Hi all,
Late one for me back on the search tonight, I have a theory I need assistance with as I don't know how to find this sort of information or if it's even available. I've been searching the certificates we have for clues and one thing become apparent as good possibility. Agnes's death certificate is only missing 2 bits of information and that's her occupation and mother, otherwise complete. I know occupation can be ruled out if her duties were at home. This is what I ponder, I wonder if frances doesn't appear in Agnes's certificates for personal reasons. I noticed the informant was her son Albert baker. Her fathers details are filled out as father firth, occupation boundary rider. I understand that because Agnes was Agnes Baker nee Firth then the person that filled out the death details could have just assumed that his last name was Firth. Through my research another thing comes to mind. Walter Sherry was the mayor at one stage, owned a tailor business and was treasurer of some kind. Elizabeth Amy Nelthorpes father was a business partner of Walters and father Nelthorpe wife Amy king's father from memory was a surgeon, as I've been searching the Irish firths I have noticed this family had businesses and some also had part to do with the development of the heavy haulage railway. If Frances was born Firth and if she never married is it possible that Frances was a wealthy lady from the firth Irish families and not Agnes's birth mother. Given that it appears to me she could have been surrounded by wealthy people is it possible she was treated as a servant or taken from her parents etc. It's got me wondering why the certificate could be said to be complete if she had reasons not to like Frances and Albert mentioned Agnes's father but the mother who you would think he would have known as well is not there. Am I leading myself a stray or is this a real possibility.
