Genealogy Chat

Ozi, I guess that one would be a daughter of Louisa Gazey who married Enoch Ames.
Marg

How about these 2 deaths in California? Look at mother's maiden name.

Results 1-2 of 2 Last Name First Name Middle Birth Date Mother Maiden Father Last Sex Birth Place Death Place Residence Death Date SSN Age Post-ems Order
Record
GAZEY ALBERT R 04/01/1912 ATHERAYC M SAN DIEGO(80) 11/18/1962 50 yrs Add
GAZEY BERTIE R 04/01/1912 ATHERAYC M SAN DIEGO(80) 11/18/1962 50 yrs Add

This site:

http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi

Checked on Ancestry, there was a Bertie R. C. Gazey born Aston 2nd quarter 1912. Mother's maiden name Atheraych. (6d 546)

Oops, just looked back, Ozi, you already had that! Didn't have his death in California, though, did ya?

The 1920 U.S. census has William Gazey born 1880, Edith A., 1883, Edith 1901, William 1902 and Bernard 1904, all born England and living in St. Clair, Michigan.
I don't have a subscription so can't see the details but I'm sure someone would do a look-up.
Marg

Thank you Margaret, that is wonderful. Can I ask why there would be 2 entries for one person?

Sarah

Hi Sarah,

I have the 1920 census image for you if you would like to pm me your email address.

Christine

Margaret, you're a whizz!

Ozi.

Sarah, I presume that the reason for 2 entries is because they used the wrong name the first time.
I would imagine that whover took the information for the death of Bertie decided that the proper name of Albert should be used but in this case his name wasn't Albert, he was christened Bertie. It was probably corrected later.
I have a similar case in my family . My grandmother was Lizzie. She was christened Lizzie and was never Elizabeth but other researchers have automatically changed it to Elizabeth.

Thank you once again Margaret, Ozi and Christine, you've all been so helpful and have managed to go further forward in half a day than I could have hoped for in a couple of months!

Sarah