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Welcome to this weeks Scavenger Hunt, pjbuk thinks it's a bit humdrum, I think you'll get stuck into it!!!
Good Luck and Good Hunting.
Barbara
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This has become a little less of a mystery this very day, see below, but I have been trying to unravel the lives of my maternal g grandmother, Annie Louisa Ellen PERRETT and gg grandmother, Eunice Ann PERRETT for ages.
Eunice Ann PERRETT b Wickwar, Gloucestershire, 14 Dec 1857
Her parents were John PERRETT, labourer and Ann PEARCE. John was in Horsley Jail in 1851! This PERRETT line has been researched and there are trees going back on the net. I have not PROVEN any ancestors myself, but have finally got round to joining the PERRETT society, so will be learning more soon. But going forward….
I have Eunice with family in 1861 and as a servant in Wickwar in 1871 (RG10 2582 7 5). The name is Unice on both these.
In 1881 she is a cook at the Great Western Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall (RG11 2296 81 2)
On 18 Feb 1882, back in Wickwar, she gives birth to Annie Louisa Ellen. No father on cert and occupation servant. Speculation as to whether a posh guest could have impregnated her (Oscar Wilde stayed at the Great Western!!)
On 27 Aug 1882 Eunice Ann PERRETT marries James STRANGE (widower, labourer, resident of Newhaven; father Edward STRANGE, deceased). Marriage in The Parish Church, Newhaven, Sussex. Witnesses Harriet PERRETT and John PERRETT, labourer who is also given as bride’s father.
What are they doing in Sussex? Could he be Annie’s father? When Annie marries William TRASK in Cardiff in 1900 she gives her father as John PERRETT, labourer, deceased. So I think her Dad will never be known, and did the deed when Eunice was at the Hotel.
The plot thickens….. on 1 May 1895 a daughter, Eunice May, is born to Reuben STRANGE and Eunice Ann Strange (formerly PERRETT), at Inglestone, Hawkesbury, Gloucs. Eunice May dies aged 10 weeks, from congenital syphilis!
So, which STRANGE is the daddy? I cannot find James STRANGE, Reuben STRANGE, Eunice Ann or Annie Louisa Ellen in the 1891 or the 1901 (for the first three). There is an Annie PERRETT boarder aged 9 at RG12 1922 34 22 and a Annie E PERRETT niece at RG12 1994 81 17 in the 1891. Could the STRANGES be in a workhouse somewhere?
The congenital syphilis made me think that Eunice Ann must have been infected and died. But lo and behold, the 1911 for Wales comes online and there she is, large as life, with Annie and my grandmother;
William TRASK 40 Quarry Labourer b Dinas Powis
Annie TRASK 30 b Wickwar
William TRASK 9 b Cadoxton
Adeline TRASK 6 “
Eunice TRASK 3 “
David TRASK 1 b Cadoxton
Eunice STRANGE 53 widower b Wickwar
Albert STRANGE 17 labourer b Wickwar
So I looked again for Eunice’s Death Cert and it came today.
Eunice Ann STRANGE d age 65 10 Aug 1922 of inoperable colon cancer. A E STRANGE (son) is informant. Eunice is a certified midwife, wife of Reuben STRANGE, general labourer.
So, where were they in 91 and 01? Who is Reuben, and who is James? Can the 1911 info help to work out which of the many Gloucs STRANGEs married Eunice?
NB there is another, posher Eunice PERRETT from Western Super Mare who is not mine! For extras, can you find the deaths of my Grandmother’s siblings?
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Could the Bowyers be any relation,re Annie RG12/1994/81/17.
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Hi
Birth of the son?
Albert Edward G STRANGE
Chipping Sodbury 6a 213 - Sep Qtr 1893
Cheers
AMBLY
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Albert Edward STRANGE
WW1 Voluntary Enlistment from 22 Aug 1919, 19th Hussars
AFB 265
Born 22 Nov 1899
Farm Labourer - Single
C of E
Next Of Kin: Ruben STRANGE 23 Commercial Road , St Ebbe, Oxford
Discharged 10 Oct 1919 - physically unfit (he had deformed feet from childhood)
Discharged in York, to his father's address
Just checking the WW1 Discharge doc for more details....
added:Regimental Nr 4/78757
Albert Edward Strange
Born Oxon
Declared age on enlistment: 19 years and 9 mths
Farm labourer
5', 3&half inches tall, 114 Llb
Brown hair, Fresh Complexion, Blue eyes
Cheers
AMBLY
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Name looks a bit like STRANGL or STRUNGL......
