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Surrey / Re: Sophia Holford born about 1822 in Addlestone or Chertsey- help please.
« on: Saturday 31 December 16 11:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Jan thank you for your reply and it looks as if we are of a similar generation. I have a burning passion to solve the mysteries that surround our forefathers. Far better than any cross word puzzle and probably like you i have a had quite a few mysteries to solve. My wife was Dee I am Gordon and sadly she is no longer with me. Her family was stuffed full of mysteries and nuts to crack. However she had little or no interest as she said these were all dead people whats the point. So I let her get on with her pursuits as she was a wonderful seamstress, lace maker etc. Nice to make your acquaintance. I have a couple of avenues but more in desperation than hope. Best Regards Gordon

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Surrey / Re: Sophia Holford born about 1822 in Addlestone or Chertsey- help please.
« on: Friday 30 December 16 12:53 GMT (UK)  »
Hi I am connected to this family through my great grandmother Anna Marie Morton the daughter of Sophia Morton nee Holford. Anna married an Alfred Cox and his son William Cox was my grandfather.
My brother researched this side of the family but couldn't find the Holfords and neither can I. I have a copy of the church records at the time of Sophia marriage to John Morton on 22nd of October 1844 and it clearly states Holford as the surname. John Morton was a Pork Butcher in Peascod Street Windsor. I have traced Sophia through the census records as a Morton until her death in 1913. She lived with members of the Cox family at various times after the death of John in 1863. It may be a very bad entry or a deliberate falsification of the name as i can find no trace of her except as a possible servant in Brighton in 1941. There are no records of her fathers death which would have been registered after 1837. Something is definitely not right and i have given up as its a needle in haystack and no clues. Good luck i shall watch the pages

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