Long story, which I will summerise. Via a family story when I was young I was told a paternal Great Uncle by marriage was an ophan, having lost paternal grandfather never knew my paternal Grandmother ( she died when my dad was 4 so he had no siblings then lost my maternal grandfather and dad very quickly I too felt very alone and this stayed with me for many many years and eventually I decided to research and see what I could find out thinking all his life he must have felt like I did which was not very nice.
I had a great connection to Uncle Fred and I saw he and Aunt Elsie every week, they had no children she frightened me to death however he had time for me and time when you are an only child with a mum who ran her businesses was speical, so Uncle Fred was very speical.
His name was Frederick Tooby I was told his 'real' name was Thwaites, but when his parents died he went to live with neighbours and used their surname, so my hunt began
Frederick Charles Tooby born 29 Apr 1892 24 Eton Street Camden Regents Park London bap 4 June 1892 St Marks Camden London his parents William Tooby and Lousia Thwaites London was surprise number 1, number 2 was the surnames
William Tooby born Daventry Northamptonshire 1Q 1864, 1871, 1881 lived in Daventry
Lousia Thwaites born 11 July 1866 Weedon Daventry, 1871, 1881 lived in Daventry
They married in London in 1Q 1889. Both in London in 1891. William joined the Met Police warrant number 74678 on 29 July 1889 his death is registered 2Q 1894, BUT he left the Met on 24 Sept 1894 his last posting was to S Division as a PC ( confused)
He and his mum moved back to Daventry and lived togther and/or separtly with her Thwaites family, Louisa died 20 July 1925 probate 11 Sept 1925 in her Will leaving Uncle Fred £223 18 shillings and 9 pence by then a married man from 1923 in Leicester. I have his military information, his work 1911 census.
The point being family stories can be fairy stories, there was 'some' truth but being an ophaned child was not one of them and that 'being orphaned' certainly drove me to find out, helped by an unusual name none of these people are 'my family' in reality but they certainly are part of my weave of family history ( if that makes sense)
BUT how can someone die in 2Q 1894 and yet still be in the Met in Sept 1894
I suspect William died 'on duty' and I do not have his dead cert which I know is the way to find out how he died..can't afford it at the mo nor do I have subscription access to any websites or live in England so don't have access to the records offices ..........So any ideas, any help with any further information would be great.
I have written this several times and deleted it several times wondering if I should post...but here goes:p
I had a great connection to Uncle Fred and I saw he and Aunt Elsie every week, they had no children she frightened me to death however he had time for me and time when you are an only child with a mum who ran her businesses was speical, so Uncle Fred was very speical.
His name was Frederick Tooby I was told his 'real' name was Thwaites, but when his parents died he went to live with neighbours and used their surname, so my hunt began
Frederick Charles Tooby born 29 Apr 1892 24 Eton Street Camden Regents Park London bap 4 June 1892 St Marks Camden London his parents William Tooby and Lousia Thwaites London was surprise number 1, number 2 was the surnames
William Tooby born Daventry Northamptonshire 1Q 1864, 1871, 1881 lived in Daventry
Lousia Thwaites born 11 July 1866 Weedon Daventry, 1871, 1881 lived in Daventry
They married in London in 1Q 1889. Both in London in 1891. William joined the Met Police warrant number 74678 on 29 July 1889 his death is registered 2Q 1894, BUT he left the Met on 24 Sept 1894 his last posting was to S Division as a PC ( confused)
He and his mum moved back to Daventry and lived togther and/or separtly with her Thwaites family, Louisa died 20 July 1925 probate 11 Sept 1925 in her Will leaving Uncle Fred £223 18 shillings and 9 pence by then a married man from 1923 in Leicester. I have his military information, his work 1911 census.
The point being family stories can be fairy stories, there was 'some' truth but being an ophaned child was not one of them and that 'being orphaned' certainly drove me to find out, helped by an unusual name none of these people are 'my family' in reality but they certainly are part of my weave of family history ( if that makes sense)
BUT how can someone die in 2Q 1894 and yet still be in the Met in Sept 1894
I suspect William died 'on duty' and I do not have his dead cert which I know is the way to find out how he died..can't afford it at the mo nor do I have subscription access to any websites or live in England so don't have access to the records offices ..........So any ideas, any help with any further information would be great.
I have written this several times and deleted it several times wondering if I should post...but here goes:p
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