Right, just to clarify a few points raised, my grandmother was born in 1881 and the reason for the gap of seven years between her sister Mary being born and grandmother was that there were two two infant deaths in 1875 and 1877, followed by a son in 1878.
Mary was definitely the daughter of my great grandparents because I have the birth certificate and she was born a year after their marriage (just!).
She is on the 1901 census, living with her husband, but no children, and she died later in 1901 - am awaiting the death certificate, but she was only 27.
Jammy Dodger, you are wonderful to have found Charles with Fred, and a probable sister in the orphanage - this would fit, because on the marriage cert. Charles puts his father as deceased.
Now don't laugh at me anybody please, but how the blazes do I key in the reference numbers in Ancestry?? On the new format I can't find it anywhere.
oh, it's okay I found it but it's not exactly obvious is it!
Jammy Dodger, although the date of birth is right for Charles and there is indeed a Fred in the household, the place of birth doesn't tally - still it might be right yet, and I will investigate further so thank you a million times for finding that one. As to his sister in the institution, that is a strong possibility as the place of birth is right. You have been most helpful
Mary was definitely the daughter of my great grandparents because I have the birth certificate and she was born a year after their marriage (just!).
She is on the 1901 census, living with her husband, but no children, and she died later in 1901 - am awaiting the death certificate, but she was only 27.
Jammy Dodger, you are wonderful to have found Charles with Fred, and a probable sister in the orphanage - this would fit, because on the marriage cert. Charles puts his father as deceased.
Now don't laugh at me anybody please, but how the blazes do I key in the reference numbers in Ancestry?? On the new format I can't find it anywhere.
oh, it's okay I found it but it's not exactly obvious is it!
Jammy Dodger, although the date of birth is right for Charles and there is indeed a Fred in the household, the place of birth doesn't tally - still it might be right yet, and I will investigate further so thank you a million times for finding that one. As to his sister in the institution, that is a strong possibility as the place of birth is right. You have been most helpful
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