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Hi Graham

I have been trying to research the Naylor family from Heckmondwike, but have no idea whether or not my family is connected to yours.

My great great grandad was Robert Naylor born 24/3/1853 at Morton Row, Heckmondwike the son of John Naylor born c1821 Heckmondwike and Ann Smith of Heckmondwike   John Naylor was the son of another John Naylor born c1776 Heckmondwike and Ellen surname unknown born c1781 Heckmondwike.  I have not yet been able to check out the details with parish records so cannot confirm how accurate some of the details are.  Robert Naylor, his wife Sophia and sister Mary Elizabeth are all buried in Heckmondwike cemetery grave no 74 section d.  My grandma insists there is a headstone to this grave but I havent found it.

Sue

Thanks Tati I found her.

Sue

I have found my great grandma in law Sarah Elizabeth Gittos on the 1891 cenus RG12 piece 3744 Folio 127 Page 18 age 6 living with her parents, siblings and lodgers but cannot seem to find her anywhere on the 1901 census.  She married Robert Pearce on the 11th of August 1906 and they lived in Batley, West Yorkshire.  I have no idea when she came to yorkshire  The marriage certificate states she was a domestic servant at the time of the marriage so I would assume that she would have come to yorkshire to work.  Any help much appreciated.

Sue

Interesting, this could explain why the mother moved away to stay with the other daughter.  The father Francis Joseph Hermann died in May 1914 and perhaps the death of a spouse and a daughter was too much to bear and the fact that the youngest daughter then had a baby to look after possibly meant she couldn't get enough support to get her through the grieving process if she stayed in Wales.

Sue

Hi

The census info looks promising.  My grandma says that both Elizabeth and her sister Alice moved somewhere in the London area but she has no idea when or why they moved there.

I have a death certificate for the girls mother and it would appear that she was living in Dagenham with her daughter Alice and son in law James Henry Adams at the time of death.  Not much help in finding out about Elizabeth, but I suppose she could have been living nearby.  Only the youngest daughter Fanny remained in South Wales all her life.

Their father Francis Joseph Hermann is buried at Trealaw Cemetery in South Wales with his baby grandson.  There is no-one else buried in that grave.  It would appear that Ann Hermann moved to be near either one or both of her elder daughters after his death.

Sue