AWOL Great Grand-Mother

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Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 4 Send Message	Lisa	Report	29 Mar 2009 22:07
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 4 Send Message	Hi Can anyone help?- not sure what to do/where to look. My great grandmother (Frances Emma Cuddon aka Fanny born 1889 in Ipswich, Suffolk) left my great-grandfather (George Charles Howe born 1879 in Norwich (Soke Holy Cross), Norfolk) whilst he was at war along with their 5 children (George, Charles, Alice, Leslie & Marjorie) As a result of this my grandmother and her siblings ended up in a workhouse. To my knowledge she never made contact with my great Grandfather or her children. It would be really interesting to try and find out what made her to up and leave and whether she then went on to have any further children. I just don't know how to go about finding this information.
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	29 Mar 2009 22:32
	Looking at their marriage 1909, if she left him even at the end of the war 1918, she would have had 5 children in nine years... maybe she was suffering from post- natal depression , looking after 5 children and the stress of knowing your husband was fighting might have been too much..and perhaps afterwards she felt she could not go back?. Can't see another marriage for her after that date .
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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 5,185 Send Message	Pam	Report	29 Mar 2009 23:00
	A possibility ? Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Mar 1924 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown Herbert A Howe Burton 6b 557 Howe Frances E Brown Burton 6b 557
	Researching: Middlesex, Berkshire and Somerset
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 5,185 Send Message	Pam	Report	29 Mar 2009 23:05
	Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Mar 1925 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown Noreen Howe Burton 6b 657 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Mar 1929 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown John Howe Burton 6b 574
	Researching: Middlesex, Berkshire and Somerset
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	29 Mar 2009 23:08
	though actually there are several marriages of Fanny Howe ....do you know where they were living at the time?
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,048 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	30 Mar 2009 04:00
	just out of interest, here the birth registrations of 4 of the children. Couldn't find Charles?! Births Dec 1910 (>99%) HOWE George R F Burton 6b 387 Births Jun 1913 (>99%) Howe Alice H F Cuddon Burton 6b 845 Births Jun 1915 (>99%) Howe Leslie W Cudden Burton upon Trent 6b 819 Births Jun 1917 (>99%) Howe Marjorie E Cuddon Burton 6b 638 so she could quite well have been suffering from strain and stress sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 4 Send Message	Lisa	Report	30 Mar 2009 06:54
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 4 Send Message	Thanks for everyones help. I wouldn't know where she was living after she left. She was born in Ipswich so could go back there? Regarding the birth of Charles Howe- her first son, this was in 1909 in Beighton Norfolk. i'm not even sure what drew them to Burton on Trent
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	30 Mar 2009 13:15
	One wonders if the children were all her husbands? 2 were born during the war. Did her husband get leave to go home during the war? I know my grandfather didn't.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,048 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	30 Mar 2009 20:45
	Frances Emma Cuddon was married in Burton in September quarter 1909, George Charles Howe does not yet appear on freebmd in that quarter. so it looks as though they had already moved to Burton ....... work maybe? sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 5,185 Send Message	Pam	Report	30 Mar 2009 22:19
	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Sep 1909 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWE George Charles Burton 6b 73_
	Researching: Middlesex, Berkshire and Somerset
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 16,802 Send Message	Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!	Report	31 Mar 2009 00:20
	When did your great Grandfather die? You could try looking for a marriage for her after that. Otherwise, she probably met someone else and ran away with him. You might have to wait for the 1921 census. Rose
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Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 16,802 Send Message	Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!	Report	31 Mar 2009 00:48
	Another option is to look for all the births where the mother's maiden is Cuddon and see if you can find a marriage for the other surname. You can do this on FreeBMD. Sounds a daunting task, but there aren't too many Cuddon births. Rose
	Researching: I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

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