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Trying to find a marriage for a Clara Wilkinson all I know is that she married in 1901 in London but no name for her husband
val

you must know more than you're telling - you didn't just happen on Clara :-)

Can we have some more details please.

There are at least 2 possibles and there is no point in posting the wrong one for you.

Dea x

There is one in Islington and one in Shoreditch. Do you have any idea where it might have been? Where was she in the 1901 census?

Kath. x

Hi Valerie,
Do you know her fathers name ?

These are the 2 marriages for 1901 -if you do know her fathers name these should help you


Name: Clara Wilkinson
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Spouse Name: James Montague
Spouse Age: 25 ----occ Carman
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 26 May 1901
Parish: St Clement, Barnsbury
County: London
Borough: Islington
Father Name: Frederick Wilkinson ----deceased Labourer
Spouse Father Name: James Montague ---deceased contractor
wittnesses===Annie Clark and Henry Hughes

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the other is

Name: Clara Wilkinson
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Spouse Name: William Arthur Dossett
Spouse Age: 23 --occ Plumber
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 04 Jul 1901
Parish: St Columba, Haggerston
County: London
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Thomas Wilkinson ---occ Commersial Traveller
Spouse Father Name: William Dossett --occ Confectioner
wittnesses----Thomas Wilkinson -----William Dossett

In case either census ring any bells...............


1911 census - household transcription
Person: DOSSETT, Clara Mary
Address: 14 Sherringham Avenue Tottenham

DOSSETT, William Arthur Head M 33 1878 Plumber Clerkenwell VIEW
DOSSETT, Clara Mary Wife Married
10 years F 33 1878 U Wimbledon VIEW
DOSSETT, William John Son M 9 1902 Tottenham Surry VIEW
DOSSETT, Frank Thomas Son M 4 1907 Tottenham VIEW
DOSSETT, Thomas Henry Son M 3 1908 Tottenham VIEW
DOSSETT, Elizabeth Mary Daughter F 1 1910 Tottenham VIEW
WILKINSON, Robert Joseph Brother In Law Single M 29 1882 Motor Driver Wimbledon Surrey VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
7330 Reference:
RG14PN7330 RG78PN356 RD132 SD4 ED21 SN139

Registration District:
Edmonton Sub District:
East Tottenham Enumeration District:
21 Parish:
Tottenham

Address:
14 Sherringham Avenue Tottenham County:
Middlesex
(4 children born and living.)


I was going to give you the 1911 for Clara Montague.............but can't seem to find her!

Thank you to all for looking I have just back from mums and we find a Married certificate in a old box and Barara this is the marriage Clara in May 1901 I now know who she is can anyone tell how to
I have James & Fredrick on the 1911 census but no Clara, James is a Boader, and Fredick is a Nephew, so were do I go next
Thank you again
Val

Does the marriage certificate give an address for Clara at the time of marriage?

There is this Clara Wilkinson in Islington on the 1901 census:-


ISZARD, Harriett Head Married F 25 1876 Laundress
Middlesex London
ISZARD, Sarah Daughter F 8 1893
Middlesex London
ISZARD, Thomas Son M 4 1897
Middlesex London
ISZARD, James Son M 0 (8 MOS) 1901
Middlesex London
WILKINSON, Clara Sister Single F 19 1882 Laundress
Middlesex London

Address:
19, Eden Grove, Islington

RG number: RG13
Piece: 173
Folio: 59
Page: 7

Kath. x

this appears to be james
1911
OHNSON, George Head Married M 42 1869 Carman Contractor London Islington VIEW
JOHNSON, Jane Wife Married
22 years F 40 1871 London Islington VIEW
JOHNSON, Bob Son Single M 21 1890 Brush Maker In Factory London Islington VIEW
JOHNSON, Nell Daughter Single F 15 1896 At Home London Islington VIEW
JOHNSON, George Son Single M 13 1898 School London Islington VIEW
JOHNSON, Ben Son Single M 11 1900 School London Islington VIEW
JOHNSON, Frances Daughter Single F 9 1902 London Islington VIEW
JOHNSON, Lily Daughter Single F 6 1905 London Islington VIEW
JOHNSON, Violet Daughter Single F 2 1909 London Islington VIEW
MONTAGUE, James Boarder Married
10 years M 34 1877 Carman London Islington VIEW
MONTAGUE, Frederick Nephew Single M 9 1902 London Islington VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
790 Reference:
RG14PN790 RG78PN27 RD10 SD1 ED15 SN221

Registration District:
Islington Sub District:
Tufnell Enumeration District:
15 Parish:
Islington

Address:
71 Rupert Road Holloway N County:
London

This looks like Clara's husband in the 1901 census just before the marriage:-

MONTAGUE, Jane Head Widow F 50 1851
Islington London
MONTAGUE, James Son Single M 25 1876 Carman Rly
Islington
MONTAGUE, Ellen Daughter Single F 26 1875 Brush Maker Islington
MONTAGUE, Fanny Daughter Single F 20 1881 Brush Maker Islington

Address:
11, Hornsey Street, Islington

RG number: RG13
Piece: 173
Folio: 44
Page: 36

Kath. x

Just looked on Google maps to see if Hornsey Street and Eden Grove are anywhere near each other and they are parallel to each other in the same area so I think there is a good chance that the Clara and James records I found on the 1901 census are the correct ones.

Kath. x

this one seems a bit bizarre but could it be her ?
MONTAGUE, Clara Servant Widow F 28 1883 Laundrymaid London Islington VIEW [You have previously viewed this record]
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3281 Reference:
RG14PN3281 RD39 SD1 ED10 SN9999

Registration District:
Croydon Sub District:
Coulsdon Enumeration District:
10 Parish:
Coulsdon

Address:
Coulsdon Surrey County:
Surrey

On the marriage certificate That she was 21, and adress was 19 edem Grove, father was Fredrick Wilkinson and deceased, so we do have the right Clara, and James and Fredrick were living with the Johnson but no Clara.
thank you all
val :-)

Thats the one I was looking at, Maddie . There is this Death index ??

Deaths Sep 1908 (>99%)
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MONTAGUE James --- age 33 ---Camberwell 1d 425

but if the 1911 is correct for james he is still alive in 1908
probably the wrong clara
just a coincidence she was a laundress under both names
I really don't know
Maddie

Valerie, it says Frederick is nephew ---I guess to the Johnsons---but I can't see a way how.

I'll take another look

Barbara x

Well,

It looks like Clara 'did a runner' !

James's Army records are on Ancestry dated 1916.

He is still married to Clara but address for her is 'unknown' and he has his mother Jane named as next-of-kin.

I will see if there is any later clue to her whereabouts in the records.

Dea x

Nope - Just read through them - she did not reappear while he was in the Army.

Dea x

It could just be then that Clara was fibbing about being a widow in 1911.
Perhaps Frederick is James's nephew..........or do you have the birth cert Valerie that tells you he is actually James and Clara's son?

The army records show that James had a son Frederick James (though no year of birth was given for him).

Dea x