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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Resources for Luddenden Foot
« on: Friday 28 March 25 17:25 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
I have a relative with possibly a bigamous marriage!
The gentleman's second 'wife' is, from 1891 census onwards called Mary Ann. She consistently gives her birth place as Luddenden Foot and her birth year as either 1854 or 1855.
In the 1921 census, she gives her age as 66 and 6 months which gives me early 1855 or late 1854 as her birth.
On the birth certificates of all 4 of her children she gives her maiden name as Fielden (I've also tried Fielding). Given that her 'husband' is definitely already married, this name may be an untruth.

In a nutshell, how do I find the 1851/1861/1871 census for Luddenden Foot? I have found some of 1851 and 1871 but it appears to only be part of the village and I can't find 1861 at all.
Also, any other info on Luddenden Foot, Fielden etc in 1855. Am I correct that the church wasn't yet built? Would they have gone into Halifax?
TIA 

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Armed Forces / Re: JULIUS TILLETT 52nd (The Oxfordshire) Regiment Of Foot 1851
« on: Wednesday 26 March 25 18:25 GMT (UK)  »
Wow. Thanks. They must have met when they were very young and he appears to have come back to Preston, from Ireland, to marry her. I wonder what happened next?

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Armed Forces / Re: JULIUS TILLETT 52nd (The Oxfordshire) Regiment Of Foot 1851
« on: Wednesday 26 March 25 16:52 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to everyone who replied.

Thanks for the info re the 52nd in Preston. I did my initial officer candidate interview in those barracks before the joys of Westbury! How ironic. Full circle! I had found Ireland and India but nothing on Preson. Is there a link to a reference source please?

Yes, the baby, named after his father, died. Diarrhea for 6 days!

Obviously I can't tell whether the father was still alive when this happened. Maybe Julius (father) went off to India, leaving Alice alone? If the older Julius didn't die, then this would make her second marriage bigamous. So now, I need help on finding Julius!

Thanks again

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Armed Forces / JULIUS TILLETT 52nd (The Oxfordshire) Regiment Of Foot 1851
« on: Wednesday 26 March 25 10:40 GMT (UK)  »
I am looking for help with the above soldier (and his regiment) please.

Julius was born in Suffolk in 1830. In 1851 he married Alice Taylor in Preston, Lancashire giving his address as Cahir Barracks. These appear to be in Kilcommon, Tipperary. Elsewhere I have found that the 52nd was based in Limerick.
Q1: Why was he in Preston?

Alice gave birth to a baby son in September 1853, which puts Julius in Preston late 1852, early 1853 so it looks as if he was there for a while. The baby died in October 1853. In December 1857 Alice remarries as a widow. This gives a window for Julius's death from Dec 1852-Dec 1857 but.....nada.

Q2: What happened to Julius? Does he appear in any military records beyond 1851? Or any records at all?

Thanks     

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London and Middlesex / Re: Find a birth record for Mary Ann Conner in East London
« on: Friday 03 January 25 18:45 GMT (UK)  »
FGS is, I think, Forest Gate School. https://www.workhouses.org.uk/ForestGateSD/

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London and Middlesex / Re: Find a birth record for Mary Ann Conner in East London
« on: Friday 03 January 25 18:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hello again
Whilst I have your Conner attention, could you maybe help me with something else??
Mary Ann's mother. Also Mary Ann.
George Conner married Mary Ann Smith in St Leonard's, Shoreditch on Nov 30th 1856.
In 1861 census they are in Congleton in Cheshire with their two children Benjamin and Mary Ann (aged 3 & 1 respectively). I cannot find Mary Ann's birth still but am assuming Bethnal Green. Benjamin was born there in 1859.
In March 1867 both children are admitted to Poplar workhouse.
Father George remarries, as a widower, in Manchester in May 1867.
So, Mary Ann Conner, nee Smith, dies sometime between April 1861 and March 1867.
But where?
Again, I have tried various permutations of names - Mary, Maryann etc and Conner and Connor - but to no avail. the detail doesn't change the story, but I don't like loose ends!

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London and Middlesex / Re: Find a birth record for Mary Ann Conner in East London
« on: Friday 03 January 25 18:19 GMT (UK)  »
That explains that then. Brilliant! Thanks.

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London and Middlesex / Re: Find a birth record for Mary Ann Conner in East London
« on: Friday 03 January 25 17:13 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks one and all. Since I originally posted this morning I had found the two children together in the workhouse, which sort of 'proved' that they were siblings, and now I have the marriage certificate, so the case is proven. Thank you very much. The story has a happy ending for Mary Ann. She and Samuel Calver emigrated to Alberta and she lived to a ripe old age.
Her brother Benjamin also went, some years later, to Canada and then on to California. His wife Georgiana seems however to have died in Essex. I am not sure why.
I still haven't found her birth record, I have searched the GRO index with numerous permutations.   

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London and Middlesex / Re: Find a birth record for Mary Ann Conner in East London
« on: Friday 03 January 25 12:47 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks. I don't know London at all, so I don't even know where I should be looking. I am assuming Bethnal Green CRD. There's nothing. Is anywhere else likely, although I have tried many permutations and nothing is coming up.

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