I've been trying to sort this one out for years - if you google you'll probably find all my old postings around the place!
My great-grandfather's first "wife", but as far as we have been able to find out, they weren't legally married, was Jessie Clark. These are the two English census entries I have for her:
1891 census 17 Bingfield St., Islington
RG12; Piece: 158; Folio 41; Page 14;
Jessie Bristow wife married 27 Scotland Aberdeen
Amy Bristow daughter 4 Kent Lewisham
Reginald Bristow son 3 mo London Islington
Eric Bristow son 3 mo London Islington
("Husband" Robert was away at sea)
1901 census 31 Hornsey Rd., Islington
RG13; Piece: 201; Folio: 63; Page: 20.
Robert Bristow Head 38 Master Mariner Kent n.k.
Jessie Bristow Wife 37 Cummerstone Scotland
Amy Bristow daughter 14 Lon Lewisham
Reginald Bristow son 10 London Islington
Ruby Bristow daughter 6 London Islington
Jessie Bristow died 4th August 1908 at 14 Queensland Rd., Islington, age 45. On all the children's birth certificates she is Jessie Bristow, formerly Clark. I'm trying to find any trace of her before Amy's birth (3rd Jan 1887).
It's a long time since I looked at this one, but if there is anything you think I should look up on Scotland's People then say what, because it is most likely in my "previous searches" on there for me to dig out! I must have spent a fortune on this over the years and got nowhere. Perhaps someone can find something on ancestry, though? Anybody got any ideas, please?
My great-grandfather's first "wife", but as far as we have been able to find out, they weren't legally married, was Jessie Clark. These are the two English census entries I have for her:
1891 census 17 Bingfield St., Islington
RG12; Piece: 158; Folio 41; Page 14;
Jessie Bristow wife married 27 Scotland Aberdeen
Amy Bristow daughter 4 Kent Lewisham
Reginald Bristow son 3 mo London Islington
Eric Bristow son 3 mo London Islington
("Husband" Robert was away at sea)
1901 census 31 Hornsey Rd., Islington
RG13; Piece: 201; Folio: 63; Page: 20.
Robert Bristow Head 38 Master Mariner Kent n.k.
Jessie Bristow Wife 37 Cummerstone Scotland
Amy Bristow daughter 14 Lon Lewisham
Reginald Bristow son 10 London Islington
Ruby Bristow daughter 6 London Islington
Jessie Bristow died 4th August 1908 at 14 Queensland Rd., Islington, age 45. On all the children's birth certificates she is Jessie Bristow, formerly Clark. I'm trying to find any trace of her before Amy's birth (3rd Jan 1887).
It's a long time since I looked at this one, but if there is anything you think I should look up on Scotland's People then say what, because it is most likely in my "previous searches" on there for me to dig out! I must have spent a fortune on this over the years and got nowhere. Perhaps someone can find something on ancestry, though? Anybody got any ideas, please?
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