Hi there , thought I would share my news with you as lots of you guys have given me lots of advice on this one !
Have been tracking my gt Grandfather down , Henry Durrant , thought he was married to an Elizabeth Wegg or Wagg depending on which census you look at !
Well now her death certificate came on Wednesday and although she was listed as Henrys wife it seems they were not in fact married ...........
Have had a helping hand from churchman house here in Norwich in the shape of one of the registrars who kindly had a look for me for a marriage between Henry and Elizabeth and so far cannot come up with one !
Elizabeth died on January 14th in 1872 aged 27 , not very old ......... Cause of death ..... decline ........
I know that Henry moved on to an Elizabeth Raby and they had lots of children one being my Grandfather George Christmas Raby , but Henry and Elizabeth Raby never married .......... Well the first child born to Elizabeth Raby was James Raby in the March quarter of 1872 ! ...... he did not live .
So just when did Henry meet my gt Grandmother and was that the cause of Elizabeth Wegg/Wagg decline
Guess we will never know the answer to that one .
Now searching for the death of Henry and going to the records office on Sat for details of the workhouse at Erpingham .
My Grandfather married a widow in 1920 and dad was born in 1921 and will be 84 in April .
My Grandfather could never have known that he came from a large family , one of 12 , half of them died as children , the others I do not think he knew , as he was saved and put into a boys home rather than more time in the work house .
Will take a break form this soon the bathroom needs decorating ............ but there are more names to search for !
Best wishes Janet
