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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: bluemoon alan on Sunday 02 March 14 07:41 GMT (UK)
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hi, i am looking for my gt grandmother mary j davies, the last time i can find her is on the 1911 census living in purston-pontrefract-in fact the family inc her husband john-sibling samuel/john and sarah were lodgers.
Mary janes obituary states she moved to rotherham in 1915--does not say who with-i have a gut feeling its with john james her son and not her husband-could anyone please have a look for mary jane on the electoral rolls for rotherham to see who she is with.
Mary jane married a john j askin in 1927--was mary jane a widow?
many thanks
alan
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It may be an idea to purchase the 1927 marriage certificate, that should indicate whether she was widowed and maybe give an address that could be searched on the electoral register. Don't forget that many women did not appear on the electoral register until around this time.
Rosie
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hi rosie,
i have given your idea a thought-but so many people could not afford to get divorced and just got married anyway, but the address idea when she got married could be a start
regards
alan