Genealogy Chat

The lastest brain ache is - Ellen Elizabeth Dodd b 1885 Birmingham, and trying to locate her family. Well her birth certificate states father as Alfred and his occupation is a polisher, she was married in 1903 to Harry Baker, her age is 18 and Harry is 20, the marriage was in St Gabriels Parish Birmingham. I have search IGI, freecen and 1901 free index search to know avail, can you surgest anything that may help me on my way before i crack up. thank you........

What are you trying to find? The IGI is not comprehensive and nor is Freecen. 1901 census is notorious for mistranscriptions - about 80% of the family members I've found on it have been wrongly transcribed in some way, or their place of birth has. Are you wanting to find Ellen or her father in 1901? She would probably be living away from home, in service perhaps. Have you checked to see if her father died?

I am trying to find any information that i can but i am coming up with nothing what so ever.

I know once married they lived in Birmingham that is in 1903.

wot about her or the family on the 1891, have you found anything?

No nothing can find anything thats the problem LOL

I know just how you feel, I'm trying to locate details on my fathers parents. Unfortunately I now longer speak to my father (his choice) so can't get any details from him. All I do know is that my grandmother was Deeney Cooke born 3/3/1933 and she married my grandfather who is called either George or Thomas Bancroft. I know that they had 2 children my father Stephen Bancroft born 16/06/1953 and my Aunt Lynn Morley (nee Bancroft) born in 1955 not sure of the exact date and she died 1986. I could scream I'm getting that frustrated. Hope things get better in your search. Cara-Deeney Bancroft

Can't find Ellen Dodd in 1891 or 1901. What are the details on her birth cert - what's her mother's name?

I only have the marriage cert, i do have the registration details to order birth cert, I suppose this is my only move now, STALEMATE. Sorry to hear you having problems to good luck !!

Cara You should be able to get the info you need from the GRO bmd indexes. Then you can use the refs to order certificates to help in your search.

Could this be her in 1891? Could Aston be classed as Birmingham? Name: Edith Dodd Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885 Relation: Granddaughter Gender: Female Where Born: Aston, Warwickshire, England Civil parish: Aston Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul Town: Aston Manor County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England Registration district: Aston Sub registration district: Aston Manor ED, institution, or vessel: 19 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Edith Dodd 6 Elizabeth Dodd 15 Eliza Sabin 68 Sarah A Sabin 34 RG12; Piece: 2430; Folio 125; Page 12 Keith

What was her mother's name? You say you have her birth cert......... Reg

If you only have father's details from her marriage cert I would recommend getting the birth cert. It will give you the mother's name which may help in tracing her on the census, as well as an address, or at least a narrower address than just a registration district. Once you have mother's name, you can find her marriage to Alfred, if they were married, which may give you their ages - again helping to find them on the census.

Thank you for that surgestion, i will do a print off, I dont know the mothers name just the father unfortunatly.

Yes gonna have to be good so i can order yet another Cert, Oh god i am gonna be in the dog house LOL

If you haven't found her on a census.....how do you know where she was born? Is this the birth reg'n? Name: Ellen Elizabeth Dodd Year of Registration: 1885 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Birmingham (1837-1924) County: Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 38 Reg

age on the marriage cert and bmd index

yes reg that is the bmd index i have

Was her father by any chance listed as 'deceased' on the marriage cert? Reg

Well Aston is Birmingham if that helps. I have been researching Hubbys family and his maternal family are from Aston , Birmingham ,Warwickshire