Hi Rob
My sister and myself have been tracing the family tree for over 10yrs. I will refer to the girls as the Harwwd girls for the moment. They had an older brother James William and younger sister Margaret.
Until recently we had found all the marriages for this family except Charlottes. My auntie who died a few yrs ago. said that she didn't think Charlotte had married, we couldn't find a marriage for her or a death, so stuck for Charlotte, until just before Christmas, when we downloaded James Williams service records for ww1. On the records were the names of his sisters Annie Elizabeth Firth, Charlotte Helliwell, Emma Copley and Margaret Kenny.
The next bit is where the skeletons come out of the cupboard.
Charlotte put Harwood on her marriage certificate and father George, with her middle name as Brady. We now think Charlottes father was George Harwood, but we are not sure about the other girls.
James Williams father was definatly Charles Starkey. Annie Elizabeth, Charlotte, Emma and Margaret were all registered as Starkey at Huddersfield all christened at St Patricks.
On Annies birth certificate there is no fathers name in the column for father, mothers name Bridget Starkey wife of Charles Starkey, no mothers maiden name! On Charlottes birth cert father George Starkey, whats going on? Mothers maiden name Bridget Brady. On Emmas and Margarets birth cert, no fathers name, moteher Bridget Starkey.
I'll leave you to digest this!
Judith
