Genealogy Chat

hi all those who helped on my search for charles octavius willson , his dad is william henry willson ,poss kent , any one with early cencus can help cheers david

he born about 1830-35

Do you have Charles O on any census..........Please can you post his details for any? Merry

found this Willson, William Henry Record Type: Deaths Age at death: 50 Quarter: September Year: 1880 District: Medway (1837-1941) County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 308 (click to see others on page) or was it charles you were looking for?

Is that Charles O getting married in 1900?? Which one of them was born 1830's?? Merry

When and where was Charles born and who is his mother? Zoe

David, When you say, Got it the GRO cert.........please could you tell us in full what it says???? We are all stumbling around in the dark looking for Charles O Willson (because we can't find Wm Henry until we have found Charles) and I bet you know just where he is?!! Merry

dear all, charles octavius is on 1901 censcus ,publican the white horse hotel lambeth. his father on the marrage cert i just got is william henry willson c1830 it says no occupation. now i been doing some searching and its poss he came from chatham in kent . there is one here that according to the owner was married to elizabeth and then 2nd wife harriet gilbert . my dad had an aunt called maud gilbert so it looks a good match if it can be proven fits in with familly stories ect cheers dave

David, there are dozens of Charles Wil(l)sons in Lambeth...... Would it hurt to tell us his age, where he was born, how his name is spelled, or maybe even the RG ref number...... It's getting on for two hours since you first posted and we still don't even know who's father we are looking for......!!!!! Sorry, if I sound frustrated.....I am....... Now, from your last post I'm not even sure if you still want people to look????? Merry

How do you know Charles' father would have been born circa 1830 from Charles marriage cert???????? Merry

could this be him 1851 head Grocer William Shipwright dockyard George B Willson abt 1793 Chatham, Kent, England Head Chatham Kent View Record George B Willson abt 1818 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent View Record Sarah A Willson abt 1795 Chatham, Kent, England Wife Chatham Kent View Record Sarah A Willson abt 1826 Chatham, Kent, England Daughter Chatham Kent ===View Record William H Willson abt 1831 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent 1861 high street Head corn factor ? Record F Goble abt 1847 Chatham, Kent, England Servant Gillingham Kent View Record G Hetterley abt 1842 Chatham, Kent, England Servant Gillingham Kent View Record A Willson abt 1859 Chatham, Kent, England Son Gillingham Kent View Record A E Willson abt 1856 Gillingham, Kent, England Daughter Gillingham Kent View Record E Willson abt 1835 Gillingham, Kent, England Wife Gillingham Kent View Record G Willson abt 1860 Luton, Kent, England Son Gillingham Kent View Record H Willson abt 1857 Gillingham, Kent, England Son Gillingham Kent ==View Record Willson H Willson abt 1831 Luton, Kent, England Head Gillingham Kent 1871 Suton Road Head miller Olliff E Bath abt 1795 Favesham, Kent, England Servant Chatham Kent View Record Albert M Willson abt 1870 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent View Record Alfred Willson abt 1859 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent View Record Alice Willson abt 1867 Chatham, Kent, England Daughter Chatham Kent View Record George Willson abt 1861 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent ==== View Record Harriett Willson abt 1842 Chatham, Kent, England Wife Chatham Kent View Record Harry Willson abt 1857 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent View Record Lizzie E Willson abt 1868 Chatham, Kent, England Daughter Chatham Kent View Record Walter H Willson abt 1865 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent ===View Record William H Willson abt 1831 Chatham, Kent, England Head Chatham Kent 1881 head a carter widow Albert Wilson abt 1870 Chatham, Kent, England Son Nelson Place, Chatham, Kent, England View Record Edith Wilson abt 1874 Chatham, Kent, England Daughter Nelson Place, Chatham, Kent, England View Record Ernest Wilson abt 1872 Chatham, Kent, England Son Nelson Place, Chatham, Kent, England View Record Harriett Wilson abt 1842 Chatham, Kent, England Head Nelson Place, Chatham, Kent, England View Record Lizzie E. Wilson abt 1866 Chatham, Kent, England Daughter Nelson Place, Chatham, Kent, England View Record Nelly Wilson abt 1879 Chatham, Kent, England Daughter Nelson Place, Chatham, Kent, England View Record Percy W. Wilson abt 1876 Chatham, Kent, England Son Nelson Place, Chatham, Kent, England View Record Walter H. Wilson abt 1865 Chatham, Kent, England Son Nelson Place, Chatham, Kent, England 1891 head widow living by own means 6 Wilson Terrace Albert Mortimer Willson abt 1870 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent View Record Edith Elenor Willson abt 1874 Chatham, Kent, England Daughter Chatham Kent View Record Ernest Willson abt 1872 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent === View Record Harriett Willson abt 1842 Chatham, Kent, England Head Chatham Kent View Record Nellie Willson abt 1879 Chatham, Kent, England Daughter Chatham Kent View Record Percy Wm Willson abt 1876 Chatham, Kent, England Son Chatham Kent Hmmm can't see any charles octavius in those census's

