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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Wiltshire => Topic started by: Pheno on Wednesday 18 February 26 12:58 GMT (UK)
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The answer is probably staring me in the face but I can't see it.
Jane appears on the 1881 census RG11/ Piece 2077/Folio 48/Pg 8 as a 10 year old daughter, so b/c/1871, with her parents William (Thomas) Best & Agnes Read.
William & Agnes were married 1872 Tisbury so after Jane's birth. I cannot find Jane's birth reg as either Best or Read - wondered if someone else might have more luck.
Regards, Pheno
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A possibility. There was a birth of Jane Best in q4 1868 in Tisbury. MMN Best
Regards
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Can you find Agnes in 1871? Depending when Jane was born she could have a baby with her.
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Birthplace for Jane in 1881 is Southampton
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Agnes was not with her parents George and Matilda in Tisbury 1871.
They did have another granddaughter with them but no female who could be her mother
READ, ROSE ELLEN -
GRO Reference: 1866 Sept Quarter in TISBURY Volume 05A Page 201
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Do you have William Best in 1871 :-\
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A possibility. There was a birth of Jane Best in q4 1868 in Tisbury. MMN Best
Could be the Jane Best age 2 with George & Emily Gane in 1871
Emily Best marriage in 1870
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What happens to William, Agnes & Jane after 1881 :-\
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They did have another granddaughter with them but no female who could be her mother
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GRO Reference: 1866 Sept Quarter in TISBURY Volume 05A Page 201
Maybe she belonged to Agnes as well. I can't see any older children on earlier census who could be the mother.
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Thanks for all your replies and apologies for not replying sooner but I don't receive notifications so have to look at unread posts but was busy sorting something else out this afternoon.
No I don't have William & Agnes after 1881.
I wondered about Jane Best aka Matilda Jane Best who is with William's married sister Emily Gane in 1871 where the relationship is daughter as it is to William & Agnes in 1881 so both seem to be claiming her as their daughter. Maybe that is what happened - could William have brought up his sister's illegitimate child as he had none of his own?
By 1891 she is married and living in London so only with either family for one census each.
Pheno
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Do you mean Jane is married by 1891? Any idea who she names as her father?
Jane Best 2 with Emily Gane in 1871 is still with Emily Gane in 1881 as Jane Gane age 12 so she can’t be the same Jane age 10 with Agnes in 1881.
Sorry where does the name Matilda come in?
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Yes she is married by 1891 but I have not had sight of her marriage record to know whom she names as her father.
In both the 1911 & 1921 censuses she is named as Matilda Jane Wigmore (née Best).
Pheno
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Certainly odd because the Southampton birthplace that Jane had pops up again with Matilda.
Sometimes Tisbury.
Is she alive in 1939 to know an exact date of birth? **
** No she isn’t.
Emily Gane has 8 children all alive in 1911.
Jane, Henry, Charles, William, Anne, Mary, Lucy, Alice.
So I can’t see where the “other Jane” has gone :-\. Disappeared along with Agnes.
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There’s a William 42 & Agnes Best 40 in Finchley in 1891. Right ages but says both born London :-\
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There’s a William 42 & Agnes Best 40 in Finchley in 1891. Right ages but says both born London :-\
Deaths Mar 1896
Best Agnes aged 47 Barnet 3a 153
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Marriages Mar 1898
Best William Thomas Salisbury 5a 249
Soper Letitia Jane Salisbury 5a 249 Image on Ancestry
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1901 at same address as 1891
1911 census still at same address
William born 1852 Tisbury
Letitia born Salisbury
Letitia born Finchley
BEST, LETITIA MARY mmn SOPER
GRO Reference: 1908 D Quarter in BARNET Volume 03A Page 401
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easily found in 1921 census.
Deaths Sep 1935
Best William T 84 Barnet 3a 466
Deaths Mar 1937
Best Letitia J 70 Barnet 3a 819
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Well there you go, two mysteries solved there :)
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Well thank you very much everyone for helping to solve this one.
Regards, Pheno
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Still the mystery of the double Jane (or could be me just not getting it straight) but progress.
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SS
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SS you just beat me to doing that!
As suspected then Emily who married Mr Gane was the mother of Jane number 2 and we have no birth for Jane number 1 who is with Agnes.
Such a mystery one but tea is calling.
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If we find the other Jane the coffee is on you ;D
SS