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I wonder why they never married? Perhaps they just never got round to it as their daughter was born very early in the relationship....

Oh well spotted. My hubby has been working on our roof so I have to keep going outside and holding or moving the ladder.

Fairy Godmother

That explains where the Coventry came from on one of the census records. Obviously mispelt Coveney!

1881 England Census
about Ada Harrison
Name: Ada Harrison
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Charles Harrison
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Harrison
Gender: Female
Where born: Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Coveney
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street Address: Coveney
Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Ely
Sub-registration district: Sutton
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1683
Folio: 61
Page Number: 4
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Harrison 31 Ag Lab
Mary Ann Harrison 29
Allice M. Harrison 9
Ellen E. Harrison 7
William G. Harrison 5
Ada Harrison 2
Grace Harrison 7 months

1891 England Census
about Ada Harrison
Name: Ada Harrison
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Charles Harrison
Mother's Name: Mary A Harrison
Gender: Female
Where born: Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Coveney
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
Town: Coveney
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Ely
Sub-registration district: Sutton
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1297
Folio: 53
Page Number: 5
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Harrison 41
Mary A Harrison 30
Nellie Harrison 17
George Harrison 15
Ada Harrison 12
Hale Harrison 9
Ernest Harrison 5
Herbert Harrison 4
Arthur Harrison 1

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Ada Harrison
Name: Ada Harrison
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1878
Registration district: Ely
Inferred County: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk
Volume: 3b
Page: 573

Hello everyone who helped with this search.

I have today received the birth certificate of Charles Henry Foreman born 29/11/1902 registered 14/01/1903.

His father was Elijah Charles Foreman and his mother Ada Foreman formerly Harrison. The father is listed as a coach painter (journeyman) and they were residing at 6 Hillery Road, Newington, London

I will now start looking for an Ada Harrison born nr Ely c 1878 and hope that she hadn't been married before!!

:-S

Thanks for the 1911 Kucinta. Not sure I shall have time today as I have a haystack of ironing to do!!!!! and it's a cold dreary drizzly day so it may warm me up :-(

Ada in 1911 for completion's sake...

Claims married 11 yrs. No of children 5, this is crossed out and replaced by 6, 4 children living, 2 deceased.

Ada jr is transcribed Ada K H, but image reads Ada R H just as readily.

FOREMAN, Ada Wife F 30 1881 None Cambridgeshire
FOREMAN, Lily M S Daughter F 15 1896 Aritifical F Maker London
FOREMAN, Ada K H Daughter F 10 1901 None London
FOREMAN, Charles H Son M 8 1903 None London

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
1838 Reference:
RG14PN1838 RG78PN65 RD23 SD5 ED20 SN367

Registration District:
Southwark Sub District:
Newington South Enumeration District:
20 Parish:
St Mary Newington

Address:
15 Shuftesbury St Walworth London S E County:
London



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You had only to ask...

Married 6 yrs, 2 children, both living.

FOREMAN, Charles Head Married M 38 1873 Enameller Or Japannes Colchester Essex
FOREMAN, Rose Wife Married 6 years F 37 1874 Hoxton London
FOREMAN, Charles William Son M 4 1907 Tottenham London
FOREMAN, Rosina Grace Daughter F 2 1909 Islington London

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
2042 Reference:
RG14PN2042 RG78PN71 RD25 SD3 ED36 SN48

Registration District:
Lambeth Sub District:
Stockwell Enumeration District:
36 Parish:
Lambeth

Address:
31 Linom Road Clapham SW

Could someone kind look this up for us please??


First names CHARLES

Last names FOREMAN

Birth Year 1875
Birth Year +/- 2 years
Birth Place COLCHESTER

HOUSEHOLD FOREMAN CHARLES M 1873 38 Lambeth London

I found it interesting that if census 1911 is anything to go by, when Elijah Charles and Ada went their separate ways, Lily stayed with her stepmother Ada rather than her biological father Elijah Charles.

I guess Ada had been 'mother' from when Lily was tiny, though.

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941
about John Howes Foreman
Name: John Howes Foreman
Probate Date: 15 Feb 1865
Death Date: 18 Nov 1864 ***************
Death Place: Essex, England
Registry: Principal Registry



Wills 1865.

Foreman John Howes.
The will of John Howes Foreman late of Colchester in the county of Essex Timber Agent deceased who died 18 Nov 1864 at the parish of St Leonards in the borough of Colchester aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by oaths of Charles Foreman of Ipswitch in the County of Suffolk Timber Merchant the brother James Freeborn of Hertford in the county of Hertford Merchants Clerk and William Blatch of Colchester aforesaid Painter the Executors.

Effects under £1,000.

In case anyone is interested I think the George Henry Blackwell buried with Minnie Selina Foreman was probably her uncle!

I will order a birth certificate of one of the children (probably CharlesHenry)and I'll definitely post what I find on here for you to see.
Thanks everyone. x

Oh this is interesting.

John Howes Foreman married a widow in London a Elizabeth Bentley nee Webb.

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about John Howes Foreman WidowerTimber Merchant****
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Bentley Widow
Spouse Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 11 Apr 1857
Parish: West Hackney Church, West Hackney
County: Middlesex
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: John Foreman Deceased Timber Merchant
Spouses Father Name Samuel Webb Farmer

I'll second that...

Please let us know when you get the certs ??

We would all be interested............................................

Chris Ho thats interesting.

You've worked very hard on my behalf. Thank you so much. Obviously to be 100% certain I need to order some certificates but it looks to me as if you've cracked it. My cousin in the USA will be delighted.
:-D

Going by this bap I think Maria's maiden name could have been Howes.

parents: John Foreman,? Maria

name: John Howes Foreman
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 25 Dec 1824
baptism/christening place: SAINT LEONARD,COLCHESTER,ESSEX,ENGLAND
father's name: John Foreman
mother's name: Maria
indexing project (batch) number: C15175-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: unknown

parents: John Forman,? Maria

name: George Forman
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 13 Jul 1833
baptism/christening place: SAINT LEONARD,COLCHESTER,ESSEX,ENGLAND
father's name: John Forman
mother's name: Maria
indexing project (batch) number: C15175-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: unknown

http://www.deceasedonline.com/

(just adding from above above link, Minnie Selina Foreman was buried 20th Feb. 1899, her grave is shared with a George Henry Blackwell, buried 13th June 1906 aged 46)

Chris :)