1901: 10 Park End Street (shaving salon) - Oxford St Thomas, Oxfordshire
RG13 / Piece: 1386 / Folio: 18 / Page: 26
Head: Ruben STRANGE 35, General Labourer, b Sutton Court?neyBerkshire
Wife: Alice A STRANGE 26, b Oxford
Dau: Daisy D STRANGE 8, b Ocford
Son: Joseph STRANGE 6, b Oxford
Son: Albert E STRANGE 1, b Oxford
They share the address with another family, whose head is a Hairdresser,
BIRTH: Mar Qtr 1900 Oxford - Albert Edward STRANGE - 3a 958
Is this Ruben a red herring? ???
Cheers
AMBLY
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Eunice and James (and children) are in the 1891 Wales census as Davies !!
Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire
RG12/4364/101/11
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They are also in 1901 as Davies RG13/4993/59/62 in Barry
1 Treharne Road
James Davies 45 Wotton under Edge
Eunice Davies 43 Wickwar
Agnes Davies 14 Glamorgan Nillieford (?)
Albert Davies 8 Wickwar
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I remember seeing a passenger list arrival in 1916 for a troops' cook Albert Edward Strange based in Barry, returning from Egypt - could well be him.
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Barry came under Cardiff RD
Deaths Dec 1895
Strange Reuben 5 Cardiff 11a 228
Deaths Dec 1926
Strange Reuben 70 Cardiff 11a 460
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There is a relative here on curiousfox
see this descendant of Agnes Strange daughter of Reuben and Eunice
http://www.curiousfox.com/history_Wales/glamorgan_11.html
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Could James /Reuben be the same person
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These are the Wotton under Edge/Dursley Stranges.
James Strange and Elizabeth Wheeler had the fllowing children baptised at Dursley:
James Strange SEP 1851
Mary Ann Strange MAR 1853
Reuben Strange MAR 1856 (alias James Davies ? )
Elizabeth Strange DEC 1858
Edmund Strange DEC 1860
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'On 27 Aug 1882 Eunice Ann PERRETT marries James STRANGE (widower, labourer, resident of Newhaven; father Edward STRANGE, deceased). Marriage in The Parish Church, Newhaven, Sussex. Witnesses Harriet PERRETT and John PERRETT, labourer who is also given as bride’s father'.
Hang on James Strange father Edward, yet the Strange baptisms found by Shaun are father James?
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On the 1881 census there is only 1 James Strange living in Newhaven
RG11/1073/74/66
He is a messenger, boarder with an Evans family and aged 52 born Liverpool.
Something doesn't tie up here.
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Goodness, you have been busy! I go to the supermarket and come back to all this.
The Oxford Reuben is on the various censuses, but I do think he is a red herring, AMBLY. I am not sure about the Albert E in the Army, either, but thanks for looking!
I am amazed at the Davies business!! Well done for finding them.
In the 1911 they are living (ubder the names in my first post) at 15 Treherne Road.
So, need to get those Reuben Strange Death Certs.
My mother knows nothing, my Aunt (old and ill) was close to her mother and said "Penny shouldn't bother, there were some very naughty girls....."
Do you think Eunice was carrying on with father and son, or two brothers? Hence changed their name when went to Cardiff. Or father and son? Was James Strange's father's name Edward?
They were a confusing lot, and the Gloucestershire Stranges and Perretts were a rum lot, right at the bottom of the heap. Someone was lying; if you brilliant people have any other suggestions about how to unravel this, please fire away.
Cooking supper - beef and potato curry since you ask - will return later.
Many thanks to all.
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She seems to end up back in Gloucestershire with the Stranges, so I do wonder who the Newhaven James was. I cannot find any Newhaven Parish records online (the Parish Church was St Michaels although there is another "new" church); anyone got any access to these?
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If you put James Strange born Liverpool into the cencuses then that 1881 entry is the only one that comes up. The other boarders have Liverpool as a place of birth as well so I think you have to disregard that.
My gut feeling, but it needs some more work, is that it was James Strange snr. she married.
His baptism isn't online, there is a submitted marriage to Elizabeth on Familysearch and my guess is they haven't found his baptism.
James snr. needs to be traced and also what happened to his wife Elizabeth?
