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Some Special Interests => Travelling People => Topic started by: Annmartin on Thursday 07 July 22 21:41 BST (UK)
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Hello.
I am looking for information on a John Richard Masters, who married Louisa Hyman in 1885. Louisa married at least twice, and during the late 1890's, changed hers and her children's names to James' although I cannot find a James marriage for her. She married John Richard Masters, then in 1900 Married a Thomas Inglis. (she was still a Masters when she married Thomas)
I cannot find any birth records for John, although one of her children has their father's name as John James on their marriage certificate, yet on their baptism record it was someone different.
I have found an Old Bailey document for a John Masters in 1893, where he had an alternative name of Edward Lowther, although I had not come across this name before, only John Masters and John James.
Is anyone able to shed any light on any of the jumbled message I have left for you.
Thanks
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The marriage cert is online
4.10.1885 Christ Church Battersea
John Richard Masters - 26 - labourer - father Benjamin - dealer
Louisa Hyman - spinster - father John - feather curler
Witnesses - William JAMES & Thomas Barnes
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On the 1900 marriage cert she is shown as a widow - married 7.5.1900
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1881 Census has a John Masters with Father Benjamin in Battersea.
John born c 1860 Portsmouth, Hampshire, occp General Labourer
Benjamin born c 1825 Northampton, Northamptonshire, occp Draper
1891 Dealer is part of Benjamins occp
Trish :)
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Children born before 1891 - all Wandsworth
Louisa Kate 1886
Benjamin John 1887
Lucy 1889
After 1891
Charles 1895
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A John Masters aged 40 died Sept qtr 1899 Wandsworth
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Thank you.
We have traced Louisa, buit think we have just looked at John for too long, as we couldn't see any connecting information. We have not been able to find Louisa/Lucy, as she was also known in the 1891 census, and she had left her children with her father (I believe).
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You have posted on the Travelling People board which is usually associated with Romany/Gypsy families.
From the info we have - that doesn't seem to be the case here so I have asked the moderator to move your post to the London & Middlesex board
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Thank you.
Louisa and her dad I believe were travellers, which is why I initially posted on the travellers forum.