Louisa's Story (in two parts)

[Katarzyna]

"I wonder who those children are?"
There are 3 households at no 25 for 1901 - the Caesars are one of them plus 2 families of Webbs:

1901 census - 25 Cumberland St, Pimlico

Frederick C Caesor Head Married Male 33 1868 Tailor St Giles, Middlesex, England
Lydia L Caesor Wife Married Female 36 1865 Tailoress Somers Town, Middlesex, England
Daisy G Caesor Daughter - Female 14 1887 - Clapham, Surrey, England
Ruby L Caesor Daughter - Female 12 1889 - Battersea, Middlesex, England
Frederick J A Caesor Son - Male 8 1893 - St James's, London, England
Percy J E Caesor Son - Male 2 1899 - Pimlico, Middlesex, England
Louisa E Caesor Mother Widow Female 68 1833 - London, Middlesex, England

[Gardengirl]

Thanks, Kat, but I already have that information. Ruby was my grandmother and the photo of the children came from my great aunt Daisy's shoebox. I think my first task to solve the question is to decide when the photo was taken then see if I can find a set of children that matches the sex and approximate ages of the ones in the photo. The Caesar's had a lot of cousins in Surrey and I wondered if some had come to visit. I'm trying to look for reasons why the photo was taken too - it was no small thing to have pictures taken in those days.

[Gardengirl]

What a sad story, but how lucky to have been able to find out so much! And it shows how putting names out there might make a link, so here's one to try!!

I have a Sophia Caesar married to James Elkins (my 2nd cousin 5x removed) in 1847 Wrecclesham .... she died in 1849.

Sophia doesn't appear to be in my tree..... Yet!

[Gardengirl]

I suppose because I knew the story already I never bothered to get a death certificate for Louisa. When I was writing up her story recently I thought I should order it just for completeness really. And now I’m glad that I did as, although it tells me nothing new, it is worded in a way that makes it interesting. I wonder how I would have felt if I had ordered the certificate before I knew the rest of the story.
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