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Did Cecilia and George have children by 1901?

For ref

1891 England Census
about George Thompson
Name: George Thompson
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Robert F
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Manchester

Civil Parish: Manchester
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

So much for that theory.

Births Mar 1868
Ledson Cecilia W Derby 8b 348

Hello Minnie

I dont know where she was born but assume it to be Manchester or Salford, Lancashire.

Unconfirmed 'chinese whispers' in family say she was adopted by a vicar - but that isnt any help in finding her! also they used to say they thought her name was 'Elizabeth' but again that is not confirmed?

George was born in 1870 according to the marriage certificate as aged 22 and Cecilia 21, but of course both parties could have exaggerated their ages to be free to marry? (just a thought)

Both parties were literate and signed their names clearly ?

Regina

Here's a possibility, although perhaps remote.

Name: Cecilia Ledson
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Step Daughter
Mother's Name: Ann Jane
Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Toxteth Park

It looks like Ledson, but that could be a contemporary mistranscription. "L" and "S" are one of the biggest instances of mistranscriptions at Ancestry (e.g. Sawrence for Lawrence, occupation Lawyer for Sawyer).

This is the household, and it might take a bit to untangle that:

Ann Jane Jones 40
John Jones 10
Margaret Jones 1
Thomas Jones 42 - head, engine driver
Cecilia Ledson 13
George Ledson 11
Mary Ann Rankin 75
Ann Sheridan 62
William Sheridan 32

it is quite possible that her father James was a figment of her imagination - it happens.

May not be the case but needs considering

Is this James's marriage, and was it you who left the postem at FreeBMD?

Marriages Jun 1867
Seddon James Leigh 8c 2_8

"26/11/2006 the page number is 238. he married amelia platt. i have certificate."

Unfortunately, no indication of who "I" is, or how he or she might be contacted!

This is the only C* Seddon birth who looks remotely like Cecilia, 1869-1873:

Births Dec 1872
Seddon Celia Prescott 8b 655

Did you have her birth, or is the DOB a census report/calculation?

Seddon Celia Prescott 8b 655 DEC QTR 1872

have you eliminated this one?

Are either of these possibles....?

Births Dec 1872
Seddon Celia ..Prescott 8b 655


Births Mar 1876
Seddon Cecilia ..Prescott 8b 746

where was she born?
Where was your grandfather born ( and when)

Can anyone out there in the community find this lady?

Cecilia Seddon (b:1871)

Married :- October 1892 - Manchester Registry Office
George Thompson (b:1870). My Great Grandfather

Certificate reads:-

Brides Father: James Seddon - 'Machine Fitter' - 'Deceased'
Grooms Father Robert Thompson - 'Lithographic Printer'

Address: Where living: 32 Great Bridgewater Street

Witnesses: J Driver (could be 'Diver?) and M Booth

Have exhausted myself and the different sites looking and all proved fruitless. Can find George in census's up to 1891 then
nothing for 1901. Poor Cecilia cannot find on any Census?

Only visible clue has been 1881 census of
James Seddon (1847?) - Machine Fitter Iron living in Bedford, Leigh
Lancashire with wife Elizabeth and children, but no Cecilia.?

Any advice welcomed with open arms!

Regina