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Annie Merrick

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Holly

Holly Report 10 May 2009 14:05

I spoke to my Nan again today and she said that Tom, Georgina and Lucy had a sister called Cissy, who had a son called George. And as she wasn't married her mom took him on as her own. That explains why their was a 2 year old George on the census!!
Holly.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 May 2009 18:16

Curious, isn't it?
I suppose Georgina Merrick could have been a daughter of Annie before she married Jones and then took her stepfather's name. But that doesn't account for the fact that Annie said she was single on all of the censuses. Also the fact that Annie had her brother Herbert living with her and he was a Jones and I traced them both back.
I think I'll have to give it up for a lost cause!

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 9 May 2009 17:58

Hi Margaret


sorry, didn't mean to cause more confusion

I can't find Georgina Merrick on 1891 either but dob matches with Georgina Jones in census you posted earlier. Nor can I find a suitable birth for Georgina Jones!

I also can't find a marriage for Annie Merrick to Jones

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 May 2009 17:39

Just gets more confusing, Jeanette!
I can't find that Georgina Merrick on the 1891 census.

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 9 May 2009 17:15

????

Births Dec 1881 (>99%)
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MERRICK Georgina Clun 6a 570

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 May 2009 16:55

But how do you explain the children that you named on your original post being the children of Annie Jones on the censuses and Annie was single?
The names Tom, Georgina and Lucy are not that common. It's too much of a coincidence.

Holly

Holly Report 9 May 2009 16:43

And also Annie's maiden name was Merrick not Jones.
Holly.

Holly

Holly Report 9 May 2009 15:12

Who's child would it of been as Lucy was 16 and didnt have a son called George and Lizzie would only of been 12.
Holly.

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 9 May 2009 15:08

1911 transcript

WHITTALL, GEORGE HEAD MARRIED 9 M 62 BRICKLAYER CHURCHSTOKE PARISH MONT
WHITTALL, ANN WIFE MARRIED F 50 KNIGHTON RADS
WHITTALL, ANN DAUGHTER F 8 BPS CASTLE SALOP
WHITTALL, JOHN SONE M 6 BPS CASTLE SALOP
WHITTALL, CANEY DAUGHTER F 4 BPS CASTLE SALOP
JONES, LUCY STEP DAUGHTER SINGLE F 16 GENERAL SERVANT DOMESTIC BPS CASTLE SALOP
JONES, LIZZIE STEP DAUGHTER M 12 GENERAL SERVANT DOMESTIC BPS CASTLE SALOP
JONES, GEORGE STEP SON M 2 PEOCHDALE LANCS

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 May 2009 15:04

Is George Jones a grandchild, perhaps?

Holly

Holly Report 9 May 2009 14:58

But why would there of been a George Jones 2, but a John whittle 6. In the 1911 census, if Annie married a Jones first????
Holly.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 May 2009 14:56

This looks like the same family but Annie is missing.
1871 census
Frog? St., Clun, Shropshire
Samuel Jones, head, 70, hawker, born Salop, Clun
Jane, wife, 41, born Stafford
George, son, 18, ag lab, born Montgomery
Beatrice, dau, 13, born Clun
Thomas, son, 5, born "
Herbert, son, 1, born "

Holly

Holly Report 9 May 2009 14:49

So could Elizabeth of been Herberts Daughter?
Holly.

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 9 May 2009 14:48

look like the household in 1911

JONES GEORGE M 1909 2 Clun Shropshire
JONES LIZZIE M 1899 12 Clun Shropshire
JONES LUCY F 1895 16 Clun Shropshire
WHITTALL ANN F 1861 50 Clun Shropshire
WHITTALL ANN F 1903 8 Clun Shropshire
WHITTALL GEORGE M 1849 62 Clun Shropshire
WHITTALL JOHN M 1905 6 Clun Shropshire
WHITTALL CANEY F 1907 4 Clun Shropshire - Fanny mistranscribed?

Choccy

Choccy Report 9 May 2009 14:46

Can't find a Merrick - only a Jones

Births Mar 1860 (>99%)
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JONES Annie Margaret Knighton 11b 179

OR

Births Jun 1861 (>99%)
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HEYWOOD Annie Maria Knighton 11b 174

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Births Mar 1862 (>99%)
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GREENWOOD Annie Janet Knighton 11b 170

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Births Jun 1862 (>99%)
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STEDMAN Annie Knighton 11b 182

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 May 2009 14:40

1881 census
Union St., Bishops Castle, Shropshire
Jane Jones, head, married, 48, late laundress, born Stafford, Staffordshire
Annie, dau, 20, domestic out of place, born Knighton, Radnorshire
Thomas, son, 15, mason's labourer, born Clun, Salop
Herbert, son, 10, born "

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 9 May 2009 14:37

1881

JONES, Jane Head Married F 48 1833 Late Laundress
Stafford
Staffordshire
JONES, Annie Daughter Single F 20 1861 Out Of Place (Dom)
Knighton
Radnorshire
Wales
JONES, Thomas Son Single M 15 1866 Mason Labourer
Clun
Shropshire
JONES, Herbert Son Single M 10 1871 Scholar
Clun
Shropshire

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RG number:
RG11 Piece:
2620 Folio:
46 Page:
33

Registration District:
Clun Sub District:
Bishops Castle EnumerationDistrict:
Ecclesiastical Parish:


Civil Parish:
Bishops Castle in Parish Municipal Borough:
Address:
Union Street, Bishops Castle In Parish County:
Shropshire

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 May 2009 14:32

1891 census
Castle Green, Bishops Castle, Shropshire
Annie Jones, head, single, 30, needlewoman, born Radnorshire, Knighton
Georgina, dau, 9
William, son, 7
Thomas, son, 4
Ethel, dau, 2
Children all born Bishops Castle.

Choccy

Choccy Report 9 May 2009 14:26

Maybe

Births Mar 1907 (>99%)
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WHITTALL Fanny Clun 6a 529


Births Sep 1904 (>99%)
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WHITTALL Albert John Clun 6a 565

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 May 2009 14:24

This looks suspiciously like the family but Annie is single:
1901 census
Castle Green, Bishops Castle, Shropshire
Annie Jones, head, single, 40, washerwoman, born Radnorshire, Knighton
Herbet, brother, single, 30, general labourer, born Salop, Clun
Georgina, dau, 19, domestic servant
Thomas, son, 13, mason's labourer
Cissy, dau, 9
***Lucy, dau, 6
Elizabeth, (no relationship given), 2
Children all born Bishops Castle, Salop.