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Title: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: erinandi on Friday 16 December 16 22:29 GMT (UK)
Am hoping someone might have some ideas.

Isabella Waddle/Waddell - I can find her birth and marriage in Sunderland -plus the birth of her children, the last one been in 1941. the trail then goes cold. I know the family moved to Bradford during the war. I can't find her death (under either surname). What could of happened to her?
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: lizdb on Friday 16 December 16 22:32 GMT (UK)
maybe she was widowed and remarried?

When was she born? Who did she marry?
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: lizdb on Friday 16 December 16 22:37 GMT (UK)
So , Waddell was her birth name, Nimmo her married name, not the other way round! (just found birth reg and marriage)

So:

Marriage
Jan/feb/Mar 1952
Bradford
2b 315
Isabella Nimmo / Anthony O'Connor

Death
Jun 1964
Dewsbury
2b 298
Isabella O'Connor
age 56
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 16 December 16 22:39 GMT (UK)
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plus the birth of her children, the last one been in 1941.

If she is the Isabella Waddle born 1924 in Sunderland - she would only have been 17yrs old in 1941
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: lizdb on Friday 16 December 16 22:40 GMT (UK)
Looks like possibly a divorce rather than widowhood, as first hubby doesn't die till 1990, age 87

Death
March 1990
Bradford
4 457
Samuel Archer R Nimmo
age 87
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: lizdb on Friday 16 December 16 22:42 GMT (UK)
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plus the birth of her children, the last one been in 1941.

If she is the Isabella Waddle born 1924 in Sunderland - she would only have been 17yrs old in 1941

I think her birth is

Apr/May/Jun 1903
Sunderland
10a 792
Isabella Waddle

that fits with the remarriage and death I found.
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 16 December 16 22:45 GMT (UK)
Hi Liz - beat me to it.  Was just about to post that the Isabella b 1924 married in 1944 to a different person
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: erinandi on Friday 16 December 16 22:56 GMT (UK)
Looks like possibly as divorce rather than widowhood, as first hubby doesn't die till 1990, age 87

Death
March 1990
Bradford
4 457
Samuel Archer R Nimmo
age 87

That's what confused me I knew she was not widowed as I remember meeting Samuel Nimmo in my childhood. I knew there was a family feud but did not know any more than that and there was never any talk about that side of the family, other than the family moved from Sunderland to Bradford during the war. I have no idea if the children stayed with their mum or stayed with their dad. A divorce in that time must have been rare?
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: lizdb on Friday 16 December 16 22:59 GMT (UK)
Getting the marriage cert to O'Connor might be interesting - to see if she says "previous marriage dissolved", or spinster or widow!

Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: Dan Druff on Tuesday 20 December 16 22:06 GMT (UK)
Hello

I knew the Nimmo family in the West Bowling area of Bradford more specifically Harold (known as Bob) and his sister whom I knew as Isabel. I am sorry I cannot remember their parents.

I lost touch when I went into the army in 1960 and the widening of the then very nearby Manchester Road circa 1964 caused a major upheaval of families. I note from BMD that Harold married an Ann Varley in 2nd qtr 1963.
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: erinandi on Wednesday 21 December 16 21:13 GMT (UK)
Wow. Thanks for that. My grampa was Alfred brother to Harold and Isobel. He passed away in June this year. As I said before I heard there was a fall out years ago and there was no mention of my grampa's family. His sisters did go to his funeral, I think one of them may of been Isobel.
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: Dan Druff on Thursday 22 December 16 15:37 GMT (UK)
Wow. Thanks for that. My grampa was Alfred brother to Harold and Isobel. He passed away in June this year. As I said before I heard there was a fall out years ago and there was no mention of my grampa's family. His sisters did go to his funeral, I think one of them may of been Isobel.

Quite a coincidence really.  Just a matter of a few weeks ago I was remarking to my wife that the forenames on censuses in some cases must bear no resemblance to their actual registered name and I happened to mention Bobby Nimmo.  After growing up with him through the late forties/fifties one day out of the blue he said "you know my name is not Bobby it's Harold".  So I asked him why he got called Bobby?  His reply was "because my parents always said I was bobbing up where I shouldn't".  Good enough reason I suppose.   :)
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: erinandi on Thursday 22 December 16 15:49 GMT (UK)
Alf's oldest son was called Robert. He was known as Bob. That makes sence that he was named after someone in the family.
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: Samantha Dawn Kendall on Saturday 04 March 17 08:36 GMT (UK)
My name is Samantha born Samantha Dawn nimmo daughter of Robert but unfortunately I lost touch with him Jackie and James when he sold his house in Maidstone and bought a yatch and went sailing around the world about 16 years ago.
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: Samantha Dawn Kendall on Saturday 04 March 17 08:42 GMT (UK)
My mum is Ann nee Varley.  They got divorced when I was little and Michael and me were adopted in 1970. Dad remarried a lady called Jackie. They moved to Vinters Park Maidstone Kent.  My cousin is Robbie Flemming one of owners of Pace Alfred and Hetties son. I met dad when I was 18.
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: Samantha Dawn Kendall on Saturday 04 March 17 10:50 GMT (UK)
 mum does all this family tree stuff and has birth and death certs photos and such. Apparently dads mum was a famous medium.
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: Samantha Dawn Kendall on Sunday 05 March 17 16:40 GMT (UK)
My mum Ann nee Varley. Iosobella  died in dewsbury hospital May 19th 1964 of a heart attack as she had a bad heart and lived at Howden clough Batley. She married an Irish coalminer
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: Samantha Dawn Kendall on Sunday 05 March 17 16:43 GMT (UK)
Brothers and sisters my dad Bob...Joan ...Hetty flemming ....Iosobella shields ....Mary...
Title: Re: Stuck. Nimmo/Waddell Bradford
Post by: BumbleB on Sunday 05 March 17 17:24 GMT (UK)
Hi Samantha - welcome to Rootschat.

Now that you have made enough posts, you can contact erinandi by private message - just click on the "page of text" icon under the name and you can communicate.  Hopefully she will reply to you - she has been on-line recently.