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I looked her up on ancestry.ca and that's the info that came up for the 1901 census.  I'm just making assumptions at this point based on dob.  I'm most interested in who her parents might be - Ellen & Sidney Gigg.  I ran nto some roadbloacks with them so I'm working backwards from some census data from ireland in 1911 which places the family there.

I do have his service record and he actually returns to Devonport after 1910 and eventually retires from the RN a few years later.  Is it possible his wife could have been a caretaker for that period?

I do have a marriage certificate c. 1892 but I am having difficulties confirming if this Ellen (Bidgood) is actually my relative.  There is a story behind Sidney's connection to the Bidgoods so I've been assuming some details as I forge ahead to see if anything I uncover may prove that Ellen is indeed my ancestor, and Sidney her husband.

Unfortunately there are no records for them in the 1901 census for anywhere in England, but I did find a census record for Sidney in 1901, stationed in Cork with the coastguards, so that fits.  It will be interesting to see what data is available once the 1911 records are released.

Thanks for your feedback.

I am a bit late with this update...a person at the records office said that Ellen Bidgood's father's name did not match what they had on the marriage certificate to Sidney Gigg.  I did order the mc and as it turns out there are no fathers' names listed for either Sidney or Ellen so it is still quite possible that this is my relative.

I also ordered a copy of Sidney Gigg's military record and though very interesting, it has not helped to pinpoint Ellen as my ancestor.

Does anyone know if census records were kept for military personnel?  It will be very interesting to see what the 1911 census holds, if anything. 

Also, does anyone know if death records for British Royal Navy personnel are open to the public, and if so, how might I go about locating info on Sidney, who seems to have spent his remaining military days based out of Devonport.

Thanks

My situation is similar to Pat's - I have an ancestor who had an illg child and that child took her surname. 

But then her widowed father remarried, and subsequently died, so the last known info I have for my ancestor is that she was living with her stepmother.  There is speculation that each woman re/married, but I cannot find any trace of my ancestor beyond 1891.  I will have to do some searching using her stepmother's new married name.

Thanks to all of you for your feedback.

Could someone please check the 1901 census for an Ellen Harris, living in the Devon area (sorry, I can't be more specific on the place).  She would be approx 30 yrs old and may be living with her son William Henry "Harry" and he would be about 14.

Thanks
Gamosa