any info

[MonicaL]

Mother Ruth Naomi xxxx, died aged 38 in Reading    Vol 2c pg. 215

The family's 1881 entry at 20 Beecham Road, Tilehurst Berks.

Abraham Deacon 31, bricklayer, b. East Hiley, Berkshire
Ruth N. Deacon 29, b. Reading
Joseph Deacon 9, b. Reading
Alice R. Deacon 7, b. Reading
Ruth E. Deacon 4, b. Caversham, Oxfordshire
Frances Deacon 1, b. Reading
Bessie W. Deacon 5 months, b. Tilehurst

[MonicaL]

James married as Abraham:

3rd Qrt 1870 Abraham Deacon and Ruth Naomi Winterton married in Reading Vol 2c  Pg. 618

[Gadget]

Sept q, 1870, Reading v 2c p 618 Abraham Deacon and Ruth Naomi Winterton

Just found it - that'll teach me to hop between threads 

Think I'm calling it a day now,  Monica - eyes getting sore 

Night - good search that 

[MonicaL]

Me too  One for the road, Edith still at home in Reading in 1901. Father remarried:

Abraham Deacon 51, builders manager
Caroline Deacon 37, wife
Edith Deacon 13
Gladys Deacon 8
Albert Deacon    7
Alfred Smith 33, boarder
Arthur Smith 36, boarder
Walter Smith 29, boarder
William Smith 24, boarder

Monica

[Gadget]

Had a quick look at the WW1 medal cards  I thought that there must be something that would bring them to Aberdeen. Unfortunately there are 3 Frederick C Sollys listed 

Also, he might have been in the Navy and these only cover the Army. Will check again tomorrow and have a look at the Service Records/Pension Rolls.


Gadget 

[Gadget]

 

think I might have found his discharge records:

1919 Frederick Charles Solly  - Royal Gunners (?) Artillery

Address 83 Dartford Road, Dartford, Kent

    No wife looks like she's called Jessie 

[MonicaL]

With Frederick born c 1888/9 (I can't believe he was economical with his age given his age at death   ), this is the only one coming up in the 1891 census...again in Thanet (big concentration there for that name). Everyone showing as born in Ramsgate:

William Solly 41, mariner
Mary A Solly 40
Louisa Solly 18
William Solly 16, mariner
James Solly 13, mariner
Emily Solly 11
John Solly 5
Frederick Solly    2

Monica

Added: 1901 brings up a few more possibilities. I think we need to wait for Frederick to see what shows on either the marriage cert. or his death cert. for parents' details.

[Gadget]

Hi Monica  & Dawn 

Wondered about a naval connection but couldn't find anything last night in the records that I have access to. Will have another look.

I'm still wondering about the possibility of a second marriage for Edith, given that we can't find a birth reg for Lydia under either name.  She would have been 18 when Lydia was born so it is possible but I think we've both looked   

It's attimes like this that the 1911 census would come in handy!

Gadget

[MonicaL]

I've got my growing list of searches for the 1911!

Also the possibility that Lydia could have been Frederick's child from a previous marriage as well. Nothing showing for a first marriage for Edith Rose on her DC, may be something on Frederick's DC? None of which help at present in finding Lydia's birth.

There is only one SOLLY birth in Aberdeenshire showing on SP between 1905-45 and that was for a Robert Solly born in 1921 in St Nicholas, Aberdeen. I wonder if this could be theirs. If so, it would at least confirm marriage details and also potentially when the family had moved to Aberdeen. Also puts Lydia in place for her marriage in St Marchar a few years later.

Dawn, I think you need to be ordering a few certs. now to help you move forward 

Monica