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Durham / Anyone researching Philipsons of weardale
« on: Sunday 02 November 08 10:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi there
like most of the subscribers to this site I have hit a solid brick wall due to female ancestors marrying and remarrying without leaving a trail . I have discovered that it was also common for ladies to amend their ages from time to time to 'fit in' with their new spouse which makes it even harder to track them, especially if their original name was common for the area, in my case Jane Philipson. Jane was my great grandmother but she never married my grandfatehrs father. They had two children out of wedlock which for the 19c I would have thought was unusual - beginning to think that g,grandfather must have been married to some one else but again can not prove it because I don't know his first name!!! I do know he was an Armstrong because my garandfather was given his name and lived with his grandparents whereas his sister was given her mothers name and lived with her mothers parents - where Jane went to is a mystery. Its a longshot but if anyone else out there is researching Philipsons they may hold the key. Here are the details I know. Jane Philipson b 1870, to Ralph and Elizabeth (nee Hodgson) at East Black Dene, weardale. Shown on 1891 census as Seamstress, not found on 1901 census. No death record found either so I presume she married but none of the available certificates match up. Could she have eloped, how would I find those records? My grandfather was b 1896 and his sister Elizabeth Grace was born 1895 ( cant find her after 1930 either!!
Any help much appreciated.
Yvonne
like most of the subscribers to this site I have hit a solid brick wall due to female ancestors marrying and remarrying without leaving a trail . I have discovered that it was also common for ladies to amend their ages from time to time to 'fit in' with their new spouse which makes it even harder to track them, especially if their original name was common for the area, in my case Jane Philipson. Jane was my great grandmother but she never married my grandfatehrs father. They had two children out of wedlock which for the 19c I would have thought was unusual - beginning to think that g,grandfather must have been married to some one else but again can not prove it because I don't know his first name!!! I do know he was an Armstrong because my garandfather was given his name and lived with his grandparents whereas his sister was given her mothers name and lived with her mothers parents - where Jane went to is a mystery. Its a longshot but if anyone else out there is researching Philipsons they may hold the key. Here are the details I know. Jane Philipson b 1870, to Ralph and Elizabeth (nee Hodgson) at East Black Dene, weardale. Shown on 1891 census as Seamstress, not found on 1901 census. No death record found either so I presume she married but none of the available certificates match up. Could she have eloped, how would I find those records? My grandfather was b 1896 and his sister Elizabeth Grace was born 1895 ( cant find her after 1930 either!!
Any help much appreciated.
Yvonne