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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 3 Send Message	Roger	Report	6 Dec 2007 01:06
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 3 Send Message	My grandfather's birth certificate gives his mother as Edith Bowen, formerly Billing (no s on the end). Census records for the family show her birthplace as Warbleton, Sussex, around 1855, but the only name I can trace from there is Edith Billings (with an s), daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Billings. I haven't traced a record of birth for Edith Billings or Billing around 1855, but Edith Billings first appears in the 1861 census. Can anyone throw any more light on this please? Roger Bowen.
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 1,298 Send Message	Victor	Report	6 Dec 2007 01:14
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 1,298 Send Message	Would this be what you are looking for. IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles Search Results \| Download -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITH BILLINGS Pedigree Female -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: 15 OCT 1854 Warbleton, Sussex, England Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: JERRY BILLINGS Family Mother: MARY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C042842 1813 - 1896 1468993 IT 1 Film NONE Sheet: Victor
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 1,298 Send Message	Victor	Report	6 Dec 2007 01:16
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 1,298 Send Message	Here are all the children listed for that church. Results for: Billings, British Isles Father: Jerry , Mother: Mary Exact Spelling: Off Batch Number: C042842 [refine search] Prepare selected records for download International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 3 Select records to download - (50 maximum) 1. EDITH BILLINGS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 15 OCT 1854 Warbleton, Sussex, England 2. EVA BILLINGS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 30 NOV 1856 Warbleton, Sussex, England 3. EPSIE BILLINGS - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 01 MAY 1859 Warbleton, Sussex, England Victor
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 1,298 Send Message	Victor	Report	6 Dec 2007 01:18
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 1,298 Send Message	This looks like the marriage of Jerry and Mary, with Jerry's Father. IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles Search Results \| Download -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JERRY BILLINGS Pedigree Male Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: RICHARD BILLINGS Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: MARY BARHAM Family Marriage: 19 MAY 1847 Etchingham, Sussex, England Husband Age at Marriage: 26 Wife Age at Marriage: 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: M148031 1561 - 1881 1067148 Film NONE Sheet: 00 Victor
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,039 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	6 Dec 2007 04:58
	Roger, I would suggest that this is a minor spelling error in an era when most people were illiterate! The registrar may have misheard the mother's maiden name, she couldn't read, so didn't know that he had spelt it wrongly. That's how names have evolved over the centuries! sylvia
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,039 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	6 Dec 2007 05:03
	Have you thought of getting Edith's marriage certificate to see how her name was spelled on there? sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 3 Send Message	Roger	Report	6 Dec 2007 08:48
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 3 Send Message	My thanks to both Victor and to Sylvia (in Canada) for their prompt replies. You've both confirmed my suspicions over Edith, and Victor has given me more info than I'd managed to dig out - I'm sure this is my great grandma. Sylvia, I'm sure you're right about the spelling error. Her marriage records would be great if there were any, but I think great grandpa already had a wife and 4 kids he'd deserted - he's one of the more colourful characters I've discovered in my past! Again, my thanks to you both. Roger.

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