Mystery not who you say you are

[jonwarrn]

Maybe Charles snr's death?
Deaths Jun 1882 
Dogherty    Charles    32    Chelsea    1a   212
[age 31 in 1881]

Margaret (widow), Kate and Ellen Doherty go into the Chelsea workhouse, 15 Feb 1884
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1L-WQ3J-Y

Well done for finding that marriage, I thought there wasn't one! Why did it say Ellen's mother was Margaret Healey on the school records?

[josey]

I've made an addition to previous post with possible Charles jnr's death. Wonder where he is in 1891?

[heywood]

Oh great finds 

[josey]

Marriage  certificate of Charles & Margaret would be useful.....

Kate's son died in 1982.
Deaths Dec 1982 
HICKS    FRANK WILLIAM E    8JE1906    I O W    20   1966
Would be worth Caitie777 trying to find descendants. Address on probate 26 Colombus Hse, Sandown Road, Shanklin.

A quick browse of freebmd shows that Frank married in 1932, had a son born 1943 who married in 1983, 2 daughters born I O W 1984, 1985. Who knows they may be interested in hearing from descendants of Kate's sister.

ADDED: I have pm'ed Caitie with names.

[Kay99]

I thought Charles Jr poss died in 1885 

Charles Doherty Age 12
1885 March Qtr J    Brentford Vol 3a Page 41

[Caitie777]

Wow I’m not being rude not replying I’m just trying to take all this in.

Can I just go back to the 1911 census. I did think it was odd Catherine said birthplace unknown but also her birth year would be 1880. The Catherine and Ellen on the school records etc is a different birth year?

[josey]

Ah maybe he was in an orphanage in Brentford? Only the death certs can sort it out although even those may not state father or mother.

Caitie - it seems neither sister know much about their origins/birth dates & place. I have to say I am intrigued by the name Cecilia, wonder if the girls used it as a tribute to someone they knew? Or was it a baptismal name given in the RC church?

[heywood]

I wondered if it was a confirmation name and they both took whilst in the home.

[josey]

Ah yes, that's the correct term & occasion, thanks.