Trying to find a marriage with very little information

[jonwarrn]

After we see him in the 1911 census, Benjamin Freeman stays on the electoral register at 5 Beamish Road, Edmonton, for 1912 and 1913.
But on the 1914 register he has moved, and is now at 308 Hertford Road, successive from 5 Beamish.
He is in the local directory for 1913-14 at that address as well.
But, in the following year, Benjamin is there no more.

[softly softly]

bbart, bubbles have to be burst to get to the true evidence. Good find.

John

[LyndseyB]

I can confirm  that it definitely says Langley, Essex as the birth place of Amy on the  1921 census record. Langley is very close to Meesden. A couple of Benjamin’s older brothers married girls from Langley.

It is very strange  jonw65 that you should remark  that  Amy might not have been her true name because I have been thinking about that all day….

Benjamin had a niece called Ada Freeman who was the daughter of his older brother David (born 1851 in Meesde) and his wife Eliza Law (born  1853 in Langley).

On the 1901 census Ada is a Cook and Domestic Servant in Cambridge  and in 1904 she gave birth to an illegitimate son who she called Baron Moore in St Albans Workhouse.

Baron Moore’s daughter Audrey told me that he was brought up by his Grandparents  David & Eliza and they had told him that Ada had died in childbirth. However, it was Ada was registered Baron Moore’s birth (I have seen the Workhouse registry for myself in Hertford Archives) and I could not find a death for her either.

I could not find Ada on either the 1911 or the 1921 census records.

I know there would never be a way to prove it but do you think Ada could be Amy?

[bbart]

I think we need to also keep in mind that whoever it was that Benjamin ran off with, is not necessarily Amy.  Things may have gone sour with the "mystery cousin", and Amy came along afterwards.

[jonwarrn]

You may get lucky with Amy's death certificate. I'm sure that we all are keeping our fingers crossed on that.
If not, you have that 10 August birth date. It's a pity her year of birth moves around a bit.
There have been similar cases on here where a mystery woman has been identified, I think Amy will be too, eventually.

[LyndseyB]

Hopefully so and I appreciate all the help that has been given.

I did forget to mention that Ada was born about 1884 so would have been of a similar age to Amy.

[bbart]

Lyndsey, was the years/months (of age) filled out for Amy on the 1921? (You may have said it already, apologies if you have).

[LyndseyB]

hi bbart

Yes, it says 35 years and 10 months.

[softly softly]

Without reading through all the posts again, whoever registered Amy's death did at least know her day and month of birth so may have known her maiden name or possibly a previous marriage name if there was one.

John