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Hey this is getting better! 1891 census: Charles James 33 engine driver Annie 31 wife Annie Wright 13 niece tailor's apprentice Marlborough House, Penhale Road, Portsea

Back now Janice - just been to my fat club - didn't want to leave but had to... This is amazing stuff... I am going to print it off and go and sit with gdad and talk it through... that's fantastic Janice - THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH.... I just can't believe it... now what? Anniex

Janice, When you found James and Granny Annie - where did you look? I'll order the certificate tonight. Annie

Hi Janice, How will I find the children of James Clark and Annie Alice Clark... I seem to remember I went to the local records office? would it be on line anywhere - it was on a postcard I think in the records office? Is that the best place to go? I want to make sure of all the children now.. as Granddad reckons he had a sister called Grace and he lost touch with her as well.... I would just love to find some decendant for him perhaps that would be able to tell him about his family. Anniex

Hi Annie, Sorry, not sure what you are asking me! With James as a surname as well as a Christian name I'm getting confused lol! I found the marriage of Edwin and Annie by trawling the index on Ancestry. I found Charles and Annie James on the 1901 and 1891 censuses. Just about to try and find her on something earlier to see if I can find her maiden name - you said you thought she married twice. Talk to you soon. Janice

haha.. My heads hurting as well Janice... Annie James was married to Charles James Charles James then died Annie James married E John Dunn (and we think Annie James/Dunn is Granny Dunn - and we think that Annie Alice Clark was her neice) Then there is Annie Alice Clark (granddad's mother) married James Clark (I know there's a lot of clarks one way or another) so I wondered how many children they actually had. I don't know if it's all too much but I just can't seem to see them anywhere - not even on the searches you have already done... I'm not very good am i! Annie

Hi Do you know if your Grandfather;s sister Grace was younger or older than him, there Grace's on ancestry births in Southampton Grace Clark 1878 Qtr Jan Feb Mar 2c 40 Grace Amelia Clark 1903 Qtr Jul Aug Sept 2c 17 Grace Jessie K Clark 1907 Qtr Apr May Jun 2c 17 Mim

He's just told me he was the baby born 1909 - his eldest brother was born 1897 and Grace must have been in between. Anniex

Oh and then there was Isabella Clark in 1901

So that counts out the first one. Have just double checked on 1837 as it seemed strange they both had the same cert number but it is the same on there too. Mim

Was Charles Thomas's birth registered in Elham? There's a Grace registered in Elham in 1906. Not sure where Elham is!! There's an Isabel in Southampton in 1900.

Haven't found Annie yet but in 1881 Charles James, railway fireman aged 25, is living with his parents Thomas and Mary A James, and Charles is a widower. So he must have married Annie Jane between 1881 and 1891 and it was a 2nd marriage for him.

Poignant that I should find this today but Thomas Walter Wright died in WW1. The entry is on Commonwealth War Graves site along with family details.

Hi Elham is near Canterbury in Kent Mim

That's interesting too Janice.... I can't keep up with it, does it normally happen this quickly, I was going to write notes and things... but I can't keep up! thank you xxxxx You did find Annie - here's what you wrote.. 1891 census: Charles James 33 engine driver (this guy seems to have married twice from what you have just said?) Annie 31 wife (this is Granny Annie soon to be Dunn) Annie Wright 13 niece tailor's apprentice (this is gdad's mother - Annie Alice Wright) Marlborough House, Penhale Road, Portsea

Thanks Mim. GOT THEM in 1881 - surname has been spelt Whright!! Clue was on War Graves where Henry is called Harry. Harry Wright 33 mariner born Portsmouth Matilda 32 wife, brushmaker Matilda 13 Nelly 11 Harry 8 Thomas 6 Annie 3 Minnie 8 months 18 Lansdown Hill, Southampton

Janice and Mim, I've got Family Tree Maker 2006 - this has happened all so quickly - should I make a start and put the information into it and then there's an option to publish it to the web then you could see it? Anniex

I've been drawing up a tree and scribbling notes as I've gone along so don't worry about me. Do it if it helps you. However, if you type Thomas Wright born 1875 Southampton into the Quicksearch facility on here, there's a lady called Karen who has entered one. It would be worth contacting her if you haven't already done so in case she's a relative. Janice

Hi I too have been making notes as I have followed the thread so dont worry about me either, as Janice says only do it if it helps you. Mim

Janice, I remember her before - I think I may have some emails about 2 years ago when you thought there was a connection - but I wasn't sure because she was much further ahead of me so I couldn't confirm it at the time I think. Annie