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Re: Very confused - parentage of Emma Sheen born 1910 - Help please
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 18 August 15 05:56 BST (UK) »
Jan
Thank you for all this. 
I have conrtacted one of the ancestry tree owners by sending copy of marriage cert Sheen/Saunders (which they do not have ) to enquire about their theory of Thomas and Mary Sheen
but they just said look at 1881 census but I think they may possibly copied one another.

There are just too many little details which do not add up.
I live in West Midlands so I know all these areas well. 

I have looked for all types of cross references. 
If only I could find a Charley Sheen linked to Thomas and Mary Need I would be happier

Thank you for all your help and ideas - open to all inspiring thoughts
Deb
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Re: Very confused - parentage of Emma Sheen born 1910 - Help please
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 18 August 15 06:36 BST (UK) »
Hi Jan

William Thomas J Sheen( born in Aston 1879)  married in Handsworth 1901 to a Ellen May Sheppard
William names his father as Thomas.



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Re: Very confused - parentage of Emma Sheen born 1910 - Help please
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 20 August 15 07:12 BST (UK) »
This is a death for a Charles Sheen, but would only show as 17 in 1911?

Charles Sheen
Born  9th October  1893
Death registered March quarter 1979    age 85  at Birmingham
Volume   32   Page     0045

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Re: Very confused - parentage of Emma Sheen born 1910 - Help please
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 20 August 15 18:53 BST (UK) »
There is a Charles Sheen on the ER's for Birmingham throughout the years.

In 1920 he is possibly living at 4 Court 24 (this address re-occurs) with a William and Jane. 
He also has some army records.

There is a very remote possible that this is Emma's uncle and grandparents (or Jane could be a second wife.)

I still wonder if the family started in Ireland, and name as Sheehan, or similar, and 'adopting' Birmingham as their birth place.

There is this death for Jane Sheen in Birmingham:
Deaths December quarter  1944    Jane Sheen age 86    Birmingham    6d   155 (so birth year about 1858)
William is not with Jane by 1922 ER
(cannot see death for William in Birmingham.)

By 1927 Charles Sheen is with a Mary Ann at 24, 1 Court 2.
By 1955 they have appeared with a variety of children, but I cannot cross-reference the children's mother's maiden name with a marriage of the parents.

(There is a marriage of Charles Sheen to Mary Ann Taylor in 1922, and they have neighbours of Taylors in ER) but the children seem to be Sheen/Gormley)