert and sylvia handley got her in all census apart from 1911

got a message from someone saying that zena parents were walter harris and mabel shooter
as you say they married in 1909 which fits in with the 1911 census
lorraine

K

K Report 1 Jul 2012 18:17

The 1911 family with Zena below does fit with the marriage I found in Mansfield as you say the area listed as only married under 2 years and Mabel Shooter in 1910 below

1911

HARRIS, Walter Head Married M 29 1882 Coal Miner Hewer Wrockwoodine Wood Salop VIEW
HARRIS, Mabel Wife Married F 24 1887 Nottingham VIEW
HARRIS, Zena Daughter F 0 (6 WEEKS) 1911 Newton Derbyshire VIEW

RG number: RG14

Piece: 20303

Reference: RG14PN20303 RG78PN1217 RD428 SD3 ED4 SN78

Registration District: Mansfield

Sub District: Blackwell

Enumeration District: 4

Parish: Blackwell

Address: Sherwood Street Newton Alfreton

County: Nottinghamshire


1901

Name: Mabel Shooter
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation: Daughter
Mother's name: Elizabeth Shooter
Gender: Female
Where born: Nottinghamshire, England

Civil parish: Nottingham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Catherine
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Nottingham
Sub-registration district: Nottingham North East
ED, institution, or vessel: 42
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 260
Piece: 3177
Folio: 91
Page Number: 34
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Shooter 38
Ethel Shooter 17
Mabel Shooter 14
Florance Shooter 12
Elsie Shooter 3