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Sheila from Down Under
17-12-07, 06:38
Hello. I have the Death certificate from the GRO for James Souter born 1781 , in Cockfield Suffolk , who died in Kennington (Lamberth )in 1849 he was a sergent of Police ,the informent of his death was Charlotte Merrifield/Merryfield, James and his wife Martha have a daughter named Charlotte, but after James's death I can find no trace of Charlotte, Can you please find her and Mr, M for me,???? this Souter family were born in Cockfield.
Thanks
Sheila
Lyn A
17-12-07, 07:25
Do you have any other info?? How old would Charlotte be in 51? Address where james died?

There is this one in 1851 that is possible.
HO107; Piece: 1573; Folio: 14; Page: 20

Without more to go on, it is hard to say.
Jessbowbag
17-12-07, 09:08
Lyn

IGI says

Birth: 13 MAY 1803 Cockfield, Suffolk, England - (Charlotte)
Sheila from Down Under
17-12-07, 09:24
Jess that's her, I was given the site The People of Cockfield that was how I found them ,by a Souter cousin , But I have the BC of a lot of them. I could not find her in the 1841 census, but as I said on James's DC she is named, well a Charlotte is
Sheila
Lyn A
17-12-07, 09:41
Thanks Jess.
However, I can't find anything to match that!
SuffolkSue
17-12-07, 10:05
From Pallots

Name: Charlotte Souter
Spouse: Wm Williams
Marriage Date: 1828
Parish: St. Martin In The Fields


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Check this out in 1851

HO107; Piece: 1517; Folio: 84; Page: 20



and here in 1841

HO107/659/6 - Clerkenwell
Folio 12, Page 17

on the next page are James and Martha Souter.
Merry Monty Montgomery
17-12-07, 11:39
As your Charlotte married a Mr Williams, maybe this is your Charlotte Merrifield? (also living in Kennington)

1851: HO107; Piece: 1573; Folio: 14; Page: 20

Her husband is a police constable!
Lyn A
17-12-07, 11:45
As your Charlotte married a Mr Williams, maybe this is your Charlotte Merrifield? (also living in Kennington)

1851: HO107; Piece: 1573; Folio: 14; Page: 20

Her husband is a police constable!


That's the one I found, but the age is out! And wasn't she born in Devon?
Jessbowbag
17-12-07, 11:45
......And I think that charlotte was nee Lovegrove

Charlotte Lovegrove 1843 Jul-Aug-Sep St Giles London, Middlesex /George Merrifield

its red herring then - better than a pickled herring though I suppose
Lyn A
17-12-07, 11:55
Just dawned on me...the informant may have been the granddaughter, who was married to the Bobby?
Lyn A
17-12-07, 11:56
Oh, back to the drawingboard then!! LOL!!
Lyn A
17-12-07, 11:57
Still, I guess that another copper's wife could be the informant...well maybe????
Little Nell
17-12-07, 12:01
Informant could be a neighbour or family friend, helping the widow by doing the paperwork. I always think it a missed opportunity that the informant (as with marriage witnesses) doesn't have to state relationship with deceased (or spouses!).
Merry Monty Montgomery
17-12-07, 12:33
That's the one I found, but the age is out! And wasn't she born in Devon?




I wasn't meaning Mrs Merrifield was a relative, just that she was probably the death informant!! What was her capacity?.... "present at the death"?? I just assumed she would be known to the dec'd's family because of the common occupation and because she was living in the right place.
Sheila from Down Under
17-12-07, 20:40
Good Morning, James's DC said that he died of Cholia so Maybe this Charlotte was a Nurse It would appear that his wife Martha nee Crick may have been already dead. or she would be there I would have thought . I have a copy of the papers from London showing his rise in rank .But on re-reading the thread Charlotte could have married a policeman, it sounds right
Sheila