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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Derbyshire => Topic started by: tinkerbell5 on Friday 05 April 19 16:18 BST (UK)
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Hello,
I'm looking to find the birth record, and hopefully the parents, of my 2x Great-Grandmother Edith Lewis. At present, I've been unable to find a birth record. I have the following info at the moment.
Birth: 28 Feb 1903
Marriage: 16 Aug 1930 at St Laurence's Church in Long Eaton to Dennis Arthur Smith
Death: 1996 - Registered in Ilkeston
Marriage Record states Edith was living at 5 Gibb Street in Long Eaton. It lists her father as William Lewis who was an Engine Driver. He was deceased in 1930 when Edith and Dennis got married.
I found a potential birth for an Edith Frances Lewis, but after looking through the records of that person, the birth date and marriage are different.
As far as I'm aware, she was born in Long Eaton, but that's just what has been handed down through the generations.
Thanks in advance for any help.
:)
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Do the marriage witnesses give any clues that could help find her in 1911
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Can we assume that her date of birth comes from her death registration?
Added: Yes, I can see the registration :)
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Thanks for your replies.
Death date came from both the 1939 Register and death certificate.
The marriage witnesses were Walter Halfpenny, Dennis' brother-in-law, and Sidney Ingar, who I haven't come across before.
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Not sure how I didn't see this before! Sidney married Jenny Lewis in 1928, which hopefully may be Edith's sister.
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I was just going to post that ;D
Marriages Jun 1928
Ingar Sidney Lewis
Lewis Jenny Ingar Shardlow 7b 1401
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LEWIS, JENNY mmn MANDER
1908 June Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 114
LEWIS, EDITH mmn MANDER
1903 June Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 99
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LEWIS, EVA MANDER
1910 Dec Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 92
William & Alice Lewis in 1901
RG13/2692 f111 p35
William was an engine driver and had died before the next census
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Thank you so much for your help :)
Looks like the story passed down about the family always being in Long Eaton wasn't true after all!
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It is surprising what you can disprove by doing your family history :)
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The 1911 Census gives EDITH LEWIS as the sixth of seven children of George and Annie Lewis living at 18 Union Street Long Eaton...........Her birth given as "about" 5 years...........George was Railway Guard from Gloucestershire and his wife Annie was from lancashire..I suggest the work on the railway may have brought them to long Eaton...good luck..Derek
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Hi Derbysderek,
Thank you for your post! Unfortunately, that's a different family. Edith Lewis was living in Dudley with her Mother, Alice, and siblings in 1911, so I'm still unsure whey they moved!
I've since found out that Alice was married twice after Edith's father died in 1911, which could have something to do with the moving around, perhaps for job purposes too.
:)