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This might be Elizabeth's death reg
Elizabeth Strange dec qtr 1862 Dursley vol 6a pg 144
The family for which ShaunJ found baptisms is in Wotton under Edge in 1861 RG9/1750 folio 91 pg 14.
1871 Elizabeth & Edward (Edmund?) are in Dursley workhouse RG10/2594 folio 36 pg 38
Haven't found the others as yet, but Reuben is in Swindon in 1881 RG11/2020 folio 53 pg 29
birth reg for son Reuben
Reuben Strainge june qtr 1890 Pontypridd vol 11a pg 545
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I think James snr. is in Wales in 1871, calling himself James Davies.
RG10/5332/91/18
He is a boarder, labourer and married.
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I think James snr. is in Wales in 1871, calling himself James Davies
Crikey!
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Well the place of birth he gave and we have found they were using Davies later 2+ 2 and I think that's him.
Another thought. Rangeworthy batisms are only online up to 1812, but there are loads of Davies baptisms. I wonder if James was born Davies and his mother later married a Strange?
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Confusing, isn't she? I am very fond of Eunice and her rackety life. The James Davies she was living with seems to be too young to be the James STRANGE aged 52, widower in Newhaven.
I have endlessly looked at the marriage certificate, which does say James, not Reuben, although the writing is terrible. I have also had various clever family historians look at it over the years, and they agree.
Eunice had a kid who died with Reuben in 1895 in Hawkesbury, Gloucs, both names on certificates so? This seems to indicate she was actually a bit of a goer (or at least had two families going in the 1890s). I always thought the Newhaven marriage might be of convenience, to legitimise Annie Louisa Ellen. Perhaps she just ran off with James Davies.
I have emailed my ? second cousin once removed whom you kindly found on curiousfox, and invited them to have a look on here.
Any more suggestions?
Would there be any point in ordering the marriage cert from Sussex, do they copy or type them?
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Or James Davies and Reuben Strange are one and the same. But who did she marry in Newhaven?
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James Davies is I think James Strange snr.
Now someone on Familysearch has obviously been researching the family as Strange, but they haven't been able to find a baptism for James Strange.
This is because I think he was born as James Davies.
Perhaps put a request on Gloucs. Look Up Requests to see if anyone has access to Rangeworthy PR's to see if there is a baptism at the right time of a James Davies to a single mother. If so then I think you need to look for her later marriage to a Strange.
Now the marriage cert for Eunice and James, it may just say 'of full age' for both the bride and groom if so it won't be of much help, but some vicars put ages on the cert. If so that would help.
You still have the problem as how Eunice ended up marrying James in Newhaven, and if she isn't living with him later where is he?
Also what happened to James wife Elizabeth?
It is going to take some untangling but I think you will get to the bottom of the story eventually.
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:D gosh, I'll take a quick read and see you tomoz... ;)
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I posted a possible death for Elizabeth in reply 17. It may explain why the 2 youngest children are in the workhouse in 1871. There are other Elizabeth Strange entries in Gloucestershire on the 1861 census, but none that are in the area covered by Dursley registration district.
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info for Trasks
Adeline Trask mar qtr 1926 Cardiff vol 11a pg 613 married James H George
Adeline I George b. 25/12/1904 died August 1985 South Glamorgan vol 28 pg 2222
death regs
Eunice A E Trask 21 dec qtr 1929 Cardiff vol 11a pg 464
Annie L E Trask 33 sept qtr 1913 Cardiff vol 11a pg 461
William Trask married Frances Cann march qtr 1923 Cardiff vol 11a pg 597
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Thanks all - off to bed.
I have those, osprey, Adeline was my Gran. Except for Eunice A E Trask; can you find Douglas and David TRASK's deaths?
I tend to think James Davies whom she is with is Reuben under an assumed name; but will think on.
Goodnight all.
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Who is Douglas? When/where born?
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Shaun I wondered that, the only one I can see born in Wales ( Newport Mon.) has mmn Sullivan.
David is mentioned in message 1
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Whoops, meant William TRASKjunior from OP, Douglas is my grandfather's brother and another mystery for another time...
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Lets go back to the beginning.
1881 census James Strange born Liverpool ( I am convinced that is wrong) living in Newhaven. His age makes him look like James snr.
1881 Eunice living Newquay
Feb 1882 Eunice back home in Gloucestershire gives birth to Annie
August 1882 Eunice marries James Strange in Newhaven
1891 In Wales as Davies children born Swansea.
1881 Reuben Strange son of James is in Swindon.
Whoever Eunice did marry then I feel the only place they could have come into contact would be Gloucestershire.
