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Roy it's probably not you! I did March 1905 to Dec 1911 so probably that accounts for quite a few that can be discounted.

Jude

When searching for children who where born and then died young between census's,

search all possible deaths first,

then only search for possible births for those deaths that will mean that if their are 13 deaths then you are only looking at a maximum of 13 births,

you can then reduce that number by slotting in all the childrens births to that marriage that are still living and working off the living births to calculating that a child born in the 1st Q is unlikely be a sibling to a child born in the 2nd or 3rd Q of that same year who died young simular for a child who born and died in the 2nd Q is unlikely to be related to a child who was born in the 3rd or 4th Q although be aware of births registered late,

Also although some women can get pregnant a short while after giving birth generaly most would take around 8 to 10 weeks and that period could be extended if breast feeding as most did in those days

Is it me? if they where married 5 years and the 1911 Census was taken on Sunday 2nd April 1911 i can only count 10 infant deaths in Paddington up to that time and 3 of those who died never had their births registered in Paddington so that leaves 7

but it's late and i will look in tomorrow


Roy

I'm wondering if there's anything on Ancestry in:
Westminster Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers
I don't have a sub, but it might cut down some of those 23 births & 13 deaths.

All these Henry's and Sarah's are frying my brain!!!! :-/ Ha ha ha ha!!!

Thanks Jude, I shall look into that one!


Many thanks again everyone! :-)

Oh, I see! Well, that explains how they were born at 62 Clarendon Street - which was Henry jnr's address at marriage.

the female cook was born and died as well...so you could start with Henry Sarah Kate and Fem ale :-)

The same for Rosina!

Thanks for looking anyway! ;-)

Can't see a death before 1911 for him MC...

MC - That baptism record IS correct and in my family history, but not for the Henry & Sarah I mentioned previously.

Ernest in the above record is in fact the younger brother of Henry! Just to confuse things! Ha ha ha ha!

The three baptisms I've found seem to fit the parent's names, Henry's occupation and their address in 1911.

BUT - they are before any 1905 marriage, plus Sarah would have been very young (put not impossibly so).

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Rosina Cook
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 6 Feb 1901
Baptism Date: 28 Feb 1901
Father's Name: Henry Jesse Cook - Horsekeeper
Mother's Name: Sarah Jare Cook
Parish or Poor Law Union: Paddington St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Parish Registers

Address: 62 Clarendon Street.

Possible?

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Ernest Edward Cook
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1902
Baptism Date: 16 Oct 1902
Father's Name: Henry Jesse Cook - Horse Keeper
Mother's Name: Sarah Jane Cook
Parish or Poor Law Union: Paddington St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Parish Registers

Address: 62 Clarendon Street.

I don't honestly know. I have narrowed my "missing three" to three and have stumped up the cash for three birth certificates in the hope they all come back with the correct parents.....

You could try eliminating by checking on 1911 census..balls-aching but would narrow it down

Jude

I think I've found some baptism records:

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Emma Elizabeth Cook
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 7 April 1906
Baptism Date: 24 Apr 1906
Father's Name: Henry Cook - Horse Keeper
Mother's Name: Sarah Cook
Parish or Poor Law Union: Paddington St Mary Magdalene
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Parish Registers

Address 85 Clarendon Street.

Phew!

HOW MUCH???? :-O

Hmmm, there must be an easier and cheaper way, surely?

Do you know if it's possible to go to the Town Hall where the records are kept and look at them before ordering a copy?

Yes.. posts crossed :-)

13 deaths = £120.25 OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I thought £18.75 was chancing it ha ha!

That's the record for Emma, yes. (I'm sure I posted it a few posts back....?)

Emma didn't die until 1988!

I know what you mean about the young deaths, etc.... and with Cook being such a common name as well.....

There are 23 births and 13 deaths that might fit :-(

OK so if she was born 1906, this is her


Births Jun 1906 (>99%)
Cook Emma Elizabeth Paddington 1a 17

So she would still (just) be on April 2nd 1911.

There are a lot of young deaths (and therefore births) between 1901 and 1911 in Paddington

it could be jude i had look and cant find one for her either i put it up just incase