Henry Cannons is born in Medstead, Hampshire in 1842. He later moves to London, where he becomes a Police Constable, and in 1865 he marries Emily Guest from Devon, and they go on to have 3 daughters, Emily Selina, b1866, Mary Ellen b1868 and Annie Louise b1871. Mary and Annie marry in 1889 and 1894 respectively, Emily Selina vanishes after the 1881 census. In 1891 Henry and Emily Sr. are by themselves in London
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So far so good. Here is where it starts to get a bit tricky. By 1901, it looks as though the marriage has broken up. Emily is living with daughter Mary Akers and her family, while Henry, who has now retired from the Police force and is a bailiff, is living with his Housekeeper and her family. His housekeeper is Lydia Allen and she has 4 children ranging in age from 12 to 11 months. On the census she is noted to be "married" but I think that is the enumerators entry.
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/78...l=ReturnRecord
From various Ancestry trees, Lydia seems to have been born Lydia Samuels in 1869 ,and have been married to Henry Allen. I cannot find any trace of a marriage for Lydia, or any trace of Henry Allen, apart from a baptism for son Albert Percy in 1897
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/15...l=ReturnRecord
By 1911 Henry and Lydia are man and wife, saying that they have been married 18 years. Emily is living on her own means with a Grandson in a one room dwelling. Henry and Lydia state that they have had 7 children of whom 2 have died. 5 are with them on the census.
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/23...l=ReturnRecord
Henry dies in 1912 and leaves a will in which the executor is Lydia Samuels, spinster. By this time Lydias children are using the Cannons surname. Frederick, Albert and Dorothy were registered as Allen, but Dorothy May was baptised in 1901 as Dorothy May Cannons, with Henry as her father. John Allen, Lydias eldest has also vanished - is he one of the 2 children who died?
Is it possible that Henry was the father of all of Lydias children and the Allen was a made up name? Lydias first child was born in 1889 but I can't find a Lydia Allen in 1891. If Lydia is still a spinster in 1912 did she go back to using that name as I cannot seem to find a death for her.
Also what happened to Emily jr - in 1911 Emily sr states that all 3 children are still alive.
Sorry this is so long, trying to get it straight in my head. Also thank goodness for Auto-save. Right at the end my keyboard froze up and I had to reset my computer, but at least didn't have to retype everything!
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/65...l=ReturnRecord
So far so good. Here is where it starts to get a bit tricky. By 1901, it looks as though the marriage has broken up. Emily is living with daughter Mary Akers and her family, while Henry, who has now retired from the Police force and is a bailiff, is living with his Housekeeper and her family. His housekeeper is Lydia Allen and she has 4 children ranging in age from 12 to 11 months. On the census she is noted to be "married" but I think that is the enumerators entry.
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/78...l=ReturnRecord
From various Ancestry trees, Lydia seems to have been born Lydia Samuels in 1869 ,and have been married to Henry Allen. I cannot find any trace of a marriage for Lydia, or any trace of Henry Allen, apart from a baptism for son Albert Percy in 1897
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/15...l=ReturnRecord
By 1911 Henry and Lydia are man and wife, saying that they have been married 18 years. Emily is living on her own means with a Grandson in a one room dwelling. Henry and Lydia state that they have had 7 children of whom 2 have died. 5 are with them on the census.
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/23...l=ReturnRecord
Henry dies in 1912 and leaves a will in which the executor is Lydia Samuels, spinster. By this time Lydias children are using the Cannons surname. Frederick, Albert and Dorothy were registered as Allen, but Dorothy May was baptised in 1901 as Dorothy May Cannons, with Henry as her father. John Allen, Lydias eldest has also vanished - is he one of the 2 children who died?
Is it possible that Henry was the father of all of Lydias children and the Allen was a made up name? Lydias first child was born in 1889 but I can't find a Lydia Allen in 1891. If Lydia is still a spinster in 1912 did she go back to using that name as I cannot seem to find a death for her.
Also what happened to Emily jr - in 1911 Emily sr states that all 3 children are still alive.
Sorry this is so long, trying to get it straight in my head. Also thank goodness for Auto-save. Right at the end my keyboard froze up and I had to reset my computer, but at least didn't have to retype everything!
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