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Did Agnes marry William Stuckey??  I don't have too much info on her.

Peter went off to India and married an Eliza Trubury (nee Harrison) who is one of my dead ends.  They had a daughter Louisa Matilda Mullet born in around 1857 in India who married into my Quarman family.  She married William Quarman who at the time was in the Brit Army stationed in India.  They had 5 children in India before moving back to the UK and having a stack more children!

QUARMAN

I'm looking for a whole family who seem to have disappeared around 1862 and resurface in 1881.

I'm going to give some background info to make it a bit easier:

The family were last seen at Bethnal Green Workhouse in May 1861.  They also had a stay there in 1860.  The family were admitted under the following names in 1860:

Sarah Quarman age 42
Thomas Quarman age 16
Elizabeth Quarman age 11
Ellen Quarman age 6 (illegitimate)
John Quarman age 4 (illegitimate)
Eliza Quarman age 16 months (illegitimate)

The widow Quarman had actually remarried 1851 to a bloke named Benjamin Norris.  We think that the marriage was not a good one and that Sarah reverted to her previous married name.  (Note the illegitimate children were all given her dead husbands name even though he died in 1849)

Address given to workhouse that family was last living at was Hepworth place, Virginia Row.

The youngest child Eliza, was born at Old Castle Street in 1858

While in the workhouse on the 15th July 1861 - Sarah Quarman gives birth to Alice Quarman - father unknown.  Alice Quarman dies on 15th of August 1862 at Mead Street, Bethnal Green

The oldest son Thomas is in the military during the 1871 census - but what happened to the rest of the family???

THere are a group of us who have long been trying to figure this one out, so any help would be great!  I've checked the 1871 myself but have not been able to find them.  It would help if i was able to search for the youngest 3 children by first name all together, but i cannot!

Thankyou

Vikki

HI Meliora

THanks for your reply

The birth in 1859 for Eliza Quarman was on 5 Januarty 1859 at Old Castle Street Bethnal Green.

This family kept hiding during census time I think!

THanks

Vikki

Ooooh, nice one, i'll check her out!

Yes it is a shocking name to look for and gets mistranscribed all the time....

Thankyou

I'm looking for some relatives who may still be living in South Africa.  The only information i have was taken from a death notice in 1971.

Major John Herbert ROSSOUW

Mercy Lillian ROSSOUW (Born FRARY) probably born around 1920/30.

Daniel Gerhardus ROSSOUW of Hibberdene.

Mercy ROSSOUW's parents were Herbert FRARY born 1880 in Kirby Cane Norfolk, Enlgland and Mildred QUARMAN born 1881 Bombay India.  A family member of Herberts has informed me that he was british military who jumped ship in South Africa and stayed there.  He encountered many problems in South Africa as his wife was not "wholly white."  Mildreds QUARMAN's parents were William QUARMAN born 1845 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England and Louisa Matilda MULLET born 1856 India.

I have looked in the South African white pages for these living relatives, but as there are several possible matches - and the matches show only first initial, rather than full christian name, i wondered if there was an easier way to find them!

Thanks

Vikki (In South Australia)