Where were they born?

[Gert]

I`m trying to work out when my Fletchers came back to England.

On the 1900 census for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania i have,

Andrew Fletcher born 1870 Derby
Matilda Fletcher born 1871 Derby
Dorothy Fletcher born 1894 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The next child i have a date of birth for this couple is,

Martha Evelyn Fletcher born Dec 1904 Derby

But (and theres always a but) theres 3 more children,

Francis
Paticia
Matilda

So where and when were they born, 10 years between the dates that i have for the 2 children seems a long time and have not been able to find the births in Derby.

Could some kind soul please look between 1900 and 1904 and see if they possibly crop up in the births for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

I have contact with the decendants of both Dorothy and Martha and neither of them have any idea either.

Thank you for any help

Sylvia

[aghadowey]

Philadelphia birth records aren't available online as far as I know.

How do you know that these 3 children existed? If they were born in Philadelphia could they have died before the family returned to England?

[aghadowey]

1900 census says Matilda had 1 child and 1 child living which has to be Dorothy (born in Penna.) and that the Fletchers came to US 1893.

[Gert]

Thank you for replying,  the two people who have these children in thier trees did not Know about each other until last week and yet they have the same children in the trees. i have had contact with each of them seperatly for a few weeks.

[Gert]

Oh they didn`t die as babies, we have a photo of them taken around 1910 to 1915

[aghadowey]

Does sound like they existed then. Did they die in England? Death index should give age at death- think more recent indexes give birthdate?
Do you know mother Matilda's maiden name?

[Gert]

Mothers name was Matilda Millicent Tantum and i`m guessing the girls could have married , so wouldn`t find deaths under Fletcher.

[Raylen]

Hi Sylvia,

They are tricky little ancestors aren't they
Just don't seem to want to be found.

Thought I'd found something then realised there is another
couple Andrew and Matilda born in Derby in Penns....just to confuse us 

If you don't have details of when Andrew and Matilda arrived in US
I could post them if you like.

Raylen

[Gert]

Thank you Raylen, yes i have those Andrew arrived in 1893 and Matilda followed in 1894.

If i read it right they are living in North 5th Ave in 1900.

Have just had an email saying Matilda (the daughter) could have been born March 1901 Pennsylvania, as Matilda Camilla Fletcher.