Why marry in Newhaven?
My only thought is that the groom for some reason talked her into it maybe didn't want to marry in Gloucestershire as he had something to hide.
There is an 8 year old child on 1891 so it appears Eunice became pregnant soon after the marriage so the obvious guess is that the father was the man she married.
So what happened to Reuben who was living in Swindon in 1881?
What happened to James who was living in Newhaven in 1881?
If she was living with Reuben in 1891 and afterwards when did he die? ( She is shown as a widow on 1911)
I am afraid still more questions than answers.
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I think Reuben died in Cardiff RD aged 70 in 1926.
Eunice could have been a widow in 1911 as a result of James's death...when was that I wonder?
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Shaun and where was Reuben in 1911?
James could have died anywhere, did he ever go back to Wales?
He was there in 1871 and if he was using the name Davies then we are on a hiding to nothing trying to find his death.
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Agnes Strange born Llantwit Fardre in 1888 is in a tree posted on GenesReunited - might be useful to contact the tree owner (Des). Presumably it's the same person who posted the message on Curious Fox.
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and where was Reuben in 1911?
I've no idea but a Reuben Strange of the right age did die in Cardiff RD in 1926 !
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Shaun I think that death certificate might make interesting reading.
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Agnes married Isaac Britton they are in Pontypool district in 1911 and James/Reuben isn't with them.
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Going back to the 1891 census the children are shown as
Annie Davies 8
Elizabeth Davies 6
Agnes Davies 3
Reuben Davies 11/12
All said to be born Swansea.
Now Annie should be 9 and born Wickwar, now Eunice is shown as being born Wickwar but not Annie, odd.
I also notice in the first post that when Eunice died in 1922 she was shown as wife of Reuben not widow which if Reuben didn't die until 1926 that would be correct ( if they were ever married in the first place)
The 1895 birth of a daughter Eunice was in Gloucestershire not Wales as you would think. There is still something not quite right here.
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I think Elizabeth could have married a James Uriah Pugh but I can't tie them down in 1911.
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Another thought Eunice was described as a certified midwfe on her death certificate. When and where did she train?
I'm not sure a married woman would be accepted for training, in the early 1900's, a widow would, my great aunt trained after her husband had died in the Boer War, but she left her 2 children with her parents whilst she trained in London
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I have sent for various certs. The one for Eunice STRANGE's death only took 6 days so hopefully next week?
They told some lies, methinks. Albert STRANGE in 1911 is down as brother (of whom?) and aged 17. I have sent for two Albert STRANGE births (1893, 1895) as well.
None of the Reuben STRANGEs in 1911 look likely, and of course he might have been calling himself James Davies, or, well anything! The death in 1926 does look likely.
Perhaps they only told the truth at births and deaths.
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Is there any connection to the sea for work?
Newhaven, Swansea, Swindon (Bristol) fishing ports... ???
opps.. added.. forgot Newquay too!!
Back later
Lesanne
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No seaside connection as far as I can see.
NB Births Pontypridd
1885 Elizabeth Strainge Sent for these certs
1888 Agnes Strange
1890 Reuben Strainge
Births Chipping Sodbury
1893 Albert Edward G ?
1895 Eunice May Strange Have the cert - Eunice formerly PERRETT and Reuben STRANGE
There are 39 STRANGE births in Chipping Sodbury between 1880 and 1900.
I am being profligate with my pension (last throw - fiscal caution thrown to winds etc) but cannot order them ALL.
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Perhaps she married James STRANGE, father but went off with the son, Reuben, so called themselves (James) Davies to hide the truth?
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Perhaps she married James STRANGE, father but went off with the son, Reuben, so called themselves (James) Davies to hide the truth?
Yes but James snr. was calling himself Davies in 1871 in Wales ( dob c1832 born Rangeworth(y) Glouestershire)
This is what makes me think he was born Davies.
Also have you been able to trace James Strange jnr. baptised 1851?
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James Strange and Elizabeth ( no kids yet) are in the 1851 census at "Wottonunderedge" - presumably not long married - HO107/1958/ 203/21
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I still think James Davies in 1891 and 1901, living in Wales with Eunice, is Reuben STRANGE. Why would he live with her and her kids (who are all registered as variants of STRANGE)?
Also James STRANGE in Newhaven, 1881 is 52, b circa 1829.
The James STRANGE she marries in 1882 is a widower.
