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Re: Breach of Promise action
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 20 November 13 14:30 GMT (UK) »
Aaaaaaaaargh!!!  And you're going to be good, and not tell us  :-X :-X
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
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Re: Breach of Promise action
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 20 November 13 15:42 GMT (UK) »
Result!!

No naming & shaming then...

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« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 20 November 13 23:53 GMT (UK) »
I see no reason why not - the whole business was public knowledge back in 1892. I'll bet the locals knew!!

His name was William Jowett.

In fact, you may be able to help me yet again. The 1891 Census has him single but by the 1901 Census he has a wife, Elsie. I can't find their marriage registration or where they were at 1911 Census time. William appears to have died in 1918(2) in Staffordshire, but I haven't found out anything about Elsie or children(?) yet.

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Re: Breach of Promise action
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 21 November 13 08:11 GMT (UK) »
1911 - try looking under Jowell  ;D  And from that I think he maried Effie Jean Smith - March quarter 1900 in Bristol Registration District 6a, page 166.  William Jowett and Effie Jean Smith appear on the same page.
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
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Re: Breach of Promise action
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 21 November 13 10:16 GMT (UK) »
Thanks BumbleB- right on the ball as always! I've found the probate registration for each of them, so I did know his wife's christian name but not her maiden name. This still didn't let me find their marriage record though. I'll see what I can find with the information you've given me. Probate led me to the correct death record for William, too - I had the wrong William Jowett earlier.

Re 1911 Census - I should have tumbled to a transcription or spelling error- I've encountered enough of them with my own surname. Just didn't think of it.

He was quite a prominent person in the Mellor area - I've noticed numerous newspaper clips about him. Now I've identified him positively, I'll take a bit more care in my hunting.

Thanks again.
Chanel

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