Author Topic: Grandmother stolen at 2 years of age (1897). Help? (Read 38973 times)

CarolRR · « **Reply #54 on:** Wednesday 15 May 13 17:15 BST (UK) »

Thank you Ruskie - if I remember correctly (I need to go back and reread the newspaper reports) there was mention that Mary Ann's mother left the proceedings, with another child. I assumed that child would have to be older than Mary Ann, but perhaps I was mistaken and it was the younger child, Alice, but I'm not certain that she would have been born at the time of the hearing in Loughborough. She (Alice) is supposedly 2 in the 1901 census (in the Workhouse).

CarolRR · « **Reply #55 on:** Wednesday 15 May 13 17:26 BST (UK) »

heywood, that's interesting. My ancestry composition is supposedly 75% Old English and Irish, and 25% German. My grandmother (Mary Ann) married a Norwegian and I had wondered if that was the "German" link. I checked my DNA matches, and I have a couple of "Heflin" matches showing as '3rd cousins' - that's pretty close to 'Fislin'?

heywood · « **Reply #56 on:** Wednesday 15 May 13 17:38 BST (UK) »

Carol,

it's just bad writing and poor interpretation. It does say Fisher.

heywood

CarolRR · « **Reply #57 on:** Wednesday 15 May 13 17:41 BST (UK) »

heywood - phew! I printed out "Fislin" and 'Heflin" and got a bit concerned that it was a possible match. My head is going in all directions, it seems. Thanks for keeping me focussed.

giblet · « **Reply #58 on:** Wednesday 15 May 13 19:40 BST (UK) »

Post #15 "Name given as protegee to H. Myers, Esq. The Long House, Leatherhead, Surrey" - then a note added on "7.6.05 Mr. Myers wrote acknowledging child's photo".

Can this Myers fella be picked up on the 1891 or 1901 census and see who he is?

heywood · « **Reply #59 on:** Wednesday 15 May 13 22:14 BST (UK) »

No success re Mr Myers

Long House can be found by address in 1911 and Long Cottages, which seem to be different and were perhaps next to it can be seen on present day maps.
They are to be found on Church Street, Leatherhead.

MonicaL · « **Reply #60 on:** Wednesday 15 May 13 22:26 BST (UK) »

There is a Henry Myers (at "Long House" Leatherhead) showing in the Directories around the beginning of the 1900s (from at least 1906-11).

Monica

heywood · « **Reply #61 on:** Wednesday 15 May 13 22:27 BST (UK) »

I couldn't even find the directories

bearkat · « **Reply #62 on:** Wednesday 15 May 13 22:28 BST (UK) »

Henry MYERS was living at The Long House, Leatherhead in 1910. He was a member of The Cobden Club

http://dds.crl.edu/loadStream.asp?iid=8905

Worth searching Google books for Henry Myers at this address.

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