Parentage for Ross-on-Wye ancestor

[scuda-j]

In 1891 Florence, age 4, is with parents Wilson and Jane Hayward and her siblings, living in Walford, birthplace given as Walford.

Jane

[scuda-j]

I see that Wilson Hayward died in 1920, leaving a will (National Probate Calendar). It might be worth buying a copy of the will to see if Florence is mentioned.

Jane

[ssiii]

this is brilliant detective work - thanks so much!
It looks like Florence was Charley's niece - not daughter as on the 1901 census - so she was probably just staying with them for a while.
Which census search was Florence found on? - I did an Ancestry search for 1891 but she didn't come up.
thanks again
ssiii

[scuda-j]

I searched (on Ancestry) for Wilson Hayward, as the name is very distinctive. Florence is written and transcribed "Florence". If I had been searching for her I would probably have used Flo*, which covers most mistranscriptions or variations (Flo, Florrie, etc).

Finding Florence with another family member shows the benefit of researching siblings of ancestors, not just your own line. It's amazing how often you come across solutions to puzzles (or at least clues to solutions) that way.

Jane