I could possible be in the wrong thread because this family is within the last 100years ??
My mother had an aunt that just seemed to disappear..she was born ELLEN ROSE SPICER in 1908 cheshunt,hertfordshire, to francis john spicer and edith bartlett
Edith dies in 1914, and 6 year old ellen rose is given over to her mothers brother (her 3 siblings stay with father) and his wife - william samuel collings bartlett and emily ann louise (nee harper)
william and emily have a son john william and live in hoddesdon, hertfordshire in 1911
I have a letter sent from emily to ellens father asking him not to try to make any further contact as the child is in her charge and is fine, this was dated july 1917 from an address in battersea, london.
I have william and emily at the address on the letter on the electoral roll in 1919 but from there nothing.
I have a death and a will for william who dies on 1956 in wolverhampton,staffs - he leaves his estate to son john william, who is the informant but strangly no address given.
I have the death for emily in 1972 in brent, london, the informant is the care home manager.
So any ideas where i can search for ellen rose, the family were all positive that she was not adopted (family papers left by grandfather were very organised and complete, so it appears to be an agreement between them)
I have tried a search for more children to william and emily but nothing seems to match up.
bemused and brain fuddled ....
My mother had an aunt that just seemed to disappear..she was born ELLEN ROSE SPICER in 1908 cheshunt,hertfordshire, to francis john spicer and edith bartlett
Edith dies in 1914, and 6 year old ellen rose is given over to her mothers brother (her 3 siblings stay with father) and his wife - william samuel collings bartlett and emily ann louise (nee harper)
william and emily have a son john william and live in hoddesdon, hertfordshire in 1911
I have a letter sent from emily to ellens father asking him not to try to make any further contact as the child is in her charge and is fine, this was dated july 1917 from an address in battersea, london.
I have william and emily at the address on the letter on the electoral roll in 1919 but from there nothing.
I have a death and a will for william who dies on 1956 in wolverhampton,staffs - he leaves his estate to son john william, who is the informant but strangly no address given.
I have the death for emily in 1972 in brent, london, the informant is the care home manager.
So any ideas where i can search for ellen rose, the family were all positive that she was not adopted (family papers left by grandfather were very organised and complete, so it appears to be an agreement between them)
I have tried a search for more children to william and emily but nothing seems to match up.
bemused and brain fuddled ....
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