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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: Drewt on Wednesday 01 July 15 15:40 BST (UK)
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Hi everyone. This is my first post on Rootschat! I've been researching my family tree for well over a year now and have made a lot of progress, but there is one name I'm having difficulty with, my great-grandmother Edith Jones.
The only clue to her existence came from my great-grandfather's First World War enlistment forms. His name was Ernest Norcott (b. 1876 in Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire). He married Edith Jones on 4th May 1912 in East Grinstead, Sussex. I have no other information as to her date of birth or age or birthplace. As you can imagine, there are quite a lot of Edith Joneses. I realise buying a marriage certificate would help by giving me her father's name, but I thought I would ask here first. Any help appreciated.
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Do you know appprox when and where she died? As Edith Norcott, which is rarer than Jones to look for.
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I see Ernest died 1943 in Oxfordshire
Maybe this one might be Edith? Did she have a middle name at marriage?
Death
Henley ref 3a 1319
Jun 1937
Edith A Norcott age 61
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With such a common name I don't think there's any alternative but to get the marriage cert.
Even if you find a possible contender you'll still have to get it to be sure.
Also it's worth noting she may have been previously married.
Looking for an Edith Jones unmarried in 1911 with a Sussex connection throws up just 1.
We're not allowed to give 1911 info but tracing her back she is Edith Alice Jones born 1874 Towcester Northants. dau. of James & Elizabeth. She's in Eastbourne in 1901/1911.
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Thanks for the quick replies.
Lizdb, I had already seen the record for the Edith Norcott who died in Henley in 1937, and it now seems more and more likely this could be her. :) No, I have no middle name for her, but she gave birth to my grandfather Arthur in 1914.
As for the other Edith Jones, Jim1, the Towcester connection is new to me, but the mention of Eastbourne is intriguing. In 1911, Ernest Norcott was living in Brighton, 17 miles away. :)
Thanks for the info.