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Lynda Carol

Lynda Carol Report 4 Oct 2007 12:50

Have never been able to find 3xG Grandmother on the 1851 census for Staffordshire. In 1843, aged 16, she had a love child who was bought up by her brother. Being anxious to trace her I have been sending for certificates, both marriage and death. For the marriage cert have used her Fathers name as the check, and for the death cert have used single as the check. Well my first death cert came today, for a widow. Have I got cause for complaint? Is widow same as single?

Lynda Carol

Lynda Carol Report 4 Oct 2007 13:10

I ordered the death cert, signifying single aged 19. Got cert for an 80yr old widow

Lynda Carol

Lynda Carol Report 4 Oct 2007 13:33

A part from the fact that it is for an 80 yr old widow, no

Heather

Heather Report 4 Oct 2007 13:35

Id have thought it you specified it to be 19 years old single girl then you could email or phone them for the usual reduction in cost if the pointers are not correct?

Meanwhile give us the details of this girl to see if anyone can throw light on the subject.

Lynda Carol

Lynda Carol Report 4 Oct 2007 14:03

I have mailed them, and I am having a reduction back. Girl I am looking for is ann phillips brn 1826 willehall reg dis. Wolverhampton Staffs. Only times I can find her are: her christening in 1828, as a servant in 1841, and at her sons birth at middle row wolverhampton in june 1843, and his christening at St Peters the Colliagate Church Wolverhampton the same year. I have to go to work now so will check later many thanks

♥Athena

♥Athena Report 4 Oct 2007 14:58

Lynda

There are several marriages for Ann Phillips in Wolverhampton around the right timescale. Have you ordered any of these? If you know her father's name (from her christening record) then you can put that down as a reference check for the GRO.

She may not necessarily have died after giving birth, so you need to rule out a marriage once she was of age.

The other thing is that even if you cannot find a marriage for her, it may be that she lived with someone as his wife, in which case it would be extremely difficult to locate her on a census.

Name: Ann Phillips
Year of Registration: 1848
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 17
Page: 437 (


Name: Ann Phillips
Year of Registration: 1850
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 17
Page: 401


Name: Ann Phillips
Year of Registration: 1855
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6b
Page: 708 (


Regards

Athena

Lynda Carol

Lynda Carol Report 4 Oct 2007 16:20

Athena,

Many thanks for the help. The 1848 & 1850 marriages are not her, have the certs to prove it. Will check the 1855 one though-thanks