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Jessies death certificate arrived today - she hanged herself whilst depressed, accelerated by excessive drinking.......

Gosh I don't expect you expected that!

She did seem to have a lot to put up with, babies dying, a husband who wasn't who he said he was and went to prison, although that bit did come after her death.

Interesting thread!!!

I have no idea if and where this info might be of use:

1881 census transcription details for: West Holborn, South Shields

RG number: RG11
Piece: 5021
Folio: 15
Page: 27
Reg. District: South Shields
Sub District: South Shields
Parish: South Shields
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: West Holborn, South Shields
CARLBERG, Chas Head Married M 37 1844 Cocoa Rooms (Coffee House)
Germany
CARLBERG, Margt Wife Married F 47 1834
Sunderland, Durham
THORNHAM, Geo Lodger Married M 42 1839 Mariner
Halifax, Yorkshire
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1891 census transcription details for: 41, West Holborn, South Shields
RG number: RG12
Piece: 4164
Folio: 91
Page: 8
Reg. District: South Shields
Sub District: South Shields
Parish: South Shields
Enum. District: 6
Ecclesiastical District: Holy Trinity
City/Municipal Borough: South Shields
Address: 41, West Holborn, South Shields
CARLLERY (sic), Charles Head Married M 47 1844 Refreshment House Keeper
Germany
CARLLERY, Margt Wife Married F 47 1844
Sunderland, Durham
CARLLERY, Fredericana Daughter F 5 1886
Scotland
PEARSON, James Servant M 29 1862 Servant
South Shields, Durham
CAMPHFIELD, Edwd Servant Single M 49 1842 Servant
Boston, U S A
MARCH, Elizth Servant Single F 25 1866 Domestic Servant
Birtley, Durham
FELTON, Jane Servant F 28 1863 Domestic Servant
Huntingdonshire

Maureen

Yes it will - Johns marriage certificate to Jessie stated his profession as 'Proprietor of the Cocoa Rooms' and his address as 41 West Holborn St....let me check it out.

In the Shields Daily Gazette - Cocoa rooms and 41 West Holborn are the same address

'CARLBERG'S WEST-END COCOA ROOMS, Branch No. 2. 41 West Holborn, South Shields. The above Rooms will be OPENED on Thursday. August 28, 1879, at 12 o'clock noon, the Rev. ENOCH FRANKS, of Hebburn. Revs. James Macken.de, Walter Hanson, and other Ministers and Gentlemen have kindly promised to take part in the in proceedings.

It seems(?),though, that Mr and Mrs Carlberg were not in England during the years that your Mr Berg was in residence.

Don't laugh...I DO try...but where did daughter Freda come from???
1911 census transcription details for: 42 York Street
RG14PN30828 RG78PN1761 RD559 SD5 ED10 SN89
Reg. District: Tynemouth
Sub District: Blyth
Parish: Cowpen
Enum. District: 10
Address: 42 York Street
County: Northumberland

GOLIGHTLY, John Head Married M 27 1884 Coal Miner Coal Cutter Northumberland Delaval
GOLIGHTLY, Freda Wife Married
4 years F 25 1886 Scotland Edinburgh Resident
GOLIGHTLY, Olive Daughter F 1 1910 Northumberland Blyth
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England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 about Freda Carlberg
Name: Freda Carlberg
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1907
Registration District: Tynemouth
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume Number: 10b
Page Number: 401
Freda Carlberg
John Golightly
Isabella Hewitson
Robert Hume

Maureen :-S

The Carlberg's ran the cocoa coffee room at 41 West Holborn in South Shields from 1879-1883...John ran it from 1884 I think until 1887 when it went into rent arrears ands all the furnishings were sold including household stuff.

I wonder if the prison records will give me more information about John in 1915?