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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: mulberry-rose on Friday 12 September 25 10:43 BST (UK)
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I’m trying to find out what happened to Emily Mary Spencer b. 1838 at Durham, daughter of Joseph Marley Spencer & Jane Greenwell, between 1851 and 1870.
In 1851 she lived at 5 Hudson’s Buildings, Durham with parents and siblings. There is no sign or her (and her family are missing too) in the 1861 census.
She then shows up years later having an illegitimate daughter; Rosa Emily Margaret Spencer born 9 March 1870 at 9 Crompton(?) Street, Paddington. Then in August 1870 she is going by “Emily Shott” living at Bedlington.
She is supposedly married to a man named Edward/Edwin Shott, a commercial traveller (in 1874, a drapers traveller). However he’s not on the 1871 census at Bedlington w/ Emily and daughter. Edward/Edwin sometimes appears with the middle name Arthur on children’s birth registrations.
Emily had three more children; Emma Flora (1872), Edwin Arthur (1874) and Emily Rosa (1877). She then married Arthur Richard Fry in 1880 and those remaining children took the name Fry.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/269951849/emily_mary-fry
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1861 Census for Bishopwearmouth ....
Find My Past transcription incorrectly shows the following ...
Joseph M Spereall age 54
Jane age 46
Elizabeth Ann ang 26
Emily I age 23
William D age 21
Jane age 18
Margaret age 13
Charles A age 0
However looking at the original entry, the surname is Spencer and Emily I is actually Emily M.
(snippet image courtesy of Find My Past)
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Just had a quick look on Ancestry and they have correctly transcribed the surname as Spencer and Emily as Emily M
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She then married Arthur Richard Fry in 1880 and those remaining children took the name Fry.
What name did she marry under?
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She then married Arthur Richard Fry in 1880 and those remaining children took the name Fry.
What name did she marry under?
Spencer :)
Arthur Richard Fry
Emily Mary Spencer
Marriage date 18 Mar 1880
Marriage place Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Spouse's father Joseph Marley Spencer
Grooms father Samuel Fry
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It would be nice if the OP responded.
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It would be nice if the OP responded.
To be fair they have not been on here since any replies have been posted. Maybe they are like me and do not get notifications when someone posts on their threads.
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Fair comment.
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1861 Census for Bishopwearmouth ....
Find My Past transcription incorrectly shows the following ...
Joseph M Spereall age 54
Jane age 46
Elizabeth Ann ang 26
Emily I age 23
William D age 21
Jane age 18
Margaret age 13
Charles A age 0
However looking at the original entry, the surname is Spencer and Emily I is actually Emily M.
(snippet image courtesy of Find My Past)
Wow excellent work, thank you! ;D I don’t think it looks much like Spearell on the original!
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It would be nice if the OP responded.
To be fair they have not been on here since any replies have been posted. Maybe they are like me and do not get notifications when someone posts on their threads.
My notifications have been a bit odd recently. I have emails but they’re not showing up so I have to check manually.
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Happy to assist where I can and apologies for pressuring you to reply. Good luck with your research.
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Im not sure if this is relative to your research
at Sleekburn on the 12th inst
Rosa Emily Maggie aged 1, daughter of Edward Shott ,commercial traveller
death notice Morpeth Herald 19th August 1871
Rose Emily Margaret Spencer no mothers name recorded Kensington ,J, 1870
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one to look at Edwain Scott death/burial Choppington,aged 32
St Pauls , 29th November 1874 abode Stakeford (Freereg)
the only death I can find that might be the above is Edward Scott aged 32 death recorded Morpeth December 1874 ,
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Radcliff
Thank you for these, Rosa was the one I started researching first so I have birth and burial info. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/265841958/rosa-emily_maggie-shott
Unfortunately the whereabouts of Edward/Edwin is a mystery.
His name isn’t very consistent, and then in one of the children’s births he appears as Edwin Arthur Shott instead. Sometimes as Stott too.
There was no marriage for him and Emily either.
Rosa Emily Margaret b. 9 March 1870, 9 Compton Street Paddington. Died 12 Aug 1871 Bedlington Colliery, informant Edward Shott
Emma Flora b. 26 September 1871 Sleekburn Colliery
Edwin Arthur b. 19 April 1874 32 Watson Terrace Newcastle. Father Edwin Arthur Shott (drapers traveller). Mother Emily informant.
Emily Rosa b. 30 April 1877 59 Frank Street Gateshead. Mother Emily informant.
I am very intrigued by that burial. Although Emily Rosa was born 1877 I suppose anything is possible ;D
I wonder if the family lived in Morpeth for a bit. There’s advertisements from June 1870 for a Mrs Shott dressmaker, and Emily was a dressmaker in the 1871 census.