Did she exist at all??!

[daisydaisy]

I've come across a bit of a mystery here.  When I began searching my family tree, all I had was my father's parents names - that's about all I had to go on.  I have since found my Grandfathers parents, and their children, including DOB's and even marriages for some of them.  I was really please with myself, but when I presented the tree to my Aunt, she said.."How come my Aunt Florrie isn't on here?"  Now, I have census records showing all the children, but there is no Florence on anything, that I can see.  And accoring to my Aunt, this lady never married or had children.  Can anyone give me any ideas of how I can find out who she was and what happened to her?  All I really know is that her name was Florence Easton, daughter of John and Fanny, and she lived in Wimborne, but was probably born in either Lambeth or Wandsworth.  I don't even know the year.

[suzard]

If Florry was the Aunty of your Aunt- could she have been her mother's sister -and so not have the Easton name???

Suz

[daisydaisy]

Suz,

According to my aunt, she was her father's older sister.  I did have a look at her mum's family just in case, but no joy there either.  The only sister I could find on his side was called Alice, but I have her birth cert and she has no middle name.

Daisy x

[suzard]

Was John Easton b Bucks and Fanny b Wilts ??

Just checking I have the correct family?

Suz

[daisydaisy]

Yeah, that's right Suz.  They married in London when Fanny ditched her then husband and ran away with John, who was the farmhand!  They had 6 children with them, namely William, George, John, James, Alice, and Bertie. And possibly Flo!!?

[Gaie]

Hi Daisy & Suz

Was Fanny's first husband Thomas Sheppard, a shepherd?  Just checking I've got the right lot as well

If so, there were older sisters Hannah and Bertha as well as Alice.  1881 RG11 Piece 2038 Folio 83 Page 4.

Kind regards
Gaie

[suzard]

Do you have John/fanny marriage reg??

Florence may not have been reg in Easton name

You say you have Alice's birth cert - was she reg in Easton name ? - I cannot find a birth reg in Wilts for Alice Easton abt correct time???

Did fanny's 1st husamd die?
Divorce at that time would have been very expensive and unusual among the working class.

As there is a big age gap between Alice and John -were george and Alice children of fanny'ds first marriage??

Suz

[daisydaisy]

Hi Giae,

Many thanks, yes, you're right, she did have other children form her first marriage, still no Florrie though.  From what I can see, when she left Thomas, she left all her children except for Alice and George, who ended up in London with her.  Some of the children were not hers thoug, it looks like Thomas was married before, as he is much older than Fanny.

[daisydaisy]

Suz,

John and Fanny married in 1888, ref V/1d, P/804.  Have not yet got the cert though.