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there are only two edith Matheson born in 1886 one in south shields but looks like this one died aged 10 in 1896 the other edith is born in chelsea

(from below snippet, followed through, but not seeing Edith!, bit 'off the wall' but thought worth a shot!)

Chris :)

25 July 1874 - Pall Mall Gazette - London, London, England

Birth
MATHESON, Mrs. T., at Mildmay Park, July 23.


Births Sep 1874 (>99%)
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Matheson Marie Cecile Islington 1b 368


1891 (Find My Past)
Thomas Matheson Head Married Male 46 1845 Insurance Broker Middlesex, England
Marie G Matheson Wife Married Female 46 1845 - Switzerland
Marie C Matheson Daughter Single Female 16 1875 Scholar Middlesex, England
Helen E Matheson Daughter - Female 14 1877 Scholar Middlesex, England
James F Matheson Son - Male 12 1879 Scholar Middlesex, England
Herbert W Matheson Son - Male 11 1880 Scholar Middlesex, England
Hester J Matheson Daughter - Female 9 1882 Scholar Middlesex, England
William J Matheson Brother Single Male 58 1833 Agricultural Chemist Durham, England
Street Cannon Place
Parish Hampstead
City Hampstead
County London
Registration district Hampstead
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 106
Folio 56
Page 6


Deaths Jun 1950 (>99%)
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Matheson Marie C 74 Hendon 5e 418


Cemetery Registers Stockton 1882 Edith Mattison [Matheson] abt 1882 Cowper Street

(above from Durham Records Online, no help!)

Deaths Sep 1882 (>99%)
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Mathison Edith 0 Stockton 10a 32

Of course it's possible that she was a servant in the household,
I just thought it may be a reason for keeping the marriage secret.

James Errington
England and Wales Census, 1881
Name: James Errington
Age (Original): 10
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1871
Birthplace: Lamsley, Durham, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Scholar
Address: Whickham Hill
Event Place: Whickham, Durham, England
Record Type: Household
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 5042 / 79
Page Number: 17
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Errington Head M 58 Lamsley, Durham, England
Anne Jane Errington Wife F 47 Lamsley, Durham, England
James Errington Son M 10 Lamsley, Durham, England
Isabella Errington Daughter F 8 Lamsley, Durham, England
Mary Ann Turnbull Servant F 20 Harton, Northumberland, England

These were the occupants of 2 Great Russell Street in 1911:

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census

2 Gt Russell St W C, St Giles in the Fields and St George Bloomsbury, London, England
Household Members

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Birth place Occupation

Leah Greenbaum Head Widow Female 60 1851 Russian Poland ­
Philip Greenbaum Son Single Male 30 1881 St Georges in the E London Tailor Maker
Esther Greenbaum Daughter Single Female 29 1882 St James Soho London Tailoress
Milly Greenbaum Daughter Single Female 25 1886 St Pancras London Tailoress
Samuel Greenbaum Son ­ Male 22 1889 St Pancras London Law Clerk
Alfred David Nassaver Boarder Single Male 29 1882 St Georges in the East London General Dealer
Adolphe Nassaver Boarder Single Male 29 1882 St Georges in the East General Dealer
Gilbert Pierer Boarder Married Male 52 1859 France Visitor Butcher
Fanny Shipway Servant Single Female 43 1868 City of Westminster London General Servant Domestic

Edith may have been a servant?

That's a thought Catherine. As you can see from the marriage link above, they married in the register office which could have been the easy option if they were of different faiths (I think James Errington was CoE).

Thanks Yvonne, if you want to see the actual record there's a link in the opening post.

Anyone found her on 1911?


I googled her address from marriage record and came accross a ' jewish congregation ' list that shows that there was a

Harris Greenbaum Esq. living at 2 Great Russell St. in1910

..............could it be that she was also of jewish origins and married without parents consent, so was not allowed to continue living with her husband ???

Edith Matheson
England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index
Name: Edith Matheson
Event Type: Marriage
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year: 1908
Registration District: Tynemouth
County: Northumberland
Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Volume: 10B
Page: 429
Line Number: 4

Edith Matheson probably married one of the following people
Name: James Errington

Hi Shirley - got ahead of myself, have deleted - shoot me.

Greyghost

Edith was maiden name Matheson not Errington

She married james Errington in 1908 so would still be Matheson on the 1901 census :-)

If anyone wants to see the info we have on James Errington then click on this link and put his surname in the search box:

http://www.tynemouthworldwarone.org/database.html

There are several pages for him.

We don't have his officers service records from the National Archives - that will have to wait and coincide with a trip to London.

Would he have lied about his marriage on his service papers I wonder?

As part of our local WW1 commemoration project we've been researching Captain James Errington, 7th Durham Light Infantry, died 30 Aug 1915.

It seems this man was keeping a secret ....

This is him on the 1911 census:

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census
41 Beverley Terrace Cullercoats, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Birth place Occupation

James Errington Head Single Male 40 1871 Lamesley Co Durham Bank Clerk
Isabella Errington Sister Single Female 38 1873 Lamesley Co Durham ­
Isabella Furness Cousin Single Female 46 1865 Russia Private Means
Grace Erikson Servant Single Female 27 1884 Durham South Shields General Servant Domestic
(I've corrected errata in the transcription of birthplaces)

Note his marital status.

This link is to newspaper reports of his death:
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/14954553

It says he's unmarried. BUT - look at the CWGC entry:
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/573396/ERRINGTON,%20JAMES

A wife Edith is mentioned:
Son of William and Ann Jane Errington, of Northumberland; husband of Edith Errington, of 54 Maloneaux St., Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Served in the South African War.

She's also on the CWGC Headstone Schedule as Mrs E Errington, 54 Molon Street, Heaton, Newcastle. (The correct street name is Molineux Street).

I've found that James Errington actually married in 1908, here's the marriage:
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/14954550

She was Edith Matheson, age 23, spinster. Father Thomas, a commercial traveller. Her address at the time was 2 Great Russell Street, London (doesn't mean she was necessarily a Londoner).

We've got all census and publicly available info on James Errington, what I want help with is Edith - what became of her?

I'd also like opinions on why James was lying .......
I have his will, he left everything to his sister - no mention of his mysterious wife.