Check for Louisa Caley

[littlemoo]

I have searched both 1901 census online and ancestry for Louisa Caley.
1901 census online finds 5 possible and ancestry finds 9

Louisa was born in Lerwick 1868. However the 1881 census reports
shetland Islands as Warwickshire. I last saw her on the 1891 cenus
living with the her parents Joseph and Louisa in Louth Lincolnshire.
She is has no occupation.

I know she is alive and possibly unmarried in 1905 as she is a witness to her
sisters wedding in Clacton-on-Sea. The certificate shows Louisa E Caley.

I found on ancestry a Louisa E Caley, born in 1860 in Warwickshire, living
in Stafford. Household schedule number 136

I know Warwickshire is not in Scotland, but I'm wondering if the enumerator
put down the same as mentioned in 1881 census - I know I'm clutching at
straws

I wondered if sks called check the record and see if she is living on her own,
or possibly it's not my Louisa and she has married a Caley.

Clare

[Jessbowbag]

be careful - there is a Louisa Carey born abt 1859 in Warwickshire- could easily have been mistranscribed.

in the 1881 census, where she as some high falutin' school in Lancs, its says Lerwick, not warwickshire.

* lot of them, weren't there?*

[littlemoo]

I see what you mean, might not be my Louisa in 1881 :(

Her brother John in 1881 census was at Woodhouse Grove, Rawdon, York

Clare

[tessie31082]

found her parents and some siblings in 1901 census but still no louisa e caley!

[littlemoo]

I'm wondering, if she was either in another country, chose not to be included in the census, or she may have been married and then divorced, which is why she is Louisa E Caley on her sisters marriage certificate.

Clare

[Little Nell]

I think divorce in those days was really only practical for the very rich and I think most divorced women would retain their previous husband's name.

More likely she's been mistranscribed.

[littlemoo]

Yep that seems logical as my hurdells have been mistranscribed Kendall
and Hardell

Just wish I could find her :(

I was thinking I might find some info by looking at the newspapers regarding
her sisters wedding, which may say where Louisa lived. I think it's a trip to the
Vestry in Walthamstow which has newspapers from that era, or possibly the
Essex Records Office at Chelmsford.

Clare