Hi Kerry, Bob, Debs and anyone else out there still interested in the TRAIES family.
I thought I would share a piece of information which I don't think has been mentioned before.
Sometime ago the Criminal Indexes were put on-line, but it was only recently that I did a search on them. I did a simple search just putting in the surname TRAIES. One of the results that came up was the name Emma TRAIES. However, Emma was not the criminal but the victim!
Charles TRAIES and Emma Jane GARDINER (who I think are on the same tree as Kerry) had married in 1851. They had a daughter, Emma Jane TRAIES born in 1859. It is this Emma Jane TRAIES who is on the Criminal Register as just Emma TRAIES. Bob has her listed on his records as marrying William GARDNER in 1880. It seems this was not true!! A warrant for the arrest of William GARDNER had been isssued on September 8 1882.
William GARDNER age 38, Cabdriver, was brought before J BRIDGE esq. at Southwark Police Court. He was charged with marrying Emma TRAIES, his wife being then alive. He was brought before the Recorder and pleaded guilty of Bigamy. He was sent to Wandsworth Prison for 6 Calendar Months.
Ages since I've had anything to write about the TRAIES family. Hope you are all OK.
Bernice