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Title: William Hopkins Bibby marriage
Post by: SBib on Thursday 12 March 20 15:46 GMT (UK)

William Hopkins Bibby married in 1905 at Lambeth (FreeBMD).
He married either Florence Georgina Hobson or Mary Ann Blackwell.
I have tried to deduce who he married by searching marriage and death indexes, Ancestry, FamilySearch and Google etc but to no avail.
Can someone identify his wife for me please?

Title: Re: William Hopkins Bibby marriage
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 12 March 20 15:53 GMT (UK)

Birth reg for daughter  :-\
BIBBY, GERTRUDE    mmn   BLACKWELL 
1905  Dec Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE  Volume 01A  Page 412

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

Title: Re: William Hopkins Bibby marriage
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 12 March 20 16:35 GMT (UK)

Is this them in 1911
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWPY-Z3J

Title: Re: William Hopkins Bibby marriage
Post by: SBib on Friday 13 March 20 02:18 GMT (UK)

Thanks Rosie. It does appear that Wm Hopkins Bibby married Mary A Blackwell.
The family in the 1911 census also appears to be them but FreeBMD shows him born in Clitheroe in 1877. (His mother's surname was Hopkinson). Maybe, I need to wait for the next census to verify this.

Title: Re: William Hopkins Bibby marriage
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 13 March 20 13:46 GMT (UK)

Have you checked the number of years married in 1911, are there any other Bibby / Blackwell marriages that could fit that census entry.
 
Birth registrations for the other 2 children .....

Mar qtr 1908
BIBBY, Edward   
Holborn      1b   D/23   
note on freebmd - This entry appears to be a late entry referring to the following
Births 1923 Dec qtr
Bibby,Edward, mmn Blackwell,
Holborn,1b,842

BIBBY, John William     mmn BLACKWELL 
1910  Dec Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE 
Volume 01A  Page 365

There are service records for a William Hopkins Bibby for WW1 but they do not mention his wife as next of kin but his mother.  His occupation on these records is 'agent'

If they are no longer together or the children are not with him the 1921 census will not help you. 

Title: Re: William Hopkins Bibby marriage
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 14 March 20 12:02 GMT (UK)

1912 Gertrude and Edward are admiitted to   Norwood Schools, Elder Road, West Norwood
Father Wm, Imsurance Agent, address unknown, Mother in Renfrew Rd Workhouse

Title: Re: William Hopkins Bibby marriage
Post by: SBib on Saturday 14 March 20 16:56 GMT (UK)

Thank you Rosie and Trish  :D