Are there records of Registrars?

[Nick29]

Not sure about Huguenot, but it certainly sounds French (isn't moule French for snail ?)

It could equally well be Old English...... http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Moule

[matt94]

My great grandfathers unmarried mother was an 'ironer' of Fitzroy Sq, London. But I think she had an affair with the master of the house - by 1891 the owner was a Tailor, so an ironer would be fitting 

I thought just 'un escargot' was snail in french 

Matt

[avm228]

(isn't moule French for snail ?)

No, it's French for mussel

[Nick29]

I knew it was something like that - thanks 

[Redroger]

Don't confuse snails with mussels; snails are inedible to most English people, whilst I find mussels an absolute delicacy!That sounds suspicious Matt, rather like my ancestors, 2Xgreatgrandfather married a "widow" with about 5 children, her official husband had disappeared, never died so far as I can tell. If you see a man in Alford Lincs who looks about 230 please tell me. The supposed mother of the 2great grandfather concerned had at least 7 illegitimate children, though only ever claimed of the parish for 2 of them which makes finding details difficult to say the least.

[matt94]

My ggg grandmother Jane Banks changed between the census', from single, married and widowed but only her first three kids were legitimate as there is a father with them at one point but there are many Thomas Banks deaths and Marriages near the area. She had three more children illegitimately but none of them have a father in the PR's

Matt

[Redroger]

If your'e talking about eh 1890s Matt, then I'm surprised there are no records of any of them in the workhouse.

[ChelseaAnne2206]

Not sure if this should be on this board or the Cambridgeshire one but here goes....

I have a strange coincidence in my research and wonder if anyone could advise please.

I have the birth certificate for Eliza Lefevre ("Lefevie" transcription error on Ancestry) Sallabanks b 20 Jan 1891 Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, mother Rebecca Sallabanks no father's name given and we know she was illegitimate (she was my father-in law's mother.). We know that sometimes the father's name was given as the child's middle name but the coincidence is that the registrar's name is John Fevre.  However, I can find no John Fevre in the 1891-1901 census records that would indicate he would be a registrar - just saddlers, labourers & farmers. 

Does anyone know if or how I could confirm he was a registrar and find out more? I doubt he was the father and already have three possible "LeFevre" fathers but it just seems a real coincidence for a relatively uncommon name and variant; although there are a number in the Cambridgeshire area at this time.

Incidentally the mother is shown as a "dressmaker" which I believe was also used to describe someone of ill-repute, is this correct?

Thanks

Terry

Hi Terry, I'm curious about your line of Sallabanks, I'm researching them too, the majority of mine were Cambridgeshire based. I've not come across Rebecca yet.
Chelsea

[sitrucat]

Chelsea

I have sent you a PM.

Terry