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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Jack Vincent on Sunday 05 July 09 09:11 BST (UK)
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John Pigott Nixon and his wife Maria Georgiana Bean had a daughter, Ellen Lavinia Philadelphia Nixon, who married Frederick Edward Worsley-Roberts on the 28th January 1889. They had a son: John Rhodes Douglas Worsley-Roberts born 14 October 1890 in Uitenhage, South Africa. I would like to find out if there were any other children born of this marriage and what became of Ellen, Frederick and their son John. I believe that Frederick Edward Worsley-Roberts was the son of Lord Roberts.
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Well, according to this website http://website.lineone.net/~peterbidmead/marine_listing2.htm
Harry Lynch TALBOT, aged 42 years, bachelor, Major, Royal Marines Artillery, HMS Renown, the son of Robert Talbot deceased, married 7th January 1901 to, Daisie Ellida WORSLEY-ROBERTS, aged 26 years, spinster, the daughter of Frederick Bertie Worsley-Roberts deceased
Actually, scrap what I have just said - I've just done the maths and realised that Daisie can't be the daughter, and anyway her father has a different name. Apologies for any confusion and this teaches me to post before having any coffee! ::)
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Maths before coffee... not advisable ::) ;D
and welcome to rootschat, Jack :D
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Anything before coffee is generally a bad idea! And it's a real shame that it is the wrong Frederick W-R, because there is a fascinating account of a court case between FBW-R and Aubrey de Vere Hunt (The Times, Friday, Nov 25, 1892; pg. 13; Issue 33805; col F: Queen's Bench Division. Hunt V. Roberts.) ::)
Jack, is there a connection between this FW-R and your FW-R? FBW-R seems to have settled in Algoa Bay, South Africa according to the above article.