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London & Middlesex Resources / Re: Parsons Court St Brides
« on: Monday 03 June 24 04:40 BST (UK)  »
Thanks all for your thoughts and Watson for a clue.

I will continue researching this.

David

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London & Middlesex Resources / Parsons Court St Brides
« on: Saturday 01 June 24 06:37 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

I have family that lived in Parsons Court, in the Parish of St Brides, in the 1841 census. St Brides church is of course off Fleet St in London. Parsons Court appears to have been off Bride lane which runs into New Bridge Street (it is not indicated on maps today).

There were 18 people at the address including two other families and there appears to be 8 dwellings in Parsons Court.

Does anyone know more about Parsons Court and the circumstances of those living there? Am I right in assuming that these dwellings were perhaps part of the church complex?

Many Thanks - David

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Australia / Re: Married under mother's maiden name
« on: Sunday 21 January 24 23:06 GMT (UK)  »
What Sue suggests is possible I suppose. There is a dearth of registrations for this family and no birth registration for the man that married (under either possible name).

On the marriage certificate his parent's names are the same as his name (his mother's maiden name) and his mother's maiden name is shown as another name (perhaps it is her mother's maiden name!). This makes the certificate itself, consistent. 

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Australia / Married under mother's maiden name
« on: Sunday 21 January 24 09:52 GMT (UK)  »
I wonder if you have seen this before. In my tree I have a couple that married using the maiden name of the groom’s mother on the certificate. The marriage was at the “parsonage” in the Victorian goldfields in 1882.
A year later the couple had a child and just reverted to using the husbands “proper” name and continued to do so.
It turns out the couple had a child two years before the marriage. There was no birth registration for this child, and I only know about this as the child was noted as “issue” on a birth certificate some ten years later. I guess the earlier child is connected with this, but it’s still not clear to me what this subterfuge was meant to achieve?

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The Common Room / Addresses on marriage certificates
« on: Wednesday 22 September 10 23:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

I have two marriage certificates from London (1839 and 1869) both of which show the same "residence at the time of marriage" for bride and groom.

I had understood that the groom may have used the bride's address to ensure that the marriage could take place at the bride's parish church and this is probably the case on the later certificate. On the earlier certificate I doubt whether the address given would be in the parish of the church (I have not yet been able to confirm who lived at this address).

My query is whether there is some further "custom" associated with how the address at the time of marriage was given and whether marriages did take place outside of the parish based on residence (then it would not seen to make sense to ensure the addresses were the same).

Thanks for any comments.

David

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Family History Beginners Board / 1881 Census - When is a married woman the "Head"?
« on: Friday 23 April 10 05:19 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

Just a query with the England 1871 census. My relative is shown as "married" and the "head of family" with her husband not listed. I am wondering how to interpret this.

Does it just mean her husband was just not present the night of the census? Or can it mean he was not at this address more permanently? Or should I not read too much into this?

Many thanks

David 

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: cutlery making on Arundel street, Sheffield
« on: Friday 12 March 10 10:12 GMT (UK)  »
Evie,

Thanks, interestingly the "street view" coverage of Arundel street has increased since I last looked!

David

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / cutlery making on Arundel street, Sheffield
« on: Friday 12 March 10 07:45 GMT (UK)  »
I have family (Hancock and Bell families) who were at 39 Arundel street, Sheffield, in the mid 19th Century. The 1851 census shows 7 persons living at that address, including 3 children and one servant. The trade directories show "Hancock Thomas and Co, Pen knife manufacturers" at that address.

My query is, was this just a residence at this address at this time or was it likely to have been a  residence, workshop and office together somehow? If a workshop how big would have this been? Wouls other have come in to work there?

I would be pleased if someone in the area could take a photo of whatever is at this address today, I know a lot of development has taken place but some older buildings have survived.

Cheers atn thanks for and information

David

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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Offer of tomestone photograph Western Australia - Karrakatta
« on: Thursday 11 March 10 10:35 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kimberley

Kind of you to photograph headstones at Karrakatta, hope you are able to check this one for me, there may not be a headstone;

Kate (1929) and John Bailey (1926) are buried in

Anglican area
LA section
0088 gravesite

Thanks David

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