Right, this is driving me up the wall!!!! I have found Charles on the Nat Archives version of 1901, so that will have to do (even with these details I can't find him on Ancestry!!) Charles Willson 26 London City London Lambeth Publican Hotel White House Merry

What do you know about this Maud Gilbert??? If we could find a Maud Gilbert with family named Willson that would be the breakthrough! I take it that was a maiden name? Do you know anything more about her? I have looked at all the maud(e) Gilberts on the 1901 with a link to Kent, but none with a mother and/or step-father called Wil(l)son :o(( Merry

Who were the marriage witnesses? Merry

Hellloooooooo.......David.........???? Merry

PM from David: Charles octavius willson was born 1875 city of london. In 1900 he married caroline georgina gabb in richmond surrey , she lived at barness at the time , in 19o1 they owned a hotel ,its actually called the white horse ,94 brixton rd lambeth, the hotel is still there today. and can be found on www.lambeth landmarks.com ,my father charles henry willson was born there in 1903 , after his birth they moved to hove sussex.c.o.willson owned alot of buissnes.es he had a coal merchant at newhaven sussex called c.o.willson ltd ,this was still running as a firm in 1970 my father used to take me down the office alot . he owned a builders merchants under same name in lewis sussex. , a a farm and slughter house ,i dont knowe where that was, a butcher shop in alfriston sussex , and a small shipping co ,taking goods to eurpe and bringing cotton and lace to england . and all this by his 30th birthday was a wealthy guy, he died 19th jan 1933 in hove sussex ,and it was put in times newspaper. now i knowe little of his familly ,he poss had a brother called george, my dad talked of him , there was maud gilbert ,dont knowe much about her but she used to visit us in 70,s dad called her aunt , she lived in midhurst at the time ,gibert her maid name her married one i have not a clue she was married to a russian fella. she used to play grass green bowls for the uk in world champs in worthimg sussex. dad also went out to stay with familly in canada in the 60,s and talked of an uncle atlee from thier. now why kent? well i come across a lady on here who,s william married a lady called harriet gilbert, in chatham. my father stayed up in herne bay area with familly in 1913 ,so could be a poss link . the witnesses on cert were william h willson,and mary ann gabb. . the 1901 census on c.o.willson is rg13,p30,folio49pice 427 thank for help dave :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I'll be back later on David................ Merry

ok ill keep an eye out , but gotta go work at 6pm cheers dave

I won't be back til after that...... Put on the thread absolutely EVERYTHING you can think of about Maud!! (Without her we are stuck!!) There is no birth reg for Charles with the middle name and no obvious matches on the 1881 or 1891 census (or several if you allow for slightly different place of birth), so we need Maud's help. What do you know? Rough age at death? When did she die?? Where did she die?? (I know you don't know her married surname....never mind!.....Do you know what letter his name began with??) Where in the country did she live? Do you know where she came from?? Even rough answers might help!! ANYTHING at all you can think of might help.............. Merry

ok ive just had a look on free bmd and got a possible birth for charles .o.willson ,seeing he might be listed as just plain charles willson. so see if you can see anything its got him born sept quater greenwich the gro is 1d page 857, i noted that at same year a albert was born and a william charles willson in greenwich

Will look later Come on, what about MAUD!!!!! Merry