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Valentine (also known as James - which certainly doesnt help!) is being quite elusive so any help in locating him would be wonderful. I cant find him on the 1881 but have his marriage to Elizabeth Jane BLEACH in 1884 Isle of Wight. That is all I know except they had a daughter Albina Kate Cunningham born 1884 in Portsea Hampshire who married Edward James Doherty in 1906 . Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you

Danielle

Danielle,

Are you sure his wife was Elizabeth Jane? I found this record of marriage in 1881.

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Name: James Valentine Cunningham
Year of Registration: 1881
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Shoreditch
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c

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James Valentine Cunningham 1881 Jan-Feb-Mar Shoreditch London, Middlesex
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Emily Warwick 1881 Jan-Feb-Mar Shoreditch London, Middlesex

1891...is this the daughter? And her sister?

Name: Katie Cunningham
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation: Inmate
Gender: Female
Where born: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Portsea
Ecclesiastical parish: St Bartholomew
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsea Island
Sub-registration district: Landport
ED, institution, or vessel: Nazareth House
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Clotilda Allen 8
Josephine Allen 6
Julia Barker 6
Lizzie Barker 9
Margaret Mary Burnell 7
Winefred Burnell 6
Elizabeth Carroll 8
John Carroll 10
Margaret Carroll 6
Lily Coakley 8
Catherine Cooney 10
>>>>>>>Ellen Cunningham 5
>>>>>>>Katie Cunningham 7

Reg

Could he have been married twice?

1881 England Census
about James V. Cunningham
Name: James V. Cunningham
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emily
Gender: Male
Where born: Clarkenwell, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Islington
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 9 Bride St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

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Occupation: Boot Maker

Registration district: Islington
Sub-registration district: Islington West
ED, institution, or vessel: 50
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Emily Cunningham 25
James V. Cunningham 25
Eliza Warick 19

This is the marriage referred to in the original message

Elizabeth Bleach 1884 Jan-Feb-Mar Isle of Wight Hampshire, Isle of Wight
James Cunningham 1884 Jan-Feb-Mar Isle of Wight Hampshire, Isle of Wight

Reg

This could be the James above in 1871.

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1871 England Census
about James Cunningham
Name: James Cunningham
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: St James Clerkenwell
Ecclesiastical parish: St Phillip
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Holborn
Sub-registration district: Amwell
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 149
Household Members: Name Age
Woodley Wm Abbott 21
James Cunningham 13 errand boy
Anna Gunnell 60
James Gunnell 54

The name Valentine either first or as a middle name isn't a common name. Perhaps the James Cunningham married to Elizabeth in 1884 is not the correct one????

The James from Clerkenwell in 1861.

1861 England Census
about James Cunningham
Name: James Cunningham
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Samuel
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Clerkenwell
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Clerkenwell
Sub-registration district: Goswell Street
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 370
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Cunningham 2
James Cunningham 4
Joseph H Cunningham 10
Sarah Cunningham 33
Ann Kilburn 28
Samuel Kilburn 36

The daughter's birth

Name: Albina Kate Cunningham
Year of Registration: 1884
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Portsea Island (1837-1900)
County: Hampshire
Volume: 2b
Page: 462

Reg

I am so sorry for the delay in responding my internet connection went down. Yes I was told by my relation that Valentine (James) did marry Elizabeth Jane Bleach (maybe a 3rd wife?). Elizabeth Jane did have a sister Albina (which fits in with the child Albina Kate born to Valentine. Can anyone find Albina Kate Cunningham in the 1901 census for me? Thanks again it is greatly appreciated.

Danielle

May be you should buy Albina Kate's birth certificate.

That would tell you the mother's maiden name, and you would then be certain whether or not it was Elizabeth Jane Bleach.

Go to www.gro.gov.uk, click on ordering Certificates Online in the box to the right of the screen, and follow instructions.

They willa sk for the GRO reference number, this is the set of 2 numbers below the place name (ie, 2b 462)

Each certificate you roder will cost £7



sylvia

Could this be her in 1901?????

No Albina, no Kate, but there is this one?


1901

Name: Kathleen Cunningham
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Portsea, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Portsmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
Town: Portsmouth
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsmouth
Sub-registration district: Portsmouth and Mid Southsea
ED, institution, or vessel: 34
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 28
Household Members: Name Age
Edward T B Bird 72
Hannah Bird 28
Lavinia Bird 56
Kathleen Cunningham 16



sylvia

Is that your relation in the 1891 I posted?

Reg

Yes I have Albina Kates birth cert and is says the mother is Elizabeth Jane Bleach and the father is Valentine James Cunningham. My computer is playing up so have to turn it off for a bit of a break. Thank you all very much for looking into this for me. At this point I think James (Valentine) was married several times, it also says he was deceased by the time Albina married and he was in the Army. I think Elizabeth remarried someone Smithers/Smith?

Thanks again

Danielle