Orphanages - Southwark 1901

[avm228]

FreeBMD  has a marriage of Ellen F STANFORD Sep. 1/4 1921 St Olave to John G Boone.

Possible death for her:

Death, Sep qtr 1978

Ellen Florence BOONE born 11 Oct 1901

Southwark 15 0009

[annemoranie]

Hi avm

Well yes that is a possibility - the name on her birth certificate is Stamford - with an m not Stanford, so not absolutely sure, is it Stanford on the BMD?

thanks

Anne

[avm228]

It was Lee who found the marriage, but you can see it for yourself on FreeBMD: STANFORD.

The family seems to have flipped between STANFORD (as in the 1901 census) and STAMFORD (other records).  This sort of variation was not uncommon.

Does Ellen's 1901 birth certificate give her date of birth as 11 October? If the birthdate is a match I would think you can take it that the BOONE marriage/death are likely to be her.

[annemoranie]

Hi

Yes the birth certificates shows the date of birth as 11th October 1901 so I think this is too much of a coincidence, I agree that this is more than likely to be her.

Do you think her Mother Ellen Florence Stamford (maiden name Yates) also changed her name to Stanford as I have not been able to trace her death - she was born in 1873. Someone in our family gave me a photo of her (they could not provide any other information) but she looked like she was around 70 years old?

thanks so much

Anne

[Bermondsaygirl]

Hi there,

My Grandmother was Ellen Florence known as "Flo". She was married to my Grandfather, John Gerald Boone. They had two children. My mother Eileen Mary and John Thomas.

I lived with my Nan and Grandad who retold many stories of their lives. I have a copy of my Nan's birth certificate, born on 11th October 1901 which is registered "father unknown".

It's facinating to find out family history!!!

[annemoranie]

Hi Bermondsaygirl

Must apologise as I have only just read your message dated September 2011. My Mother is 90 and her Grandmother was Ellen Florence Stamford, previously Yates, and her Father was William Gilbert Stamford, one of the Brothers mentioned in the rootschat notes. You have solved a mystery that we have been trying to solve for some years now i.e. what happened to the Daughter born in 1901, and I also have a copy of the birth certificate showing Father unknown. Would love to hear from you to find out more about the family. Hope you respond soon.

kind regards

Anne

[Bermondsaygirl]

Hi Anne,
                Sorry for the delay in responding as I don't look on rootschat to often. My Grandmother told me that her mother remarried and became a Hill after Stamford, I know that there where children but not sure if they where step or half brothers/sister but my Grandmother was close to them, they where George, Edward, William, Bertie and Maude. Hope this helps in your search, please keep me posted.If you have any old photographs I would love to see them.

Regards.

Michelle.

[annemoranie]

Hi Bermondsay Girl

Sorry for not replying sooner, but I also do not read Rootschat on a regular basis, but so pleased that you replied with further information. If I give you my email address then I think that would help in corresponding with you in the future, it is anneford1@live.co.uk. My Mother has not been well and she is 90 so any information I can let her have re her ancestors would be gratefully received. I will find out what I can from the information you have given me and revert back asap.

kind regards
Anne