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Title: Help Requested - Bessie Alberta WOLFE
Post by: day on Monday 23 January 06 01:12 GMT (UK)

Would appreciate some help in finding information on an ancestor Bessie Alberta WOLFE. I know that she was married in the 2nd quarter of 1912 at Easthampstead to Henry Morgan Stembridge who was born about 1883 in Bournemouth.  I think her marriage certificate lists her name as WOOFF - but it is not clear.
I think they had 3 children, Betha, Ruby and Basil - all cousins of my late father. I think Betha was born in 1913. 
I've tried unsuccessfully to find a birth record for Bessie searching under the names of Wolfe and Wooff and other similar names.  Bessie looked after my father during his formative years and had a house in London I believe.
Many thanks,
DAY

Title: Re: Help Requested - Bessie Alberta WOLFE
Post by: Frances on Monday 23 January 06 06:26 GMT (UK)

Hi Day,

From free BMD.

Regards,

Frances :)

Bessie Alberta Wooff Basingstoke 2c 184  Sept 1882

Title: Re: Help Requested - Bessie Alberta WOLFE
Post by: day on Monday 23 January 06 11:27 GMT (UK)

Thanks Frances - you're a star!  I wonder when Wooff became Wolfe. It's driving me barking mad!
DAY  :)

Title: Re: Help Requested - Bessie Alberta WOLFE
Post by: allibaker on Tuesday 24 January 06 13:33 GMT (UK)

hi day
dont know if you have tis or not?
living in the high street,sandhurst,berkshire in 1891-
joseph wooff 36yrs journeyman baker
louisa 34yrs
charles 10yrs scholor
bessie 8yrs BORN BASINGSTOKE
evelyn 5yrs
sidney 2yrs
lilian 1 day
SOURCE INFO-RG12-1008
FOLIO-21
PAGE-35
regards
alli

Title: Re: Help Requested - Bessie Alberta WOLFE
Post by: allibaker on Tuesday 24 January 06 13:38 GMT (UK)

the 1901 has bessie as an 18yr old parlour maid in the household of albert chavesse and family in crowthorne,berkshire
SOURCE INFO-RG13-1164
FOLIO-81
PAGE-29
regards
alli

Title: Re: Help Requested - Bessie Alberta WOLFE
Post by: day on Tuesday 24 January 06 18:53 GMT (UK)

Thanks Alli. That information is very interesting. Makes me wonder what kind of life she led from her teenage years through to her thirties. I guess a parlour maid was a fairly lowly occupation (recollections from the Upstairs,Downstairs TV series of some years ago.)
I appreciate your efforts in my behalf.
Cheers,
DAY  :)

Title: Re: Help Requested - Bessie Alberta WOLFE
Post by: leahducatorudolph on Friday 16 January 09 04:13 GMT (UK)

Did you need anything on Henry Morgan Stembridge's family? I have that... Leah