Complete beginner, needing help please!

[Ladyhawk]

Here's your grandparents Marriage Index entry - you may need to order a certificate to show their ages & Fathers names

Marriages Jun 1928   
FRANCIS  Violet to STORRY  Chelmsford  4a 1513   
FRENCH  Ada  LESTER  Chelmsford  4a 1513   
Lester  George S E  French  Chelmsford  4a 1513   
Storry  Ernest H to Francis  Chelmsford  4a 1513 

and Violet's - BUT, there are multiple candidates born in Essex overall, altho the majority have more than one forename ... this does look good tho being 'of an age' and CHELMSFORD

Births Dec 1905 
 
Francis  Violet     Chelmsford  4a 664   

I would agree that Violet's birth 1905 looks good 

Use the free search 1911 census
http://www.1911census.co.uk
FRANCIS Violet Chelmsford then search again with
FRANCIS Chelmsford other members of household Violet
as mentioned to view original transcript you need to purchase credits

The following would appear to be Violet's parents
as suggested ordering marriage certificate would confirm

James FRANCIS name on same page
Minnie WRIGHT
1896 Dec q Chelmsford

1901c George Street, Chelmsford, Moulsham Essex
RG13 Piece:1672 Folio:27 Page:16 
FRANCIS, James Head Married M 27 1874 Laborer At Arc Works Kelvedon Essex
Minnie Wife Married F 26 1875 Great Samford Essex
James Sydney Son M 4 1897 Great Samford
Elizabeth Daughter F 1 1900 Great Samford
HIGGENS, Charles J Boarder Single M 23 1878 Appleby Lincoln
Electrical Engineer Wireless Telegraph
DEAN, William Visitor Married M 24 1877 Journeyman Carpenter Cheltenham
 
1891c Brockel Lane, Kelvedon
RG12 Piece:1424 Folio:6 Page:3     
FRANCIS, James Head Married M 44 1847 Agricultural Labourer Ardleigh
Amelia Wife Married F 49 1842 Stoke by Nayland Essex
James Son Single M 17 1874 Gardener Kelvedon Essex
Elizabeth Daughter F 14 1877 General Servant Kelvedon
William Son M 12 1879 Scholar Kelvedon Essex

1891c The Street, Danbury, Bienacre
RG12 Piece:1389 Folio:140 Page:3 
HAY, Edward F Head Single M 41 1850 Curate Of Danbury Little Warley
SMITH, Georgina A Servant Widow F 63 1828 Housekeeper Domestic Servant
WRIGHT, Minnie Servant Single F 16 1875 General Domestic Servant Gt. Sampford

1881 census free to view http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp

1881c Street, Great Sampford
Minnie WRIGHT age 7 Sampford Essex with family parents names are Thomas 1834 & Elizabeth 1837, William, Edward, Herbert, Sidney & Mary

[Essexfamily]

 
Oh my goodness!! You are such wonderful people!! Thank you so much.  I can start to look into this further now, but am armed with lots of information.  Isn't it a fantastic feeling when you see the names of your ancestors - it makes them feel so real - have got tingles on the back of my neck reading this!!
Thanks everyone.
Kellie

[Mort29]

Its a pleasure to help - good luck with further research on both sides 

[ladixonaustralia]

Hi Kellie

I reckon I am probably a 3rd cousin to you or something like that. My grandma was Elizabeth Francis, whose sister was Violet Francis who married your Ernie Storry. I think my mum Marlene Dixon (born Rogers) knows your dad and calls him her cousin John (was his sister Molly?). I also have a wedding photo of Aunty Vi (as we called her) and Ernie. Do get in touch offline - I'm at *

Lareen Newman (nee Dixon), Adelaide

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[Ladyhawk]

Hi ladixonaustralia,

You willl probably find that a moderator will remove your email address

you would be best sending a personal message via the PM system, click on the green schroll then you can send a messsage to essexfamily (Kellie) nobody else can view email address 

Essexfamily you may need to make one more post to use PM system

you can delete your email address via the modify button in the top hand corner

[ladixonaustralia]

thanks for the helpful advice, I am a novice at using RootChat !! Will follow your suggestions.

[Essexfamily]

Thanks for the advice - we're now in touch and swapping photos!
K.