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Thanks for the pm, Im glad to have helped solve this mystery.

Thanks for the information - will get a copy of the birth certificate. My difficulty in finding this was due to the fact that my mothers birth certificate showed her mother as Olive Lawrence - the problem - mum was born in Sheffield in a Work House - after the birth she was taken to Hastings where she was raised by her paternal father and his wife as their own child and never adapted. It was known that Olive originally came from the Hastings area.

Possible birth - using second name? Mabel Olive becomes Olive Mabel? Looks good, no other Mabels on 1901 born Hastings.(Only other one in Sussex born Brighton and another birth reg shown for her)}

I reckon this is the Cert
Births Sep 1893 (>99%)
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Chown Geoffrey Collingwood Hastings 2b 34
Comfort P*y Reginald Hastings 2b 34
Dennis Albert Turner Hastings 2b 34
Fidler Charles Thomas Hastings 2b 34
Field Percy Frederick Hastings 2b 34
Kenward Bertha Edith M Hastings 2b 34
>>>>>Lawrence Mabel Ollive Hastings 2b 34
Martin Frederick George A Hastings 2b 34
Moulton Marguerite May Hastings 2b 34
Pollard Lilian May Hastings 2b 34

LOL, No wonder I thought I was going mad, couldnt find her: Ollin, aged 7 and a father in law.

Ollin M Lawrence
[Ollin M Laurence]
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relation: Father-in-law
Gender: Male
Where born: Hastings, Sussex, England

Civil Parish: Salehurst
Ecclesiastical parish: Salehurst St Mary
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Ticehurst
Sub-registration district: Salehurst
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 12
Household Members: Name Age
Alace Alie Lawrence 24
Fanny Lawrence 55
Florence L Lawrence 22
James Lawrence 50
Ollin M Lawrence 7

Thanks Ken

According to the 1901 census, there is an Olive M Lawrence aged 7 living in Salehurst & born in Hastings.
Ken

As Jill says, a copy of your parents birth cert would give the name of their mother and their father (if it is shown). When was this Olive born/where?

If you got hold of your parent's birth certificate it would show the mother.

Jill

James/Fanny/Florence/Herbert/Alice Alma/Olive - someone must know them help?? Either Florence or Alice had a daughter Olive who seems to have vanished after the 1901 census - she was listed a grandaughter - but no birth seems to have been registered - any information would be appreciated - Olive appears to be my grandmother but I cannot prove it yet!