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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: jacquiet on Friday 14 April 17 11:55 BST (UK)
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Hi,
I am new to rootschat and am trying to get information on my Mothers family. Her name was Maisie Hedges. Her Father was Elijah Hedges. They lived in Rochford in Essex UK. Her Mother was Charlotte Hedges nee Bibby. Thanks in advance.
Jacquie
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Birth registration, from FreeBMD:
June qtr 1914
Rochford Registration District vol 4a, page 1355
Hedges, Maisie L Mother's maiden name: Bibby
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Parents' marriage:
September qtr 1894
Rochford Registration District vol 4a, page 707
Hedges, Elijah
Bibby, Charlotte
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Birth registration, from FreeBMD:
Hi, thank you so much for your reply. Is it possible to view this document online do you. know?
Jacquie x
June qtr 1914
Rochford Registration District vol 4a, page 1355
Hedges, Maisie L Mother's maiden name: Bibby
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To see the actual document you need to purchase it from the GRO for £9.25
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/menu.asp
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Father Elijah has a WW1 Service record - available on Ancestry. (Your local library may offer free access to Ancestry?)
Address: Caravan, Sutton Drive, Rochford.
Wife: Charlotte
Married: 7th August 1894 at Prittlewell
Children:
Lily May, born 30 Sept 1904, Rochford
Elis Victor, born 11 June 1907, Rochford
Maisie Lottie, born 4 May 1914, Rochford
Elijah joined up on 2 August 1918, when he was 47 years and 2 months old.
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Elijah's birth:
June qtr 1871
Cambridge Registration District vol 3b, page 495
Mother's maiden name: Stone
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KG - is it me, I can't find births for Lily May or Elis Victor with mother Bibby?
There are older children shown on the 1911 but we are not able to give information from that.
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I can't find them either?!
Neither can I find the 1901 census?
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Same here, very strange especially as his army record gives their exact dates of birth. No sign of them in the 1901.
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1891 census
Class: RG12; Piece: 1091; Folio: 182; Page: 23
Caravan, Longfield Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Hedges, Elizars(?!) Head M 59 Hawker b Dartford, Kent
Hedges, Alice Wife F 50 b Dartford
Hedges, Elizars(?!) Son M 22 Hawker b Dartford
Hedges, Elijah Son M 20 Hawker b Dartford
Hedges, Charlotte Daughter F 18 Hawker b Dartford
Hedges, Phoebe Daughter F 16 b Romford, Essex
Hedges, Eliza Daughter F 15 b Romford
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So as both addresses are Caravan and occupation Hawker are we looking at travellers and perhaps they didn't register the children's births?
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1881 census
Class: RG11; Piece: 1742; Folio: 22; Page: 37
Caravan, Navestock, Essex
Hedges, Elias Head M 37 Licensed Hawker b Alresford, Kent
Hedges, Alice Wife F 35 Licensed Hawker b St Mary's, Cray, Kent
Hedges, Alvy Daughter F 16 Licensed Hawker, Dartford, Kent
Hedges, Odene Daughter F 14 Licensed Hawker b Southfleet, Kent
Hedges, Elias Son M 12 b Kintson, Kent
Hedges, Elijah Son M 10 b Erith, Kent
Hedges, Lottie Daughter F 7 b Raleigh, Essex
Hedges, Thomas Son M 5 b Sittingbourne, Kent
Hedges, Henry Son M 4 b Woodford, Essex
Hedges, Celia Daughter F 11 months b Romford, Essex
Hedges, Phoebe Daughter F 16 b Romford, Essex
Hedges, Eliza Daughter F 15 b Romford
Jan - that's the conclusion I was coming to.
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Father Elijah has a WW1 Service record - available on Ancestry. (Your local library may offer free access to Ancestry?)
Address: Caravan, Sutton Drive, Rochford.
Wife: Charlotte
Married: 7th August 1894 at Prittlewell
Children:
Lily May, born 30 Sept 1904, Rochford
Elis Victor, born 11 June 1907, Rochford
Maisie Lottie, born 4 May 1914, Rochford
Elijah joined up on 2 August 1918, when he was 47 years and 2 months old.
Wow my mother said her Father was in the first world war but I thought he would have been too old. I think her oldest brother also Elijah fought. This is so amazing. I have called my older sister and told her. I want to thank everyone on here for this.
Jacquie xx
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So as both addresses are Caravan and occupation Hawker are we looking at travellers and perhaps they didn't register the children's births? Hi, I know my Mothers family are Gypsies. I wasn't sure when they 'dunroaming' your info suggests after my Mothers birth in 1914, but I could be wrong. My amazing Mum passed away 4 years ago aged 98. She was a huge character. xx
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It does look like that as she is the only one that I can find with a birth registration. Perhaps they settled at the start of WW1.
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It does look like that as she is the only one that I can find with a birth registration. Perhaps they settled at the start of WW1.
Mum told us she was born in a gypsey caravan.She was the baby of the family. She had an older sister called amy also olive and Lily May. Plus the two brothers. I think there were others but they either died at birth or very young. They were strong people. It showed in Maisie xx Miss her very much
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Elijah's birth:
June qtr 1871
Cambridge Registration District vol 3b, page 495
Mother's maiden name: Stone
Was Elijah's dad called Elijah Hedges and his mother Mary Stone?