My grandmother was illiterate and this has led me a merry dance tracking her down through
records. With help from FTF, I have found most of the possible records. I have never been able to find death of my grandfather.
On Ancestry, some of her children up to 1903 were baptised at St James parish church, Edmonton, Middx. The church no longer exists.
I know she lived in Edmonton so that would be place of death, unless he died in a hospital out of district. I was always told her husband, Thomas W (?William) Saville died when his son was about 2yrs old, which makes year of death 1910.
Have tried wild card search on Ancestry to no avail. Some spelling variations have been Sarile, Savil, Savile.
He is absent from the 1911 census, which looks to have completed by her daughter. Her marital status is described as married twice, whereas Thomas Saville was her 3rd husband (I have the cert). Her surname is given as that of her second husband, Cranwell...This was the surname of the daughter from her second marriage, who completed the form. The Savile (sp)children are all on the census...
I haven't a current subs to Ancestry but various Thomas Saviles show for probate records in Middx. Unlikely to be him - they were quite poor and doubt he had anything to leave.
There is the possibility that they separated and he did not die but I can't see that being kept a secret with older children around. Thanks for attempts at trying with this one...
records. With help from FTF, I have found most of the possible records. I have never been able to find death of my grandfather.
On Ancestry, some of her children up to 1903 were baptised at St James parish church, Edmonton, Middx. The church no longer exists.
I know she lived in Edmonton so that would be place of death, unless he died in a hospital out of district. I was always told her husband, Thomas W (?William) Saville died when his son was about 2yrs old, which makes year of death 1910.
Have tried wild card search on Ancestry to no avail. Some spelling variations have been Sarile, Savil, Savile.
He is absent from the 1911 census, which looks to have completed by her daughter. Her marital status is described as married twice, whereas Thomas Saville was her 3rd husband (I have the cert). Her surname is given as that of her second husband, Cranwell...This was the surname of the daughter from her second marriage, who completed the form. The Savile (sp)children are all on the census...
I haven't a current subs to Ancestry but various Thomas Saviles show for probate records in Middx. Unlikely to be him - they were quite poor and doubt he had anything to leave.
There is the possibility that they separated and he did not die but I can't see that being kept a secret with older children around. Thanks for attempts at trying with this one...
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