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Jan

How can i look for any children that she may have had? im exhausting all possibilities here xx

just having a ponder

Civil registration event: Birth

Name: LAMERTON, Frances E
Registration district: St. Germans
County: Cornwall
Year of registration: 1918
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's maiden name: Lamerton
Volume no: 5C
Page no: 36

It's just about possible that the maiden name was incorrectly recorded as married name - I have seen this a couple of times before.
Are you certain the 2nd child was born before your father?

Long shot:

Births Sep 1926 (>99%)
Vosper Jacqueline J Vosper Birmingham S. 6d 40

Deaths Sep 1926 (>99%)
Vosper Jacqueline J 0 Birmingham S. 6d 29

Jan

i dont think that this hilda vosper would have been her child though seems zaida was born in 1891 and she got married in 1917 and had my grandad in 1925, i am going to have to have a look again.
Viv

Have you tried looking for Lamerton births before she married?
Jan

Well i know that she had a daughter at some point and she died young and i cant find any records. Only hilda vosper and tht makes no sense as she died in 1904.
viv

What doesn't add up Vivien?
Jan

Im just going to have a look on free bmd because zaida had a child other than my grandad who died before my grandad was born....to me it doesnt add up!!

you're welcome

Thank you all very much it gives me something to work on for now. If i have any problems i will no doubt ask

Death transcript details Civil registration event: Death

Name: VOSPER, William R
Registration district: Plymouth
County: Devon
Year of registration: 1930
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at death:38
Volume no: 5B
Page no: 304


so born abt 1892

Looks like birth of Edward - original a bit unclear but I suspect it is Roderick not Frederick:

Births Sep 1860 (>99%)
VOS[EF]ER Edward Charles Frederick St Germans 5c 47

Jan

this is his probate details

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
about William Roderick Vosper
Name: William Roderick Vosper
Probate Date: 18 Jul 1930
Death Date: 10 Jan 1930
Death Place: Gloucestershire, England
Registry: London, England

Vosper William Roderick of 5 Abbots Road Tewkesbury Gloucestershire died 10 January 1930 at South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital Plymouth Administration London 18 July to Zaida Nellie Geraldine Vosper widow effects £299 11s 5d

EDIT William is actually 19 on image.

1911 England Census

Name: Edward Charles B. Vosper
Age in 1911: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Saltash, Cornwall
Civil parish: Saltash
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England
Street Address: 2 Well Park Terrace, Saltash, Cornwall
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Jobbing Butcher
Registration district: St Germans
Registration District Number: 291
Sub-registration district: Saltash

Edward Charles B. Vosper 51
Emma Vosper 53
Ethel Vosper 30 dressmaker
Edith Vosper 24 schoolteacher
William Vosper 9 schoolteacher

1881 England Census

Name: Edward Charles Roderick Vosper
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Saltash, Cornwall, England

Civil parish: Saltash
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England

Street Address: No 76 Fore Street
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Butcher

Registration district: St Germans
Sub-registration district: Saltash

Edward Charles Roderick Vosper 2

Father a butcher:

1901 England Census about William Vosper
Name: William Vosper
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Roderick Vosper
Mother's Name: Emma Vosper
Gender: Male
Where born: Saltash, Cornwall, England

Civil parish: Saltash
Ecclesiastical parish: Saltash
Town: Saltash
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: St Germans
Sub-registration district: Saltash
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 35
Piece: 2190
Folio: 7
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Roderick Vosper 40
Emma Vosper 42
Rosina Vosper 21
Ethel Vosper 20
Amy Vosper 18
Edith Vosper 15
William Vosper 9

Hi Vivien, could this be Zaida's death?

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006 about Zaida N G Vosper
Name: Zaida N G Vosper
Birth Date: abt 1891
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1962
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: St Germans
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume: 7a
Page: 193

If so, then it gives us her birth year to work from. Do you know when William senior died?

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
about Zaida Nellie Geraldine Vosper
Name: Zaida Nellie Geraldine Vosper
Probate Date: 26 Nov 1962
Death Date: 2 Nov 1962
Death Place: Cornwall, England
Registry: Exeter

she was a widow left £2504 7s
was living at Norwood 26 Essa Road Saltash Cornwall

Maybe?

Births Dec 1891 (>99%)
Vosper William Roderick St. Germans 5c 45