Genealogy Chat

I am on the verge of bouncing my computer of the wall. please see under. Mick

Obviously serious?!! Merry

I have been searching off and on for the following, for several weeks now. Finally had a long session at it.,with absolutely no result. Edith Gertrude. b.18/04/1904.in Monks Coppenhall, Crewe. Father, George Nevills. a Coal Dealer. Mother, Eliza Latham. Edith married in 1924., at which time she was apparently living in Crom Heath. I have been unable to find her parents marriage listed. I can find no census entries Help Please Mick

Here is the marriage of the parents: Cheshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1891 to 1895 Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference LATHAM Eliza NEAVILLS George Crewe, St Paul Cheshire Central 701/2/273 from www.cheshirebmd.org.uk Sam x

Mick You wont find a census entry for them unless they married before 1901. 1901 is the last census that we can view at the moment. Margaret

The marriage was in 1891: Name: Neavills, George Record Type: Marriages Quarter: June Year: 1891 District: Nantwich County: Cheshire Volume: 8a Page: 513 ( Sam x

My life How did you find that so quickly Mick

Thanks each I thought that I had tried all variation of Nevills (as it is spelt on the certs. I have) I caan now try the census again. Mick

Sam's entry is from Ancestry, but it will also be listed on FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb(.)com/cgi/search.pl (remove brackets) Merry

Hi Mick There are various reasons why you might not find a marriage: 1. Names spelt slightly differently 2. You have the mother's maiden name, but she married as a widow. 3. The marriage took place either much earlier or later than you expected. Look twenty years before and AT LEAST five years after 1904. Does anyone in the family remember George or his wife or any children? If you could find a death for him, this would give an idea of when he was born.

1891: Charles Neavills, head, married, 235, general labourer, High Offley, Staffs Annie Elizabeth Neavills, wife, 31, High Offley, Staffs Jane Ellen Neavills, dau, 7, Crewe, Chesire Ada Gertrude Neavills, dau, 2, Crewe, Chesire Martha Annie Elizabeth Neavills, dau, 11mths, Crewe George Neavills, brother, single, 25, general labourer, high Offley, Staffs John Dutton, cousin, 36, signgle,general labourer, High Offley Staffs Address is 14 Hull O Shaw Road, Monks Coppenhall, Crewe They are listed on Ancestry as Neaville. Sam x

1901 John W Neville abt 1897 Wybunbury, Cheshire, England Son Blakenhall Cheshire Lily M Neville abt 1895 Wybunbury, Cheshire, England Daughter Blakenhall Cheshire Maud Neville abt 1893 Wybunbury, Cheshire, England Daughter Blakenhall Cheshire Eliza Neville abt 1870 Chebsey, Staffordshire, England Wife Blakenhall Cheshire George Neville abt 1867 High Offley, Staffordshire, England Head Blakenhall Cheshire RAILWAY PLATELAYER

Momks Coppenhall was the area that grew into Crewe when the railways came, although the father is a coal dealer I wonder if he originated in the mining areas of Staffs or Lancashire bring coal for the railways and then moved to the area. Does this sound possible? Vera

This might be the family in 1901: Eliza Neville 31 Staffordshire Chebsey Chester Blakenhall George Neville 34 Staffordshire High Offley Chester Blakenhall Railway Platelayer John Neville 4 Cheshire Wybunbury Chester Blakenhall Lily Neville 6 Cheshire Wybunbury Chester Blakenhall Maud Neville 8 Cheshire Wybunbury Chester Blakenhall

Sorry don't know Staffs geography at all. Could this be Eliza in 1891? Albert E Latham abt 1888 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Son Wolverhampton Staffordshire Balteshela Latham abt 1842 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Wife Wolverhampton Staffordshire Eliza A Latham abt 1870 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Daughter Wolverhampton Staffordshire John E Latham abt 1875 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Son Wolverhampton Staffordshire Joseph Latham abt 1880 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Son Wolverhampton Staffordshire Kate Latham abt 1877 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Daughter Wolverhampton Staffordshire Leo Gard J Latham abt 1886 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Son Wolverhampton Staffordshire Thomas Latham abt 1846 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Head Wolverhampton Staffordshire William Latham abt 1872 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Son Wolverhampton Staffordshire

Thanks again I had found the 1901 entry, but discounted it . Georges occupation on Ediths B&M certs is definitely Coal Merchant. Although dec.by 1924. My BiL, who's mother Edith is ,has vague memories of aunts Lilian and Gladys.. But nothing definite. Mick

Many thanks for all the replies,.I did not expect so much, so quickly. I have now ordered the marriage chitty(thanks Sam), which will, I hope , get me further down the line. Mick