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Deciphering place of residence on marriage cert

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MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 8 Feb 2012 20:25

I'd go for Grimsby as well. On the next page of marriages he's making the "G's" in Gardiner the same way.

Maureen

Shelagh

Shelagh Report 8 Feb 2012 20:41

I used to live in that part of Fulham in the 90s. Rosebury Road is to the East of Wandsworth Bridge Road just up from the river and St. Matthew's (I don't think ot there anymore, I do remember it closing down) was on Wandsworth Bridge Road not far from Rosebury Road. And although it looks like Grimsby, I do recall a Harborough Road in the area (not the one in Steatham), maybe that has gone with new developments in Fulham as I can't find it on google maps.
Shelagh

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 8 Feb 2012 21:02

Good suggestion Shelagh. There WAS a Harborough Road in Wandsworth on the 1911 census.

Lot of houses, though - I'll have a skim through.

EDIT, it is the Streatham one once I started looking through.

Dea

Dea Report 8 Feb 2012 21:16

Sorry , I have to go to bed just now but just had a quick look and it is something to do with this:

It actually says 'Haborough' and then Grimsby BUT, bearing in mind that he is a shunter on the railways - this will probably connect somewhere:

Habrough railway station serves the village of Habrough and the town of Immingham in North East Lincolnshire, England. It was built by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1848. The station is managed by Northern Rail, and is also served by First TransPennine Express and East Midlands Trains.

I am sure one of you brilliant people will connect this while I have my little sleep ??

Dea Xxx

Nicola

Nicola Report 9 Feb 2012 07:34

I agree that the registrar seems to have written Harry whereas William has signed Henry as his middle name.
I had a look on Scotlands people for births of a William H Jamieson 1886-1888 and the only 2 that came up as William Henrys had different fathers names when i viewed the image. There were no William Harrys at all.
( please do a subscription scotland people, please!)
So at least i feel i can concentrate in England/Wales for him now!
Also- William Harry/Henry Jamieson apparantly worked at Barking Power Station, his wife Kathleen went up to her daughters ( also Kathleens) in yorkshire during the bombings in the 2nd World War and apparantly William couldnt evacuate with her because of his job at the power station.

Nicola

Nicola Report 9 Feb 2012 08:31

look at the 'in' in spinster, does it look the same as our mystery word?
my eyes are going bobbly now!
if it wasnt for the fist loopy letter id think it said ninety.
is it a ty at the end or an ry? if you look at rosebury ( brides address) i think the r looks different to the above.
is the above a ty?
i think im going to take my eyes out and wash them :-)

Flick

Flick Report 9 Feb 2012 09:56

For what it's worth, my opinion is that it's definitely Haborough, Grimsby, (NO 'r' before the 'b') and he clearly signed with second name Henry.

If it helps, when my parents married in Blackburn, Lancs, my father's address was in Oswestry, Shropshire..........so it's quite feasible for him to have been living somewhere other than where the marriage took place

Naming a father on a marriage cert doesn't necessarily mean that he existed - or at least, not as a husband of the mother

Flick

Flick Report 9 Feb 2012 10:03

When and where did William die?

brillo

brillo Report 9 Feb 2012 11:17

St Matthews was on the corner of Roseberry Road and Wandsworth Bridge Road. The church was knocked down and some knew houses and a smaller church built in its place. I was born in Fulham the church yard was at the back of my garden.

Nicola

Nicola Report 9 Feb 2012 12:01

id say williams death is likely to be this one- considering he was in essex in 1924 when his son Ronald was born and also the link to Barking in Essex
Name: JAMIESON, William H
Registration District: Help Romford
County: Essex
Year of Registration: 1948
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death: 62
Volume No: 5A
Page No: 406

perhaps i will have to try that cert before i can get any further

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 9 Feb 2012 13:10

It won't tell you anything about his birth...........the only info which may be of use is the informant's name etc, and the deceased's occupation

Nicola

Nicola Report 10 Feb 2012 08:56

Good point reggie!
i think this line can go to bed for a few months. i will come back to it at a later date.
Thankyou all for your help, much appreciated

Nicola