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William Watkins and Eliza nee Dorrington also had Gertrude Mary Watkins reg. 1886 Chepstow

mother's maiden name Dorrington

Ref: GRO Index
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1901 Census she is age 15 working as a house maid - 13 Ashgrove Road, Bristol

So she is also missing from the 1891 census with William.
Need to see if she is with grandparents or in the workhouse

I have checked that Gertrude Watkins isn’t living with any of her late mother’s siblings - she is not, so another mystery

1911 Census Esther is Hester  married 25 years  should be 21 years  9 children 5 alive 4 deceased.

GRO Index Watkins/ mother's maiden name Wood reg. Chepstow

Mary Ann Watkings (sp) 1891 already given
Florence Watkins 1892
Charles Watkins 1894
Alice  Watkins  1896
Ernest Watkins  1898

The 5 living are her children with William Watkins

I’m wondering which workhouse would be used for Woolaston area?

Do you have this birth certificate, I was just wondering what date she was born 

WATKINGS, MARY  ANN     mmn WOOD 
GRO Reference: 1891  March Quarter in CHEPSTOW  Volume 11A  Page 16

Maybe she was just staying a few nights with her parents and no one entered them on the census

Yes, this was my great-aunt Annie whom I knew - she was born on 3 March 1891 at Woolaston and registered on 23 March 1891

So according to her birth certificate they were at Woolaston, Gloucestershire

Could you please give the details from William Watkins and Esthers marriage including witnesses

The marriage took place at Hereford Register Office on 23 April 1890 - William was a widower, having lost his first wife Eliza (Dorrington) Watkins in 1889, Esther was widow Esther Jones, having previously been married to either a Thomas Jones or Paul Jones, neither of which I can find, both listed as residing at 12 Bryngwyn Terrace, Hereford which was the residence of Esther's sister Emily (Wood) Hales

Esther's father is listed as Joseph Wood, a fisherman (not deceased) and the witnesses were Joseph Wood and Eliza Preece

FreeREG has Burials  St Mary, Begelly;

JOHN Thomas 13 May 1836 age 69 and ELIZABETH Thomas 10 Feb 1828 age 58
Both have abode as Wooden
Born c 1767 and c 1770

2 Marriages same Church for a John Thomas;
To Elizabeth BADAM 27 Oct 1792   
To Elizabeth BOWEN 22 Oct 1796

Thank you for this info Trish … more food for thought