Annie Dickens

[Spidermonkey]

The million dollar question as to which site is best!  It's horses for courses I'm afraid!  Depending upon where you are, you might find that your local library offers free access to Ancestry library edition, so if you are able to get to your library on a regular basis then that might suit.  Ancestry and possibly Find my past offer 14 day free trials for which you have to give your credit card details but providing you cancel before the time is up you wont get charged.

If you have ancestors in Scotland, then scotlandspeople is really the only site that will help.

Depending on the counties/countries of your research there are several free sites around as well.  freebmd is invaluable especially pre 1930, and the familysearch beta site is good too.

[Spidermonkey]

If you want, we can have a quick look at your grandad's tree now (just enough to see if we can slot Annie in, without going too far back to spoil it for you doing it yourself!)

[goody66]

Thank you for all of the info

I have emailed my Aunt - to see if she can come up with anything.

In the meantime - I will try to get those certificates

[Spidermonkey]

To bring the thread up to speed: through PMs (due the recent nature of the events), the link to the Dickens family has been established via the marriage of Frank Bliss and Edith Kate Dickens in 1899

21 May 1899 St Mary, Willesden
Frank Bliss / 21 / bachelor / painter / 46 Brownlow Road / Mathew Bliss / Painter
Edith Kate Dickens / 19 / spinster / 46 Brownlow Road / John Dickens / labourer

The 1911 census gives birth places for both of these people as Stewkley, Bucks.

I suspect that Annie Dickens was born Jun qtr 1898 Wandsworth 1 d 609, and appears on the 1901 census with her grandparents in Great Brickhill, Bucks:
THomas Dickens  Head  Mar  64  Labourer  bn Stewkley
Jane Dickens  Wife  Mar  66  bn Gt Bricknell
Chas Dickens  son  single  27  Labourer  bn Gt Bricknell
Thomas Dickens  gson  15  bn London
Annie Dickens  gdau  3  bn London

[Spidermonkey]

continued from above, cos I ran out of room!

However, at the moment, I can't find who the parents of Annie were and nor can I find Edith on any census other than the 1911

[goody66]

So far I have ordered my grandad's (Frank Bliss) birth certificate

And seeing if I can obtain anymore

[Spidermonkey]

Got them on the 1901 census at last - the enumerator had atrocious handwriting!

110 Burn's Road, Willesden
Frank Bliss  Head  Mar  22  Engine something railway  bn Stewkley
Fan/Tom? Bliss  Boarder  19  Painter oil  bn Stewkley
Kate Bliss  Wife  19  bn Stewkley
Gertridge Bliss dau  4mnths  bn Willesden
RG13 piece 1217 folio 38 page 22

[goody66]

I must be blonde - having trouble trying to follow some of the jargon

[Spidermonkey]

Which bits are you struggling with?

Don't feel you can't ask for help at any point - we're all pretty friendly at RC, and know that when you are starting out on something new, it can feel that everyone else knows what they are doing except you.  Which is completely daft cos I certainly learn something everyday from here!