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Ozibird: Annie mills.

That is not my Annie Mills. She is from another family, part of the false trail I followed. I sent for the birth certificate for that girl and her father James Mills, was born 1839 and her mother, Mercy Smith, was born 1842. They subsequently went to live in Yorkshire.

Although it says on the census of 1891 that my family's Annie was born in Dudley, I can find no record of her birth. Neither can I find her after the 1891 census and again I have followed many false trails. I'm at a brick wall place!

I think you have all been very kind. I am convinced now that she was born in lincolnshire and I am also thinking that the death of the woman in 1872 may have been mistranscribed and should have been 36 not 86 as I can find no other Sarah Love over 80 in West Bromwich in the 1871 census.
Thank you for your help.

No, same here.

Good luck. If you get the death cert, will you post the findings on here? I'm just curious to see how it turns out.

Ozi

Skirling is in Peebleshire, but it's only 1km from the Lanark county line, so a pob of Skirling, Lanark could well be accurate.

For Ozibird and other who have been kind enough to help me.
This morning my husband went to the records office in Stafford where they hold registrations of BMDs for West Bromwich ( used to be in Staffordshire) and he was able to see details of the marriage between James Mills and Sarah Love that took place in April 1864 at Holy Trinity Church, West Bromwhich. Her age fitted in with other information. Sarah Love's father is recorded as Benjamin Love which would fit in with the family in Spalding / Grantham in the 1841 census. James, recorded as a widower which would be correct, named his father as Joseph Mills which is also correct as is his profession as a labourer. Interestingly, the profession of Sarah's father is left blank.

My husband then saw a copy of the GRO deaths for 1872 and found the one for Sarah Mills, 1872 6b409 and the age was obliterated.

I shall do more research but I already feel that I have found Sarah Love.

Thank you for your help everyone, it is much appreciated.

Thanks, Carole.

Lovely to know it turned out so well.

Ozi

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Benjamin Love
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 10 May 1811
baptism/christening place: PINCHBECK,LINCOLN,ENGLAND
father's name: James Love
mother's name: Elizth
indexing project (batch) number: C03099-2
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 504734



record title: England Marriages, 1538–1973
groom's name: Benjamin Love
bride's name: Ann Brackenbury
marriage date: 25 Oct 1830
marriage place: Grantham,Lincoln,England
indexing project (batch) number: M01124-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 436035



record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Ann Brackenbury
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 23 Sep 1811
baptism/christening place: GRANTHAM,LINCOLN,ENGLAND
father's name: John Brackenbury
mother's name: Eliz.
indexing project (batch) number: C01124-2
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 436045

Also

record title: England Marriages, 1538–1973
groom's name: James Love
bride's name: Elizabeth Glitherow
marriage date: 19 May 1800
marriage place: Pinchbeck,Lincoln,England
indexing project (batch) number: M03099-2
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 504734

Wow! Thankyou ozibird and everyone else. That should keep me busy.

So glad it has worked out for you Carole. Very kind of you to come back and let us know. That is always aprreciated!

Good luck with your research.

An update: have seen documents in archives that prove James was in prison on a 7 year sentence in Shrewsbury which began in 1865. The Annie listed as his daughter in 1891 on the census is 23 born in 1868. He cannot have fathered her at that time as he was banged up doing hard labour! Annie remains a mystery. The Annie born in 1868 was not her. I got the birth certificate. It was a different younger James Mills who was the father.

Not quite back to square one, but must be a bit of a blow.

However on the bright side, you've got more detective work to look forward to.

Ozi