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I have been asked by a Canadian friend if I can find more information about her mother Eileen Shillito born in London in1892/3, She apparently grew up in an orphanage/boarding school at Esher, Surrey but she was not registered at birth or in the 1901 or 1911 censuses under that name. She worked at Glynde Place near Lewes in 1910 and then lived in that area. She married a Mr Akehurst in 1925 and then lived for the rest of her life in Ringmer near Lewes. What was her birth name? Can anyone please help in any direction?
Many thanks, Gill

as a start, here is the marriage

Marriages Mar 1925 (>99%)

Akehurst William G Shillito Cuckfield 2b 267
Shillito Eileen Akehurst Cuckfield 2b 267





sylvia

any idea of the name of the school/orphanage? they may have records.

Does your friend know anyhting else at all?


If she does not have the marriage certificate, may I suggest that she buys it ............


....... I'm wondering if the marriage to William was actually her second marriage, and the marriage certificate would say that

she is actually on the older side for a first marriage .... especially with WW1 intervening!




sylvia

Have you tried looking on the 1911 for Glynde Place?

I have tried it on the 1911 site ..... using Search for a Place

www.fmpbsol.1911census.co.uk/



and get these 3

GLYNDE PLACE GLYNDE Glynde Lewes Sussex
THE GARDENS GLYNDE PLACE SUSSEX Glynde Lewes Sussex
THE STABLES GLYNDE PLACE GLYNDE Glynde Lewes Sussex



BUT I don't have any credits to open any of them





sylvia

I checked Glynde Place on 1911 and she wasn't there, but, have you discounted this one ???


CHARLES, Henry Brooker Head Married 12 years M 43 1868 Accountant Parish of Camberwell Surrey Now London
CHARLES, Mabel Wife Married F 42 1869 Barton on Inwill Lancs
CHARLES, Norman Henry Son M 11 1900 School Parish of Camberwell London
CHARLES, Gertrude Mabel Daughter F 7 1904 School Parish of Camberwell London

***SHILLITO, Eilein Servant Single F 17 1894 General Servant Domestic 0parish of Southwark London

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RG number:
RG14 Piece:
2467 Reference:
RG14PN2467 RG78PN83 RD27 SD2 ED8 SN261

Registration District:
Camberwell Sub District:
Camberwell South Enumeration District:
8 Parish:
Camberwell

Address:
21 the Gardens Peckham Rye S E County:
London

Dea x

1901 - I'm sorry I just can't make out the Address, perhaps someone else can.

Name: Elson Shillito
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Female
Where born: London, England

Civil parish: Bognor
Ecclesiastical parish: South Bersted
Town: Bognor
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Westhampnett
Sub-registration district: Bognor
ED, institution, or vessel: 5b


The list of names runs to a couple of pages so I haven't included them. It does say that it is an Institution. The "Head"'s occupation is Master of Girls (Something - can't make it out)



EDIT

Her name on the original image is definately Eileen.

Did William + Eileen have any children in U.K.?

Did they emigrate to Canada, If so, when?

When and where did they die?

Dea x

Well spotted rootgatherer - I will go and take a look.

Dea x

It IS her !!

It's a children's home called Authors Home on Aldwick Road.

Head is shown as 'Matron of Girls Home'

Dea x

Well done Dea! I just couldn't make it out at all.

I wonder how much of the Sussex Poor Relief records have survived - that may be a starting point.

Details of surviving records can be found here

http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/content/libraries-and-archives/record-office/family-history/poor-law-records.en

I think Westhamptnett would come under Chichester.



EDIT

I should have added that I didn't see any other Shillito names on the census list.

Thank you so much! You are all very clever and extremely helpful people as I am sure you have found her. I met her daughter in the churchyard at Ringmer and she knew me and my brother when we were children. She, Kathy had met amd married her Canadian soldier husband when he was billeted in Ringmer during the War. She emigrated as a war bride in 1945 and they were married for 62 years, having their family in Canada. She will be thrilled to hear all this, and I will get the original Census records etc from Kew as they are free there and I don't live far awy.
I am so grateful to you for taking the time to search as I have gone all round the houses and have got no where! Gill Williams

It is a pleasure to help, Gillian but we are no nearer to finding her birth!

Perhaps she wasn't registered at birth or was given another name altogether. Anyway many thanks indeed, it was worth getting up so early because I couldn't sleep!
Gill

This is the nearest possible birth reg I can find.

Births Dec 1893
Shelito Ellen Lambeth 1d 400

Christine

Glad you are pleased Gillian, I just wish we could find her birth for you but it does not look as if she was registered..... dratt.........

If you friend has any other info, please add it to this thread.

Do you know when and where Eileen died?

Does her daughter know on what day she celebrated her birthday?

Any little scrap might just help.

Dea x

P.S. - Your friend emigrated in 1946, travelling with her little daughter Shirley who was born in England - she went to her father-in-law's address in Canada.

Dea x

Yes her daughter does know where her mother died and she visited her in Canada, and it would seem that Christine in portugal may have found her birth as Eileen was born on December 23rd1893 according to her daughter.
Thank you all so much, I can now try to trace some sort of family tree,
Gill

Just to say that I have sent in an alternate name change on that 1901 Census

I read it as Eileen Shilleto on the actual image



sylvia

Christine, that birth looks good! I don't see an Ellen Shelito (or variation) on the 1901 census nor a death on FreeBMD. Well done!

Yes Rootgather, I think there is a very good chance thet Christine has indeed found the birth !!

Nice one Christine. !!..

Dea x