Genealogy Chat

Added By Gloria Greenwood on 31/03/2005 15:10:48 | Update Message | Delete Message Hi Jess, went trolling off onto another site to keep myself from doing housework. Found a rellie of my husbands who has always drawn a blank. She was his grandmother and quite a colourful lady!!! She was called Mary Hannah Allen and married Travis Greenwood 1908 september quarter Oldham gt Manchester Lancashire. She had 3 children we presume by him as it says so on one of the death certificates, and had another (at least) by my husbands Grandfather Samuel Needham. Samuel Needham was born 1888 died 1957. Of him we know nothing other than that we believe he was born in Oldham. Any chance of finding any more about either of them. We don't think she ever married Samuel Needham and their son (my husbands dad) had Greenwood as a surname, so I would think she never divorced Travis. This sounds a bit muddled but hope you can help. Gloria

Jen, any older siblings names otherwise it's a bit of a lottery (there are 4 x head by the name of white in the village in 1901) jess

david, from 1901 working back thru census the rtruns for PLESTED resident NORWICH are thus 1881 Alfred Plested abt 1878 Norwich, Norfolk, England Boarder Norwich St Paul Henry Plested abt 1876 Norwich, Norfolk, England Boarder Norwich St Paul 1891 Palmer, Charles 6/12 Showood, Surrey Son Croydon Surrey Palmer, Elizabeth L 40 Norwich, Norfolk Wife Croydon Surrey Palmer, Ernest 23 Smorwood, Surrey Head Croydon Surrey Plaisted, Alfred S 13 Norwich, Norfolk Stepson Croydon Surrey Plaisted, Henry E 15 Norwich, Norfolk Stepson Croydon Surrey

Blimey David!! Too much info all at once, one request at a time please! happy to look for you but.... jess with regard to the other thread(which tends to be used as a chat forum for adoptees) adoption didn't happen in a formal way until 1927 when it became a court process, up till then you could give your kids to whoever you wanted

Hi jess . I've put this m on Donnaa's thread and also Rambo's. No replies yet. Also put a posting on your adoption thread Lookup wanted please PLESTED FAMILY Information Known Henry PLESTED married Elizabeth Plunkett Marylebone Sept ¼ 1845 reference 1 253 Children Jun 1847 Plested Emma Marylebone 1 172 Jun 1851 Henry Alfred Marylebone 1 181 Jun1854 Martha Marylebone 1c 463 At some time Henry Alfred moved to Norwich and married Elizabeth Louisa Grimes, (father: Henry Grimes.) 25 December 1874 at St mary's Baptist Chapel Norwich.. Witnesses Emma Plested, Henry Grimes. Henry Alfred and Elizabeth had two sons.Henry Edwin Dec ¼ 1875 4b 117 and Alfred Sher(r)ingham March 9 1878 (2 Rs on bc 1R elsewhwre). Alfred Sheringham was born in Bull Close Road, Norwich Henry Alfred died shortly after the birth of the second son Sep ¼ 1878 ref 4b 71 in the 1881 census, both boys were boarders with different ladies in Bull Close, Norwich. Elizabeth their mother was at Tilehouse St Nursing Inst Hitchin, Hertford, England Emma was a servant.at 89 St Marys Road, Manningham, York, England Martha was a servant at Main Road Hinxton, Cambridge, Emma and Martha later moved to Australia. Martha becoming a Baptist missionary in India for 38 years. Elizabeth, widow of Henry Alfred later married Ernest Palmer in Croydon. They had a son Charles. It is possible that Charles moved to Canada after WW1 (But not sure, someone did and we have eliminated most others) 1891 census..ERNEST PALMER 23 born S Norwood occ (?)ELIZABETH L PALMER 40 Norwich,CHARLES PALMER 6 mnths S.Norwood.HENRY E PLESTED 15 Norwich.step son,ALFRED S PLESTED 13 Norwich step son,.. 1901 Census has Henry E and Alfred at 93 Tabard St with the Wife of Henry and his inlaws, Webers. In 1901 I believe that Elizabeth, Ernestand Charles were in Aldershot. (Could someone look this up please?) Further information requird: Apart from Henry Alfred, did more of the family move to Norwich? Do they appear on any earlier census returns? A death in Mar ¼ 1862 show as PLESTED Elizabeth Norwich 4b 86 I this the widow of Henry. Does she appear in the 1861 census? Basically I'm looking for Norwich connections, and if Charles Palmer went to Canada. Alfred Sheringham died in WW1. CWG only has him as A PLESTED Kind regards David

BORED! - 1901/1891/1881/1871 census+ BDM lookups offered. please supply all info you have,Requests on thread only please