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Re: Great grandfather
« Reply #18 on: Saturday 07 September 19 09:00 BST (UK) »
You say that the baby was born in Jarrow- do you know that for a fact?

Usually an unmarried mother will move away from the area that she lived in to give birth.
Maybe a mother and baby home.

So it may not be as simple as focussing just on births of babies called Bella (Isabella?) in Jarrow.

You say that James was married when Bella was born,so doesn't that narrow it down to after 1897?

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Re: Great grandfather
« Reply #19 on: Saturday 07 September 19 09:26 BST (UK) »
Was the story of the child always known within James’ family? Did he acknowledge her?
Is there any mention of her in his will?
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« Reply #20 on: Saturday 07 September 19 09:28 BST (UK) »
There is a possible census record for James as a coppersmith in Gateshead in 1891, but there are no servants in the household.
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Re: Great grandfather
« Reply #21 on: Saturday 07 September 19 10:20 BST (UK) »
This may well be James' death

Deaths Jun 1940   
Parkins    James    70    Plymouth    5b   825

Right age and in Plymouth in the 1939 register occupation Naval Pensioner.

According to the Find a Will website he died on 29 April 1940.  Probate done by solicitors, left £1034 9s 10d.  Quite a sum of money in 1940. The address is the same as the 1939 register.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Great grandfather
« Reply #22 on: Saturday 07 September 19 10:27 BST (UK) »
Oh my goodness ,that is him as I have been to his grave in Plymouth ....that is a lot of money ....thankyou so much for your help ....what was the address in Plymouth plz

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Re: Great grandfather
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 07 September 19 10:48 BST (UK) »
36 Bickham Park Road, Plymouth
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Great grandfather
« Reply #24 on: Saturday 07 September 19 10:51 BST (UK) »
Thankyou x

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Re: Great grandfather
« Reply #25 on: Saturday 07 September 19 11:50 BST (UK) »
Just to rule out this one, as mmn Watson from GRO

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Births March quarter 1904
 Isabella Parkin Smith   Newcastle T.   10b  128

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Re: Great grandfather
« Reply #26 on: Saturday 07 September 19 12:24 BST (UK) »
Not going to be this one judging from the GRO record

REID, ISABELLA  PARKINS     PARKINS 
GRO Reference: 1909  J Quarter in NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE  Volume 10B  Page 135
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire
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