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Offline Jane0601

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Polish / Romany
« on: Friday 27 June 08 16:42 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I'm trying to trace the family tree of a friend and am having trouble with one of the branches.

As far as she remembers it, her maternal grandmother's parents were Polish.  She thinks she remembers them speaking with an accent and talking about 'back home', although she would have been quite young at the time.

I have the birth certificate for her grandmother, Albina Moore (born 1914), and her parents are shown as Herbert Moore and Julia Victoria Moore, formerly Bush.  Not very Polish sounding names!  I can't find any marriages for Herbert and Julia and believe me I have tried every combination I can think of.

My friend says that it is possible that these Polish ancestors were Romany and that there was a change of name somewhere, but thinks that this was to cover up a change of religion, rather than country.

Has anyone got any suggestions of what I can do next?  Herbert Moore is too common a name to narrow down.  I've found a Julia Victoria E Bush born in 1882 in Pancras and she apppears on the 1901 census as a servant in Walthamstow, but thats about as much as I have found. Without any marriage cert I'm not sure how much more I can do.

If they were Polish Romany would they even appear on censuses?



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Re: Polish / Romany
« Reply #1 on: Friday 27 June 08 17:44 BST (UK) »
What was the address when Albina was born, and Herbert's occupation?

Do you know if Albina had any siblings? I can see a Moore/Bush family having children in Abergavenny (think this is probably a separate family), and then also Albina and a possible boy - Edward J. Moore, mmn Bush, b. in Fulham in 1917.

Do you know whenabouts Herbert and Julia died?
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Re: Polish / Romany
« Reply #2 on: Friday 27 June 08 18:43 BST (UK) »
Albina was born at 5 Bracey Street, Islington on 25 August 1914.  Herbert was a Newsagents Assistant.

The only sibling I'm aware of is a 'Lawrie' (could be Lawrence) but not tracked him down yet.

Regarding Herbert & Julia's deaths, I haven't traced those, but as far as I'm aware they lived in North London area.  

I have found Albina's death in Harlow in 2002, and her marriage certificate, etc, but just can't pin down her parents.
Hancock, Ferris, Estwick, Bentley, Phippen, Price, Jones, Corfield, Lambert, Bain, Rowell
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