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I’m trying to find the details of a Lauria/Louisa Cook born c1854. 16/04/1878 she married Albert Harry Vivash in Bentley, Southampton. The marriage certificate has her age down as 24 and his as 27. Her father was George Cook and marked as deceased. I thought I’d found her birth but when the certificate arrived the father was James (Louisa Jane b14/05/1856 Alton, Southampton – if this is a relly of yours let me know and I’ll scan the cert for you!) Any help or tips appreciated

have you found her in any census afetr she was married?

No. I've also looked under Harry Albert as well as Albert Harry as it appears his name might have been swapped round. Chers Di

birth places (or an idea) for either of them? where did they later live? did they have offspring??

Unfortunately I've no idea where Louisa was born. Albert was born in Romsey in 1849. They had a daughter Ada Jessie Vivash b1877 in Binstead, Alton, Southampton (my great grand mother)

You mentioned the marriage in Bentley, Soton. Frankly I didn't believe you!!!! (Because I had never heard of it LOL!!) However, (eating my hat as usual) I found this, which I thought was a mistranscription of their dau's marriage: Name: Vivash, Ava Jessie Record Type: Marriages Quarter: June Year: 1898 District: East Preston County: Sussex Volume: 2b Page: 767 Spouse : Arthur Withyman JENKINS Found them in 1901 and she IS going by the name AVA, not ADA!! Arthur Jenkins abt 1871 Worthing, Sussex, England Head Aldershot Military in Stanhope and Wellington Lines Hampshire >>>>Ava Jenkins abt 1879 Bentley, Hampshire, England Wife Aldershot Military in Stanhope and Wellington Lines Hampshire Florence Jenkins abt 1893 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Daughter Aldershot Military in Stanhope and Wellington Lines Hampshire William Jenkins abt 1900 Worthing, Sussex, England Son Aldershot Military in Stanhope and Wellington Lines It was the word Bentley for place of birth that made me think this is the right Ava/Ada. Crawling towards the parents now.................... Merry

Blast!! Suppose that is the right person?? (As she is your rellie you will know??!) Merry

What about Ada's marriage cert.....does it have an occupation for her father? Merry

Hehehe - when I first saw Bentley a vision of an old card flashed before my eyes! The Vivash side has been fairly straight forward as it's an unusual name. It's the Cook side that is really giving me a headache. Thanks Di

Hooray!! 1881 census: Albert Wash abt 1874 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Son Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England Albert H. V. Wash abt 1847 East Dean, Hampshire, England Head Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England Ava Wash abt 1878 Bentley, Hampshire, England Daughter Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England Beatrice Wash abt 1875 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Daughter Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England Harry Wash abt 1881 Guildford, Surrey, England Son Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England Laura Wash abt 1853 Kingston, Surrey, England Wife Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England Lilly Wash abt 1876 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Daughter Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England I promis the original page says Vivash!! head, Albert H V Wash reads Albert H Vivash! Merry

Here they are in 1881 mistranscribed as 'WASH' !!!! View Record Albert Wash abt 1874 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Son Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England View Record Albert H. V. Wash abt 1847 East Dean, Hampshire, England Head Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England View Record Ava Wash abt 1878 Bentley, Hampshire, England Daughter Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England View Record Beatrice Wash abt 1875 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Daughter Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England View Record Harry Wash abt 1881 Guildford, Surrey, England Son Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England View Record Laura Wash abt 1853 Kingston, Surrey, England Wife Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England View Record Lilly Wash abt 1876 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Daughter Sydenham Rd 1 Rats Castle Inn, Guildford Holy Trinity, Surrey, England Joan

Ada and Ava are definitely the same person I've checked that one out. Thanks

Jinx Merry !!!! ;0) Joan

So she was possibly born Kingston, Surrey.......Can't find anyone with the right maiden name yet in 1861 and 1871...... Working on it! Merry (LOL Joan!)

Wow thanks for that Joan of all the variants I've never thought of WASH LOL. that gives me a bit more to go on. Di :o)

and Merry thanks

LOL Merry Wish you could find my Hucks lot mistranscribed somewhere in Battersea in 1861 !!!! Joan xx

Diana, Have you found the family on the 1891 or 1901?? I can't find any L Cook* girls on the earlier censuses who were recorded as born in or near Kingston. I wondered if you knew of any other posible places of birth for her?? Merry

Merry Not yet. For the first time I now know that Ada/Ava had siblings! With what you've just comeup with I've just found: Name: Cook, Sarah Louisa Record Type: Births Quarter: September Year: 1853 District: Farnham County: Hampshire Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 58 (click to see others on page) Do you think she could have taken her middle name? Again thanks for helping on this - you've given me that 'buzz' back where I had been sooooo stuck Di