James DAVIES in Wales in 1871 is 39, born circa 1832
The above may be the same person
James DAVIES living with Eunice in 1891 is 36, b circa 1855
James DAVIES living with Eunice in 1901 is 45, b circa 1856
Reuben STRANGE d 1926 aged 70, b circa 1856
The birth certs of their kids all give Reuben STRANGE, also her death cert (which gives wife of Reuben STRANGE
I think the last 4 statements refer to the same person.
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I agree that it was James that Eunice married, but then after that marriage what happened to James? ( admittedly if he was calling himself Davies and he had gone back to Wales it will be extremely difficult to find a death) and as there isn't an earlier marriage for Reuben ( ignore the Reuben Strange marriage which says Cricklade, when you look at the full index that is a mistranscription for the Oxford Reuben Strange)
So why didn't they marry?
Or did they marry just before Eunice's death and it hasn't found it's way on to Free BMD yet? ( Presumably as she had cancer they would have had time to marry).
And the biggest question why did Reuben use the exact same alias as his father had done?
There must have been an underlying reason for both father and son to use an alias and the same one, we just don't know what it was.
Eunice was legally Mrs Strange so why did Reuben change his name to James Davies?
It's odd also that the children were registered on birth and marriage as Strange and yet on 2 census returns the family are Davies.
I wonder if James Davies/Strange died at some point between 1901 and 1911 as by then Eunice was calling herself Strange and saying she was widowed?
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Have we all run out of steam?
I have been trawling the Jamies DAVIES born circa 1932, as well as the James STRANGEs, but there are too many of the former.
Fresh ideas would be very welcome, but perhaps we have to wait until some certs come next week.
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Probably the best way...........at least then you should be able to narrow it down a little....fingers crossed :D :D
Barbara
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Just a thought..... ;) Have you completely checked out the other Eunice Perrett :-\
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Lesanne I looked at the other one, her married name was Perrett, her maiden name was Rossiter. The family appeared as said to be much better off than this family.
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missed the start will try to catch up
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That 1882 marriage in Newhaven...are any addresses given for either bride or groom?
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Residences just given as Newhaven for James, and Wickwar, Gloucestershire for Eunice on 1882 Marriage Cert. Cannot find PRs, would they say any more?
I am convinced that this is the right Eunice, and I did look for the other (Weston Super Mare) Eunice through the censuses, when I first did this.
My mother told me today that a generation or so down there was a "bad girl" who was associated with "someone very bad, a robber". She genuinely does not know any more. My Aunt, who might, has already stated that she will not talk about any of this.
I just put that last in to show that maybe some fishy goings on ran in the family (John PERRETT, Eunice's Dad in Horsley Jail in 1851).
I would love to weasel this out.
I just arranged today for the Lady who runs ONS for husband's name and is over from Australiato come for lunch on Sunday! So I need to go and sort out those papers, probably will not post much on this until Monday, but PLEASE keep trying/coming up with suggestions.
Thanks to all who have taken an interest.
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James Strange and Elizabeth ( no kids yet) are in the 1851 census at "Wottonunderedge" - presumably not long married - HO107/1958/ 203/21
Marriage Sep Q 1850 Dursley 11/243
STRANGE, James & WHEELER, Elizabeth (on same page)
Heather
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Gloucestershire archives shows this for John Perrett, now wether it's just the 1851 census or wether they have more information it doesn't say, but you could always ask them.
http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Results.aspx
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Glos Archives also have listings for the Wotton-under-Edge Stranges in the non-conformist catalogue, and an Edmund Strange of Rangeworthy in gaol in 1827.
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the marriage you refer to in Newhaven is that Newhaven Sussex ?
The Parish Church is St Michaels
still haven't managed to catch up ::)
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On 27 Aug 1882 Eunice Ann PERRETT marries James STRANGE (widower, labourer, resident of Newhaven; father Edward STRANGE, deceased). Marriage in The Parish Church, Newhaven, Sussex. Witnesses Harriet PERRETT and John PERRETT, labourer who is also given as bride’s father.
1881 Census
James Strange boarding along sea side in the huts
he is a messenger age 52 b. Liverpool
there was a Perrett family over in Brighton around this time
Newhaven Museum would be worth contacting - peter mason on here
he has photos of these huts
and some events that occured at St Michaels - mainly burials
the graveyard there the stones are not all readable and they noted them down before the graveyard was closed and the burials took place at lewes Road in Newhaven
i live in Newhaven - do you need to know anything about the town itself?
