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Daphne

Daphne Report 21 Feb 2013 16:24

Looking for " Bill " ? Coxhead.Lived in Broxbourne, Essex in 50s,? married to Joyce; son of Rose and Bill who had Chalkfield Nurseries.My brother, sister and I used to visit as children as we lived in Chingford [ Auntie Maud and Uncle Bert were our parents.
Would love to hear about them all,as we seemed to loose touch in late 60s with us all moving away.Am regularly on this site Daphne

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 21 Feb 2013 17:53

Daphne, it might help you to find him if you can find his birth - both for 1st name and any middle initials.
When and where was he born, do you know?
Jan

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 21 Feb 2013 21:45

Daphne,

The odds of him seeing this message are extremely slim.

Your best option is to search for births and marriages. Can you add some dates and surnames?

Rose

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Feb 2013 12:10

Daphne

Do some research....get some factual info

Joyce's surname would be useful........or even that of your parents.

And who links you to this man.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Feb 2013 12:21

"Chalkfield Nurseries in Pecks Hill Waltham Abbey EN9 2NX"

Broxbourne is in Hertfordshire...............NOT in Essex

Daphne

Daphne Report 27 Feb 2013 15:18

Hi,you have posted the name and address of the nurseries,so do you have any information at all. The address in the 50s was in Essex and came under Epping Council,which is how I obtained the name "Coxhead". No other information on names,as I was a cild then and only knew them as Auntie and Uncle, parents of Bill. Rose was sister to my maternal grandmother [ Maud Hobbs],and my parents were Maud and Albert Hobbs, all now deceased
Be great if you do have a connection as I have found other family on this site
DaphnePreston { formerly Hobbs}

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Feb 2013 15:40

Daphne

Please tell us...........

Your mother's full name before marriage

Your father's and mother's birth years

Or, indeed, anything which will actually be helpful...............

And read the bit in the box below my post

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Feb 2013 17:03

Am I correct in thinking that you actually have no accurate idea of the surname of the man you are trying to trace?

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 27 Feb 2013 18:17

Your father was a Hobbs and your maternal grandmother was also? Do you mean paternal? What was Rose's maiden name and when was she born?

Please list maiden names for all the females you mention.

Rose

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Feb 2013 21:47

I've been trying to research this...........so far without much success.

Daphne's mother's maiden name was Woodcroft, assuming I have the right birth, which I'm pretty sure I have.

There are no recorded siblings, and no Hobbs/Woodcroft marriage

BUT..................

Marriages Sep 1937 (>99%)
Hobbs Albert F Woodcraft Kensington 1a 383
Woodcraft Maud L Hobbs Kensington 1a 3

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Feb 2013 21:51

Births Dec 1914 (>99%)
WOODCRAFT Maud L Grant Kensington 1a 244

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Feb 2013 21:57

Taking a punt.............

Births Jun 1907 (>99%)
Hobbs Albert Frederick Kensington 1a 123

Bingo!!!!!!

1911 census


Person: HOBBS, Albert Frederick Address: 51 Swinbrook Road Kensington N

HOBBS, Albert William Head Married M 29 1882 French Polisher North Kensington VIEW
HOBBS, Maud Victoria Wife Married4 years F 24 1887 North Kensington VIEW
HOBBS, Albert Frederick Son M 3 1908 North West Paddington VIEW
HOBBS, Elizabeth Maud Daughter F 1 1910 North Kensington VIEW


Marriages Dec 1906 (>99%)
Hobbs Albert William Kensington 1a 302
WHEELER Maud Victoria Kensington 1a 302

Births Jun 1897 (>99%)
Wheeler Maud Victoria Sudbury 4a 759

Possible sibling.............my Ancestry sub has expired, so I can't cross-check

Births Mar 1884 (>99%)
Wheeler Rose Maud Sudbury 4a 617

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 28 Feb 2013 01:26

Reggie,

The Sudbury birth is 10 years too late. Either way, there's no Wheeler/Coxhead marriage.

This could be the birth:

Births Mar 1888 (>99%)
WHEELER Maude Kensington 1a 118

Rose

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Feb 2013 08:44

Rose

I think you'll find that COXHEAD is a guess, based on some 'info' from Epping Council

You are quite right about the birth.............don't know what I was thinking of.

Or not thinking, more like!

I got hooked up on the second forename.............

Thanks for putting me straight!

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Feb 2013 08:49

????????

Births Jun 1882 (>99%)
Wheeler Rose Ellen Kensington 1a 79

Marriages Dec 1898 (>99%)
BURGESS Sidney Kensington 1a 365
BURTON Louisa Kensington 1a 365
PEVREALL Henry William Kensington 1a 365
Wheeler Rose Ellen Kensington 1a 365


1901 census


Person: BURGESS, Sidney Address: 28, Bosworth Road, Kensington

BURGESS, Sidney Head Married M 22 1879 General Dealer
Kensington, London VIEW
BURGESS, Rose Wife Married F 21 1880 Ironer
Kensington, London

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 5 Mar 2013 16:31

1891 census

Person: WHEELER, Maud Address: 23, Adair Road, Kensington

WHEELER, Henry Head Married M 42 1849 G Labourer
Bethnal Green, London VIEW
WHEELER, Mary Wife Married F 40 1851 Laundress
Marylebone, London VIEW
WHEELER, Mary A Daughter Single F 17 1874 Laundress
Kensington, London VIEW
WHEELER, Esther Daughter Single F 16 1875
Deformed Kensington, London VIEW
WHEELER, Henry Son Single M 15 1876 School
Kensington, London VIEW
WHEELER, Samuel Son M 12 1879
Deaf And Dumb Kensington, London VIEW
WHEELER, Mary J Daughter F 10 1881 School
Kensington, London VIEW
WHEELER, Rosa Daughter F 8 1883 School
Kensington, London VIEW
WHEELER, Maud Daughter F 3 1888
Kensington, London

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 5 Mar 2013 16:34

1901 census


Person: WHEELER, Maud Address: 44, Appleford Road, Kensington

WHEELER, H Joseph Head Married M 51 1850 General Labourer
Kensington, London VIEW
WHEELER, Mary Wife Married F 50 1851
Kensington, London VIEW
WHEELER, Samuel Son Single M 22 1879
Deaf & Dumb Kensington, London VIEW
WHEELER, Maud Daughter Single F 13 1888
Kensington, London