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You're welcome! I'm in the EST time zone, five hours behind you, so I was still perky and looking for diversion. ;)

But you must promise that you will go to FreeBMD and practice!

Thanks for the information. I had to go to bed as I was very tired. Thanks very much again for all your help.

Okay ... I can't hold my breath any longer.


Marriages Dec 1910

Firmin Walter Lexden 4a 1479
Pettican Margaret M Lexden 4a 1479
Stow Arthur O Lexden 4a 1479
Warren Elizabeth S Lexden 4a 1479



Births Dec 1911
Firmin Margaret E E Pettican Colchester 4a 1490

Births Mar 1913
Firmin Mabel M Pettican Colchester 4a 1583

Births Mar 1915
FIRMIN Charles H Pettican Lexden 4a 1601

I've got the answers. How you doing?

heh heh.


Tip -- always have multiple windows/tabs open in your browser. That way you can go off and search at FreeBMD without losing your place here.

Now that, you can do yourself, so I'm going to make you.


http://www.freebmd.org.uk

Click on red "search", search for marriages of Walter Firmin in the date range you're looking for. Name is fairly uncommon, so you should be okay without specifying a place, and just looking to see what you get.

The results before mid-1911 won't give you a definite spouse, but will give you a choice of two.

If you think they would have had children after 1911, you can test the spouses' names by searching for births with the surname Firmin and the mother's surname whatever the names of the potential brides are.

Report back, now!

Give a man a fish, and he'll be hanging around the kitchen every night. Teach him to fish, and he'll be off drinking beer in a boat all day and still hanging around the kitchen every night ...

Looking for Walter Firmin's marriage, I didnt say that bit.

Thanks for all the information, very quick and accurate you are a star.

Now Im looking for a Walter Firmin born around 1885, so probably married after 1903. Should be West Ham, Ilford, Romford area, but could be anywhere.

Could you help?

Thanks again Paul

Nah, I'll give you the right Walter. ;) No idea why he didn't appear the first time.


Name: Walter Firmin
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Francis
Gender: Male
Where born: Nayland, Suffolk, England

Civil Parish: Copford
Ecclesiastical parish: Copford
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Registration district: Lexden
Sub-registration district: Stanway
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 77

Albert Firmin 14
Arthur Firmin 11
Edgar Firmin 2
Francis Firmin 35
Herbert Firmin 7
Jessie Firmin 5
Walter Firmin 38


Howzat?

Herewith George!


Name: George Theobald
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Kate
Gender: Male
Where born: Assington, Suffolk, England

Civil Parish: Nayland
Ecclesiastical parish: Wissington
Town: Nayland
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Registration district: Sudbury
Sub-registration district: Bures
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 64

William Hammond 22
Alice M Theobald 4
Edward C Theobald 10
George Theobald 35
Kate Theobald 32
Lily Theobald 7

Geroge Theobald of Assington is the correct one. As the Firmin's then moved Ilford/West Ham area.

So if you have more details on George and Kate that would be great.

Walter Firmin, it should be Wethersfield, Essex, I think. But you could give me the details of the West ham one, as Stoke by Nayland is where Wlter was born, he may have moved again.

Thanks Paul

Two possibles for George, too -- probably the first?

George Theobald Kate abt 1866 Assington, Suffolk, England Head Nayland Suffolk

George Theobald Catherine abt 1867 Sudbury, Suffolk, England Head Little Clacton Essex


(I just wonder because your other household was in Essex, so it could be the second.)

Walter is more elusive; not finding one who matches, even searching only by given names / birth date/place.

Might he be one of these?


Walter Firman Ellen abt 1868 Stoke, Suffolk, England Head West Ham Essex

Walter Firman Fanny F abt 1854 Barhwell, Suffolk, England

Piece of cake! Not even mistranscribed. ;)


Name: Joseph E Firman
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Florence J
Gender: Male
Where born: Payland, Suffolk, England

Name: Florence J Firman
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Joseph E
Gender: Female
Where born: Forest Gate, Essex, England

Civil Parish: Ilford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Registration district: Romford
Sub-registration district: Ilford
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Household schedule number: 88

Charles E Firman 2
Florence J Firman 23
Gwendoline E Firman 7 weeks
Joseph E Firman 26

Can anyone help me by searching the 1901 census.

Im looking for:
Joseph Firmin born around 1878 and his wife Florence Firmin born around 1878. Should be Essex area, either Ilford or West Ham. They were married around 1898 have they had children by 1901?

Also: Walter Firmin born around 1861 in Suffolk and his wife Frances Rose Firmin. Had they any children by 1901.

Finally George Theobald born around 1865 in Suffolk and his wife Kate Theobald, born around 1869, their children etc.

Thanking you in advance, Paul