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  • another of my mysteries

    Can anyone help me to sort out this branch of my tree please, im going round in circles….and suggestions would be most appriecated

    Charlotte Curry 1846 marries Thomas Cosmos Dowling. in Bristol
    They have 3 children.
    Ann Rosina Dowling born 1867 Bristol
    Lavinia Charlotte Dowling born 1868 Bristol
    Charlotte Lorry Dowling born 1871 Bristol. Unfortunately mum dies 1 month later.
    Think baby Charlotte does not survive…found record of a Lorry Dowling dying that year.

    September 1886 sees a record of Ann Rosina Curry Dowling marrying a John Edward Burton. Vol 6a Page 10

    On the 1891 census Ann and John can be found living in St Helens, Lancashire and Lavinia with her daughter Florence Lavinia are staying with them (Lavinia is noted as single)
    John is stated on this census as coming from Wales and being born abt 1862, 5 years older than Ann.

    Now becomes the confusing part….

    1909 census..
    Lavinia & Florence can be found living together at 30 College street. Although Lavinia is now stated as a widow!! – ( a pride thing maybe!)

    At no 28 College street (same page) is a John Burton and a Annie Burton but the information does not match previous findings e.g Johns age and birth place.!!! Think this maybe a different couple.

    Found a John who has all the same details as mine now living with a Fanny walker who he married in 1895 in district of Bradford.

    What has happened to Ann if this is my John

    In 1911 census Charlotte Dowling is living with Florence Dowling.. Is mum using her middle name?

    Please help me to piece this together…my head hurts lol

    many thanks for your time

    Karen

  • #2
    Karen,

    My advice is to get the marriage certificate of Ann Rosina Curry Dowling and John Edward Burton so that you can see how close the ages there are to the different censuses. Also you may well find Lavinia Charlotte as witness; if she is a witness it will be of interest which forename she uses.

    Peter

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    • #3
      Marriages Sep 1869
      CURRY Charlotte Clifton 6a 263
      Dowling Thomas Clifton 6a 263

      Births Sep 1868
      CURRY Lavinia Charlotte C Clifton 6a 67

      Births Jun 1871
      DOWLING Charlotte Loiry Clifton 6a 70
      Dowling Charlotte Lorry Clifton 6a 70

      This must be Ann Rosina, I think

      Births Dec 1866
      Curry Ann R E D Clifton 6a 71

      and deaths

      Deaths Jun 1871
      Dowling Charlotte 24 Clifton 6a 45

      Deaths Sep 1871
      Dowling Lorry 0 Clifton 6a 46

      and Thomas' birth

      Births Sep 1842
      Dowling Thomas Cosins Bristol 11 155

      Can't see any of them in 1881 or 1861 !
      Diane
      Sydney Australia
      Avatar: Reuben Edward Page and Lilly Mary Anne Dawson

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      • #4
        Thank you Dicole.
        Those match with entries i have from a family bible.
        All except the one for Rosina. Her birth is down as October 23rd 1867 at 8'o'clock monday evening

        I also now think i have located Lavinia's death record.
        Deaths Sep 1935
        Dowling Lavinia C C 65 Bristol 6a 170

        Thank you once again for your time..

        Karen

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