Genealogy Chat

Hi there I am trying to find my great Grandmother - Jean Maud Maslen. She would have been born around about 1895 ish and her son thinks this was in Woolwich. I can not find her anywhere - on any site whatsoever. I have tried - Ancestry, this site, family relatives, 1837online, Free BMDs, Family History Online, LDS.... and the rest! My Grandad says she had brothers and sisters called Percy, Sidney, Hilda, Rose and Daisy. Ring any bells with anyone?? I found a Jane Maslen with brothers and siters that sort of matched but my Grandad's birth cert has her down as Jean Maud not Jane!! She married John Alexander Wicks in Canada but then came back to England and had my Grandad in 1919. Apparently she dies around 1963 in Southend hospital. Hope someone can help! Kate

Kate, You have the same request on the Records Office Board. You might want to remove one so that people's efforts aren't duplicated. There's nothing more infuriating than spending time on a lookup, only to discover that answer was already given on the other board. Crista

Thanks I was being a bit cheeky really - it's not a duplicate from the Records Office - it is a duplicate from last night on this board! I wanted to bring it back up front again as so many threads have gone by since and my replies dried up! I appreciated your help last night! Thanks Kate

guess you have these Name: Maslen, Percy George Record Type: Births Quarter: September Year: 1896 District: Woolwich County: Greater London Kent London Volume: 1d Page: 1284 ----------------------------------------------- Name: Maslen, Sidney Ernest Record Type: Births Quarter: June Year: 1899 District: Woolwich County: Greater London Kent London Volume: 1d Page: 1247 (click to see others on page ------------------------------------------------- prob 'Hilda' Name: Maslen, Harriett Matilda Record Type: Births Quarter: September Year: 1891 District: Woolwich County: Greater London Kent London Volume: 1d Page: 1181 (click to see others on page) -------------------------------------------------- Name: Maslen, Lilian Daisy Record Type: Births Quarter: September Year: 1905 District: Woolwich County: Greater London Kent London Volume: 1d Page: 1270 -------------------------------------- Name: Maslen, Jane Sarah Record Type: Births Quarter: March Year: 1889 District: Woolwich County: Greater London Kent London Volume: 1d Page: 1240

with all the rest correct- Your Jean i would say is probably a Jane Annie Maslen 42 Clerkenwell, London, England Wife Woolwich London Charlotte Maslen 13 Greenwich, London, England Daughter Woolwich London Harriet Maslen 9 Woolwich, London, England Daughter Woolwich London Jane Maslen 12 Woolwich, London, England Daughter Woolwich London Nellie Maslen 7 Woolwich, London, England Daughter Woolwich London Percy Maslen 4 Woolwich, London, England Son Woolwich London Sidney Maslen 2 Woolwich, London, England Son Woolwich London Thomas Maslen 39 Salesbury, Wiltshire, England Head Woolwich London address is Henry St Her father was a police man in 1901- ring any belss with anyone? jess

If she was a Jane Sarah Maslen and not a Jean then would she have written Jean Maud Maslen on her son's birth certificate? Is that normal? Kate

What does it say on her marriage certificate/ death certificate> what name did she give then? Jess

You see - thats just it - I can't find her at all as Jean Maud Maslen - so have no birth, marriage or death cert! Kate

so you ned to trace the marriage of a john Wicks and a Maslen in canada. someone must know when

Also, can't find her death as Jean Wicks or Jane Wicks. Can't find either marriage in Canada though I am sure there are unexhausted routes there! Kate

Or trace her death here... 1837 , trawl the name Wicks in the right place and the right time.

I guessed that she must have got married before my Grandad was born in 1919 but can not find any record of this at all. However, there is missing data on the Ontario Vernon - between 1911 and 1921 - isn't that convenient? Tried the Vernon in British Columbia and no trace there. Kate

Done the death search Jess! No signs! Kate

have you made contact with the other Maslem's on this site? there are other people with the name , born in london 1900's . must surely be connected with a name like that.

Yep - thanks - sent a load of e-mails to various people last night - nothing back yet though. Thanks Kate

Hold off until you hear back then. 'not yet...' by the following morning is a bit of an expectation!

Was John Wicks a Canadian or had he gone over there from UK? Just that I found this birth, the only one on FreeBMD with the exact name and round about possible age to have married Miss Maslen. Name: WICKS, John Alexander Record Type: Births Quarter: March Year: 1887 District: East Preston County: Sussex Volume: 2b Page: 34[2_]

Hi Kate - did you pursue the Electoral Roll angle we talked about ? Sorry those Canadian sites didnt bear fruit. Kind regards, LD

Laird - nice to hear from you! No - I haven't yet - are electoral rolls online then? - I assumed I would have to visit Woolwich to get access, which is why I didn't do it!! How you doing anyway? E-mail and let me know! Kate

Helen As far as my family are aware he was English and in particular - came from London area! Though, this is not conclusive! I suppose it is possible that the John Alexander Wicks you came up with is him - but I don't know how I would be able to tell unless I can find his marriage and I can not find a marriage for this man to a Jean or Jane Maslen!! Is there any other way you can think of that I can connect him to my Grandad other than the info I have on my Grandad's birth cert, which does not tell me where he originated! Kate