Scott/Adoption/1919..need help!

[Arranroots]

I've been through much the same process - the only thing I can add is that the middle initial "T" seems to be unusual for a girl's name!

Flight of fancy maybe, but the one that came to mind was Theresa, which made me think of an Irish girl ...

Possible scenarios include an affair - maybe with fiance or husband away fighting in WWI and returning to find he was a "father"?

I looked for any SCOTT births or marriages, the latter to a woman with names beginning with A&T - nothing too promising.

Too many results on Historical Directories to wade through.

I'm inclined to move this to the London board, so the experts can help!

Kind regards, Arranroots 

[wrighk00]

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[Arranroots]

I've done it for you! 

Do the letters give any indication of whether the mother is married?

The 1911 census has only one female SCOTT of around the right age (guessing) with a first name "A" and a middle name "T" (or vice versa)

Fourteen year old Amelia Tresia SCOTT  who is living in St Pancras

This girl is the daughter of a gas fitter in St Pancras in 1901. Not sure that she fits the profile of a businesswoman - depending on whether she was a woman of means or not!

[Daisy Loo]

The child would surely have been registered somewhere.  I tend to lean that her name really was Mona (Julia) as at 3, she would have been sure of her own name as well.  So...

I think Highgate was under EDMONTON registration district (incidently...it seems to be quite an affluent area)

There are only 2 Mona's registered in Edmonton, in 1916

Mona K Murphy AMJ  mothers maiden name: Jones
Mona E Seelly JAS mothers maiden name: Berryman

Interestingly, there is a Mona registered in 1917, JAS, in Uxbridge (not really near!) as Mona E Marshall, mothers maiden name Marshall.  A red herring I'm sure...

The thing is, the address in Marble Arch, I think could be misleading.  The mother could have just come up to London (from anywhere really) and was lodging there until she had found a home for her child.

[Daisy Loo]

There's a marriage for Amelia T Scott in 1918, in Willesden, Middlesex to Eggleton?

[Arranroots]

No births for EGGLETON (or similar) mmn SCOTT after 1918.

There's a Thirza SCOTT around, who is older and therefore perhaps more likely - don't know what became of her.

I'm becoming tired however - will catch up tomorrow - good luck!

[Arranroots]

Again - unlikely if this is the same woman:

Marriage

March 1918

SCOTT Thirza M J to FILLMORE

Pancras 1b 228



Thirza Mary J born Pancras March 1899

Seems she wouldn't have another initial "A"!!

[Daisy Loo]

lol...

if it's just a signature...could it be A J ?  Just to confuse things a little more! 

Seen copies of the letters....would say definately A T Scott...

Kathy, you might want to transcribe some of those letters onto here...it may help. 


I have a 3 year old daughter, and it doesn't bear thinking about how hard this whole story would have been

[Daisy Loo]

I'm left scratching my head on this one...have read most of the letters...which leave you with a thousand more questions...the handwriting is very need and articulate...the 'mother' never refers to the child by name...only as the little one, and once or twice as my little girl.

I have added her signature, and also how she writes Dear Mrs Wright, to compare what she calls herself.  There are very few registered births for a Mona in London, you could go through all the certs, but will this really help?

The way the 'mother' writes in the letter, gives me a feeling that she knows London well...she refers to Kings Cross as Kings x, tells the adoptive mother to stay on the platform, and that she has a room arranged for her...not really language of a country girl...

Arranroots, do you think it worthwhile putting some of the letters up here? 

I don't know what else to suggest, or where to look next!