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Title: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: Jane Wilkes Spice Shapiro on Tuesday 05 August 14 19:30 BST (UK)
Descendant of above families searching for any info to complete family tree.  I am located in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA.  Charlotte Double and Edwin Spice were great grandparents.  Any info greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: wozzle on Tuesday 05 August 14 19:34 BST (UK)
were they located in great britain or is it the usa we should be looking at
also do you have their birthdates,birthplaces etc
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: garstonite on Tuesday 05 August 14 19:35 BST (UK)
Hiya Jane and welcome to Rootschat ...
can you post locations and years please ...ie    England b 1876
the more info you post that you are sure of - the easier  our research will be ...
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: garstonite on Tuesday 05 August 14 19:39 BST (UK)
OK
www.freebmd.org.uk
1883 sept qtr ( july / aug /sept )
Edwin Charles Spice to Charlotte Elizabeth Double - Ipswich  4a  1112

ADDED possible baptism for Charlotte
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N51H-V4D
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: wozzle on Tuesday 05 August 14 19:44 BST (UK)
probate
Edwin Charles spice of 19 malland road snodland kent died 2nd july 1899
administration London 28th july to charlotte Elizabeth spice his widow in the amount of £348-16s-0d
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: garstonite on Tuesday 05 August 14 19:51 BST (UK)
it looks like Charlotte had moved out of the family home by 1881 - she would have been 17 and would    be working - if we have the right parents / baptism - Sarah the mothers maiden name was Ely ..
so - Alfred Double married Sarah Ely  1864 mar qtr at Samford ,Suffolk 4a 731
so it looks like Charlotte Elizabeth Double was the first born ....
the family in 1881 census
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQSX-4NF
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: wozzle on Tuesday 05 August 14 19:53 BST (UK)
1891
edwin.c.spice age 30 b. kennington,kent. occ. b-----? foreman. head
charlotte.e. age 26. b. shotley,suffolk. wife
claude.l. age 4. b. snodland,kent. son
lily.c. age 3. b. ditto. daughter
willie.b. age 1. b. ditto. son
Stephen collision age 19. b. headcorn,kent. occ. butcher. boarder
living at;8,malling road,snodland,kent

are any of these names familiar to you
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: garstonite on Tuesday 05 August 14 19:57 BST (UK)
Wozzle - should that read 1871 and not 1891 ??...typo...
added....ha ha ....right ...Charlotte and Edwins family in 1891 ...that`s good
so we know Claud was not born in USA and emigrated over there after 1891 ...is Claud in 1901 census ??
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: wozzle on Tuesday 05 August 14 20:00 BST (UK)
there is a claude leopald spice setting sail for new York and he appears on the us federal census in 1930 and 1940 he also appears in the new York city census in 1925
unfortunately I do not have full access to these censuses so cannot tell you who he was with at the time
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: JJen on Tuesday 05 August 14 20:07 BST (UK)
There's some info on Family Search available for Claude Spice -

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22claude%20leopald%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Aspice~

JJ
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: wozzle on Tuesday 05 August 14 20:07 BST (UK)
1901
charlotte spice age 36. b. shotley . occ. needlework woman(working at home). head(wid)
claude age 14. b. snodland.. occ. printing machine fitter. son
lily age 13. b. ditto. daughter
willie age 10. b. ditto. son
plus 3 boarders
living at;malland road,snodland,kent
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: garstonite on Tuesday 05 August 14 20:12 BST (UK)
ok ...so with those last 2 posts we can deduce Claud Leopold Spice was 18 when he arrived at Ellis Island  USA on 6th Jan 1906...
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: wozzle on Tuesday 05 August 14 20:13 BST (UK)
I have further info on claudes  siblings if you require it
I will wait to hear from you before I go any further
mick
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: shellyesq on Thursday 07 August 14 19:39 BST (UK)
In case you're not familiar with it, check out www.fultonhistory.com.  It has many newspapers from New York and a few other states and there appear to be mentions of Claude L. Spice in newspapers from Poughkeepsie and other towns.
Title: Re: Searching for Lucia (Lucy) Wilkes family and Claude Spice family histories
Post by: conneescollectables on Thursday 04 August 16 04:39 BST (UK)
They were my Great Grandparents, also.  Claude Spice was my Great Uncle.  My Grandmother was his sister, Lily Spice Benner