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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Shropshire => Topic started by: bully on Thursday 13 November 25 10:50 GMT (UK)
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Good Morning everyone,
I don't know if you will be able to help me with this or not, as there's not a lot to go on, but.....there were two sisters, Dorothy Attwell and May Attwell, Dorothy got pregnant, and decided to hand her child over to May, who said she would bring her up as her own,( this would be around 1937/38).
May's husband would have been Harry Allen, who I believe she married in Shifnal, Shropshire in 1920.
I know the two families were very close, there were a few Attwell/Allen marraiges, from what I've been told.
I suppose it would be interesting to find anything from the time, but maybe Dorothy and Mays parents would be a start.
Thanks all, in advance
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When were they born? You can look up their births on Free BMD index and apply for a copy of one or both certificates to obtain the parents details.
Using the same website you can search for May’s marriage.
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Hi
Using 1921 census and Freebmd I think parents were probably George Attwell and Louie Allen married 1919 Wellington Salop.
If you look for an Atwell birth with mmn Attwell in th 1930's in Shropshire there is a likely candidate for the child.
She is most likely redacted in 1939 with parents May and Harry.
Interested to see if others agree.
Cathy
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Hi,
I think Dorothy who had the baby girl, may have been Dorothy K Attwell, born Shifnal, 1920 ( probably reg there).
I think she may have married Gwilyn W Capps in Salford, Sept 1954, as I was told she moved to Manchester.
I have come across the Louie Allen /George Attwell marraige.
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Good afternoon all,
I'm looking into this family for an old friend of mine......not that I'm young, and we've progressed back to 1872, and a chap called James Henry Allen, who appears to have two addresses......born Redhill, Shifnal Shropshire, and snedshill, priorslee, Shropshire.
Would someone be able to check the 1881 , and the 1891 census for us please.
He would be 9 in 1881, and 19 in the 1891.
I believe his wife to have been Susan, also born 1872, could have been sheds hill too.
Many thanks to you all
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You can search all censuses for free here
https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/list?cqs=england+census
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I believe your John Henry Allen was baptised 5th April 1871--the same day he gives as his dob in 1939 war register. He was base born, his mother Emily/Emiley, her abode "Lodge Wood".
Baptism image available on FindMyPast
Emily appears with her parents on 1871 census (2nd April 1871) and john recorded as infant 1 day old.
Emily was born c1847 Lilleshall, Shropshire, her parents James Henry & Mary Allen
Emily's father James Henry Allen was buried 7th October 1894 aged 71, his abode Lodge Wood, this is the same year your James married Susan Williams.
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1881 census, --Snedshill, Shifnal, Shropshire, England
Emily has married
Marriages Jun 1872
Allen Emily Wellington Sh. 6a 1451
Martin Benjamin Wellington Sh 6a 1451
Benjamin Martin Head Married 33 Coal miner b Wellington, Shropshire
Emily Martin Wife Married 34 - b Lilleshall, Shropshire
John Henry Martin Son 10 Scholar b Lilleshall, Shropshire
Ann Martin Daughter 8 Scholar b Shifnal, Shropshire
William Martin Son 6 Scholar b Shifnal, Shropshire
1891-Old Yard, Snedshill, Kemberton, Shifnal, Shropshire
John Henry recorded as Harry
Benjamin Martin Head Married 42 Coal miner b Wellington, Shropshire
Emily Martin Wife 43 - b Lilleshall, Shropshire
Harry Martin Son 20 Furnace labourer b Lilleshall, Shropshire
Annie Martin Daughter 18 Servant waitress b Lilleshall, Shropshire
William Martin Son 16 Brickyard worker b Shifnal, Shropshire
Alice Mary Martin Daughter 9 Scholar b Shifnal, Shropshire
E George Martin Son 7 Scholar b Shifnal, Shropshire
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