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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 5,616 Send Message	MaureeninNY	Report	21 Sep 2011 21:07
	True,Christina. A couple of certs wouldn't hurt either. I'm giving up on this family for today as they're giving me a headache. (for some reason I keep tripping over people named Colbourne...) Maureenxx
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 2,141 Send Message	Christina(Lancashire)	Report	21 Sep 2011 21:15
	Lol, Maureen. Me too....this marriage perhaps?? Marriages Dec 1879 (>99%) Colborn Eliza Portsea 2b 932 COLBORN* Eliza Portsea 2b 932 McCormick William Portsea I. 2b 932 Alice's birth cert may give more clues as hers was the only birth registered as McCormick/McCormack. All the other children were registered as Dicks. Births Jun 1880 (>99%) McCORMICK Alice Silvia Portsea 2b 505
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 5,616 Send Message	MaureeninNY	Report	21 Sep 2011 21:32
	Yes,Christina. That marriage and this (which tipped me over the edge!): Births Mar 1875 (>99%) DICKS Emily Maria Portsea 2b 448 Marriages Sep 1893 (>99%) Boozer William Portsea I. 2b 922 Childs Louisa Emma Portsea 2b 922 COLBOURNE Emily Maria Portsea 2b 922 Dicks Emily M Portsmouth 2b 922 Softly Henry George Portsea 2b 922 Softly Joseph H Portsmouth 2b 922 1901 census transcription details for: 2, Highbury Street Armoury Lane, Portsmouth RG number: RG13 Piece: 1001 Folio: 53 Page: 12 Reg. District: Portsmouth Sub District: Portsmouth and Mid Southsea Parish: Portsmouth Enum. District: 3 Ecclesiastical District: St Thomas a Becket City/Municipal Borough: Address: 2, Highbury Street Armoury Lane, Portsmouth County: Hampshire SOFTLEY, Henry Head Married M 32 1869 General Labourer Portsmouth Hampshire SOFTLEY, Emily Wife Married F 26 1875 Portsmouth Hampshire SOFTLEY, Henry Son Single M 10 1891 Portsmouth Hampshire HEWETT, Elizabeth Sister Widow F 35 1866 Charwoman Portsmouth Hampshire HEWETT, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 10 1891 Portsmouth Hampshire HEWETT, Harriett Daughter Single F 2 1899 Portsmouth Hampshire Oh well. Maureenxx
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 2,141 Send Message	Christina(Lancashire)	Report	21 Sep 2011 21:58
	Ooooooh. That's far too confusing. So is Henry George also known as Joseph H, or are they two different people? (I can see a birth for a Joseph Henry, but not for a Henry George). I think you're right, buying several certificates wouldn't hurt........if only this hobby wasn't so expensive. But if Emily Maria Dicks was also known as Colbourne, it does make the 1879 marriage for William McCormick to Eliza Colborn look very promising. But where on earth does Colbourne/Colborn come from? Edit: Could the 1871 census image, transcribed as Ketcher, read Colborn by any stretch of the imagination?
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 16,405 Send Message	patchem	Report	21 Sep 2011 23:56
	The Ketchers are definitely Ketcher in 1871, unless the enumerator had written down Colborn (or misheard) and then wrongly copied it over. Eliza could be from Malsham, which would fit in with Melksham.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 5,616 Send Message	MaureeninNY	Report	26 Sep 2011 01:29
	Just a Sunday update. I did send a PM to Matti on the 22nd. It's not been opened as yet. Christina- you ARE feeding that sweetheart I hope!!! Always makes me smile....... Maureen
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 2,141 Send Message	Christina(Lancashire)	Report	26 Sep 2011 20:24
	Thanks for checking the 1871 image patchem. Lol Maureen, he gets far more than is good for him. Luckily middle age has not affected his weight.....unlike his owner :-)

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