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Title: jacobs family of West Ham 1920's
Post by: dorothybennett on Sunday 24 October 10 05:41 BST (UK)

Can anyone help please?

Mabel Jacobs married Wiliam Robert Crawford (my great uncle) in 1920 at West Ham.  Two years later they both died in the influenza pandemic, leaving their two year old son, William Charles.

There is a family story that he was raised by his Jacobs grandmother.  Does anyone have any knowledge or connection?  I would like to know a little about his early years.

Thank you
Jo

Title: Re: jacobs family of West Ham 1920's
Post by: Valda on Sunday 24 October 10 10:31 BST (UK)

Hi

The influenza pandemic lasted from March 1918 to June 1920

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu


The deaths certainly occurred in 1922 and may well have been from influenza

William R Crawford aged 24
Mabel E Crawford aged aged 28 
March quarter 1922
West Ham Essex


Regards

Valda

Title: Re: jacobs family of West Ham 1920's
Post by: [Ray] on Sunday 24 October 10 14:36 BST (UK)

Hi

Any of this of use?

Marriage Jun 1920
Jacobs     Mabel E     Crawford     W. Ham     4a    887
Crawford     William R     Jacobs     W. Ham     4a    887
(As per Valda's post ages 28 & 24)

Births Dec 1920
Crawford     William C     Jacobs     W. Ham     4a    165

Births Mar 1894
Jacobs     Mabel Ethel          Mile End     1c    506   

1901
RG13 388 66 17 London, Mile End Old Town, Mile End, Old Town, Eastern, District 34, Page 17
4 Hall Street
Charles A    Jacobs    Head    40    abt 1861
Mary A    Jacobs    Wife    37
John W    Jacobs    Son    14
Charles    Jacobs    Son    12
Thomas    Jacobs    Son    8
Mable E    Jacobs    Daughter 7 born Mile End
Bertie J    Jacobs    Son    2
Henry J    Jacobs    Son    3/12

Title: Re: jacobs family of West Ham 1920's
Post by: Jeuel on Sunday 24 October 10 16:01 BST (UK)

If you know where he was brought up you might be able to find his school records which might list his guardian and give an address.

Title: Re: jacobs family of West Ham 1920's
Post by: dorothybennett on Monday 25 October 10 09:44 BST (UK)

Hello and thanks for replies from Valda, CroxleyGreen and Jeuel,

Have BMD certs for this family, but had not checked the 1901 Census. The extended family has long wanted to know what happened to the wee lad (William Charles Crawford), orphaned at 2 yo.  He had been put in the "too hard" basket while other family research was underway, and now it's time to highlight him.

I'll follow up on school records once I find where he was brought up.

Thanks again,
Jo