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Thank you so much. If anyone knows how or where I can find information of the Army Service Corp at Abbey House, Colchester during WW1 I would really appreciate it.

Regards
Stubbs

Thank you,

such a typical mistake to make not looking for alternative spellings! blame it on being tired and frustrated. Not only did I find the 41 but the 51 as well! may be with a bit of luck I will find his marriage to Mary and his later one to an Ann who he is with on the 61 and 71.

Much appreciated

 

 

Thank you both.

I gave Ron a call earlier on today and what a fantastic help he was explaining what I had to do to go about achieving the 15 line tree for my friend, as you say sooooooooooooooooo very reasonable.

Looks like many weeks of work and a real challenge ahead.

Thanks again

Dawn Hi

This was a real bolt out of the blue it has been so long since researching the Parks family.

I really don't think I can say one way or the other if my William Parks born 1884 Mile End London(as stated on the 1891 census) is any thing to do with yours as I only have one record of him and that as the son of Henry William Parks (1836-1916.) As I said in an earlier posting he is down on the 1891 census as son of Henry William and mother Mary. The marriage I thought was of Henry William to a Mary Ann Harris in 1886 was not correct as that marriage was in fact Henry Williams son also Henry William to a Louisa Holton.
I have never found a birth for William around 1884 that I felt comfortable enough to send for a certificate. It might even be a transcription error on the census, his age could have been 1 instead of 7.
I have no idea as to his his mother is but feel that it may have been Henry Williams first wife Ann Ball's  sister Mary Ball as they came from Wiltshire but once again I have no proof.

Good luck in your search

Stubbs

 
This plot thickens!

On the 1861 census they have a son John born 1850! two years before they marry.

John snr is not at his parents home on either the 41 or 51 census.

John jnr like his mother is nowhere to be found in 1851.

I cannot find him under any name i.e Colledge, Hunt or even Fox for a birth or a census?

Why is Mira down as having been born Langley Mill unless of course her mother was working there at the time returning to Heanor to have Mira baptised.

Interesting she does have a daughter Frances so really do feel this the right person and that she is Emma's mother, Henry's grandmother and that would explain why Henry is listed as nephew on William Fox census in 1871.

No wonder Henry added the George to his name for respectability when his g grandmother. his grandmother and then his mother all had a child  before marriage.