Alice Maud Mitchell / Charles Burrows Norwood

[Prue Heron]

Annette - so sorry!  It is Newcastle - got my wires crossed.  Humble pie being eaten  here.

[Annette7]

Just wondering why her death would be as plain Alice when all other sightings of her have her as Alice M. or Alice Maud (and who was Eva Wilson)?

You say if we can find Alice, Iris and Lynne's family we should find your father along the way - so who was your father as nothing been said of him before?

Annette

 

[Prue Heron]

Hello Annette7 - so we don;t know where my father comes into the equation except that Lynne is 2nd cousin level.  Her Mum born 1923.  I was born in July 1947 (conceived cNovember 1946).  Hope that makes sense.  Lynne is the closest paternal relative so we are starting from there.  Also we both link to the Stocks, Halls and Bakers (fairgrounds) and we have O'Connor and/or O'Regan linking in from Ireland. 

[Annette7]

This is getting more bizarre by the moment - a tree on ancestry has Iris Ina Burrows born 23/2/1923 Norwood, dau. of Charles Burrows and Harriet Alice Mitchell, nee Russell which doesn't make sense since Iris' birth certificate shows her mothers maiden name as Mitchell and not Russell.

Sending you a PM.

Annette

[Prue Heron]

The probate notice is right - she died in that home stated on there and we are thinking that maybe they didn't bother to be accurate about a second name.... or maybe even know she had one.

[Annette7]

For others following this thread, Prue Heron has sent me a copy of the birth certificate of Iris Ina Burrows - born 21st February 1923 at 3 Addison Road, South Norwood, dau. of Charles Burrows, Greengrocer (Master) and Alice Burrows, nee Mitchell.   Informant was the father Charles Burrows of same address who registered the birth on 4th April 1923.

3 Addison Road, South Norwood was a greengrocers in 1911 - have you viewed electoral rolls for the address to see how long Charles Burrows (and presumably Alice) was there?   Can't see this available online.

Annette

[Dundee]

Iris remembered going to Devon a few times to stay with someone called Olive. 

9 September 1921 - Norwood News - London, London, England

WEAR BLOOMERS. MR. S. G. EDRIDGE AND CYCLE PILLION RIDERS. "If you want to ride like that, you had better wear bloomers, you know. It is much better," Mr. S. G. Edridge clerk to Croydon magistrates, told Olive Burrows, a girl of about 16, of 3 Addison road, Beath Norwood at Folios Court on Tuesday.

Most of the rest is a bit of OCR nonsense but apparently she was wearing a skirt while riding pillion and it was covering the number plate.

Perhaps this is the Olive that Iris remembered, possibly Charles' daughter?

Debra 

[Prue Heron]

Blimey!! As they say!  What a find!  And Olive is the other name that Alice mentioned a lot.!  Be back - just want to share with the group.  Thank you!

[Prue Heron]

So exciting... and opens up new possibilities... seems possible it wasn't a short relationship and one baby, Iris!.  Was Olive, Alice's sister... this is a big leap forward - thank you so much...  Good find!