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Yes, it is the Parish Church, Newhaven, Sussex. aka St Michaels.
Cannot find any PRs or other clues.
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i suspect the PR's will be at East Sussex Record Office at Lewes
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Toni
I would love to see pictures of the huts. Also, can you indicate where they woulod have been on a current Newhaven map?
I know Eunice was in Newquay in 1881, back in Wickwar, Gloucs in 1882 having Annie Luoisa Ellen, then she seems to be hustled down to Newhaven for a MARRIAGE. If it was the James Strange from Newhaven 1881, she appears not to have ever lived with him after.
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It's that time of the week again and here's this weeks Scavenger Hunt. I think you'll like this one.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,388642.0.html
Good Luck and Good Hunting.
As usual, this Hunt will remain open for any further information which may come in.
Barbara
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Thanks, Tephra and everyone else. I hope the certs come this week and I will post those to see if anyone gets more inspiration.
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have you found James Strange from Liverpool prior to him being in Newhaven in 1881
he was a a messenger in 1881 so presumably he travelled where the messages took him
maybe to where Eunice was at one point
if you contact Newhaven Museum they will be able to help with the huts photos and possibly PR's from St Michaels etc
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As Jaywit said earlier:
If you put James Strange born Liverpool into the cencuses then that 1881 entry is the only one that comes up. The other boarders have Liverpool as a place of birth as well so I think you have to disregard that.
My gut feeling, but it needs some more work, is that it was James Strange snr. she married.
His baptism isn't online, there is a submitted marriage to Elizabeth on Familysearch and my guess is they haven't found his baptism.
James snr. needs to be traced and also what happened to his wife Elizabeth?
I think this James Strange is from Gloucestershire, and may be Reuben's father.
I do need to get him in all the censuses/check my various printouts.
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Just a little nugget to add; Familyrelatives.com has put the 1920 Midwives Roll online.
Eunice May STRANGE is there!
Living at 21 Treharne Rd, Cadoxton, Barry.
Date of enrolment: 24 Nov 1904
Qualifications: In Practice, July 1901
There is a dagger symbol beside her name which I suspect means that she is no longer practising.
There is no proper description of the database, nor a key, but A lot of people have "In practice, July 1901" when they do NOT have an exam result, so I think the Roll must have started then, and those already working "officially" as midwives would have been allowed on the Register without an exam.
Still, more mysterious than ever, really as she was living in the same road under another name when she was probably working as a midwife!
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More information to add to the list...........well done :D :D :D
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Eunice Strange nee Perrett, daughter of Ann Pearce of Wickwar. Ann [Pearce] Perrett was the midwife for Wickwar so probably training came from her.
Eunice Perrett had an earlier "illegitimate" baby on 15th April 1880 named John William Perrett. At the time of the 1881 census he was living in Wickwar with his grandparents John and Ann Perrett.
I am descended from Hester Louisa Perrett
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Gosh, more very interesting news of Eunice!
I have PM'd you, Freckles, thank you for posting.
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Welcome to RootsChat Freckles........ great that you found pjbuk, I'm sure you'll have lots to go over. You wont be able to PM until you've done three posts, so maybe two more quick ones on here should work.
Barbara
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Agnes Melinda Strange was my GGrandma father Rueben Strange. Am fascinated by the threads here on roots chat. The family always said rueben was either of aristocracy or a traveller as no one knew much about his background. Have you gleaned anything from the certificates you ordered ?
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Hi Wraggsue
Welcome to Rootschat ;D
You have replied to a topic started in 2009, and according to her profile pjbuk007 hasn't been online here at Rootschat for a few weeks.
As long as her email address hasn't changed, she should receive an email notification that you have posted and hopefully come back soon.
Dawn
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Wraggsue and I have already been in touch by email.
None the wiser about who Reuben STRANGE actually was, nor where he came from, nor the identity of the James STRANGE who Eunice married.
Aristocracy, eh? He ended up pretty near the bottom of the heap!
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The admission register of Cadoxton Primary School, Barry (infants section) lists Reuben Strange, born 16 May 1890, father Reuben. Admitted 27 October 1895, left 3 November 1895. Address 25 Fairford Rd.
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Another one from Cadoxton School in Barry:
Albert Strange born 1 October 1893, admitted 31 January 1898. Father Reuben, 3 Treharne Road.
Transferred 27 August 1900.