Suggestions for alternative name search please

[Chrissie Smiff]

I am looking for a family in 1911 and nothing very concrete is coming up in the searches. Well, nothing sure enough to spend 30 credits on

William Foster c1868
Clementina c 1876
Mabel 1897
Winifred c 1899
Violet c 1901

In 1901 showing all born Bleasby Notts and living there too.

I have tried omitting first names with other in house as William etc.
I have tried Forster and Fo*
Any suggestions please?

Oh, and they are probably living in East Retford Notts (Comes under Southwell).

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

Could William have died? Could Clementina have remarried?

I've got Fosters too Chrissie and it's a pig of a name! LOL

[Chrissie Smiff]

Thanks Jeanette - I think :D

I can find a Violet with William in East Retford but non of the others. Maybe I should look at that. It's the 30 credits that frightens me
I can't find deaths for the others either

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

Could the others be going by middle names? Have you tried putting in just the first names with East Retford?

I'm trying desperately to save you 30 credits here :D

[Joan of Archives]

Thanks Jeanette - I think

I can find a Violet with William in East Retford but non of the others. Maybe I should look at that. It's the 30 credits that frightens me
I can't find deaths for the others either

Ahhhhh this happened to me!!!

I couldn't find granddad William with his parents William & Christiana. I then tried tracing his brothers, Edward & John & found two that matched, right age, etc. So I risked a transcription first, low & behold, there were the brothers with the correct surname, & granddad & great grandparents had the same surname except starting with a "B" instead of "D" & great grandma had turned into Richard! :(

To be fair though, my great grandad's writing was very curly & they were living in Hammersmith instead of Surrey, I've no idea why but it is the right family despite the different surname spellings!

Have you tried FASTER & FORSTER at all?

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

Another idea! :D What if Mum and 2 oldest daughters are away visiting in a county that hasn't been transcribed yet ;) :D

[Chrissie Smiff]

Off to try that Jeanette. After dinner now as it's burning :D

Thanks Joanie I've tried Forster but not Faster. Will have to come back later to give it a go.

[Chrissie Smiff]

I wondered about that Jeanette.

[Joan of Archives]

Is them in 1901 for reference?

William Foster Head Farmer 33 born Bleasby Notts
Clementina Foster Wife 25 "
Mabel Foster daughter 3 "
Winifred Foster daughter 2 "
Violet Foster daughter 1 month "
E Jane Foster Mother 56 B Lenton Notts
Albert Stevens servant 18


RG13 Piece 3193 Folio 108 Page 31

[Mary from Italy]

Don't forget that a fancy F can look like a T or a J.

By the way, the wildcard search isn't operational yet.

[Margaret]

There is also the possibility of a typo rather than a mistranscription - found my GGgrandmother's name starting with a C rather than a D, even though her writing was very clear. Especially since there was another person in the household with a different D name and the word 'daughter' twice in the relation column - and they were both transcribed right.

[Chrissie Smiff]

Yes Joanie, that's them

Thanks everyone, I will have another go with T and J etc.

I knew the wildcard wasn't working at the front yet but I didn't know that it wasn't working at all - thanks for that Mary.