Hello all,
I am looking into the family of Selina Row and Henry Tyson. I have records confirming their marriage in Whitehaven in 1865. Their dates of birth are vague; Selina was certainly born in the 1840s, with an unclear year and a variable age depending on the document. Nothing unusual for the 1800s, but annoying. For Henry, there are just too many Henry Tysons – this overrepresentation of the surname Tyson, even with Selina Tysons, is indeed part of what is causing this dead end. Moving on, they have a son Henry Tyson in 1866, a daughter Hannah in 1868 who dies in infancy, a daughter Catherine Tyson in 1870, and a son James Tyson in 1873 who dies in infancy. The last time Selina and Henry the older are ever seen is in the 1871 census. I know from his death certificate (obtained at the GRO) that Henry died in 1875. Catherine seems to be in the 1881 census "boarding" at school. Even if this were to imply her mother died, I can find no appropriate death for a Selina Tyson of the right age at all, even well into the 20th century. Henry the younger is a little easier to track, and I think I have him as an apprentice in the 1881 and 1891 census, but he then vanishes. Catherine seems to have married a Cecil Henry Elmes and then to have died in 1934; her death certificate mentions her middle name is Gertrude, which "clashes" with her birth certificate.
I'm left a bit puzzled with the whole thing. I cannot figure out where Selina or Henry the younger ended up, nor if Catherine Elmes is the right Catherine. The fact the GRO doesn't give marriage certificates easily (as digital images) doesn't help matters.
