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Middy

Middy Report 24 Jan 2010 20:43

Hi, just wondered if anyone would mind helping, I am just getting back into doing my family tree and I am having a bit of a problem already, I have found the marriage between my grandad and nan - Charles French and Emily Ricketts on 17 July 1887 in Lambeth - Emily's dad is Robert Ricketts - but I cannot find any further information for either Emily or Robert, would anyone mind trying to help me

Many Thanks x

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 24 Jan 2010 20:48

Just for info

Name: Charles French
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Spouse Name: Emily Ricketts
Spouse Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Jul 1887
Parish: Saint John The Evangelist
County: Middlesex
Borough: Lambeth
Father Name: William French
Spouse Father Name: Robert Ricketts - bricklayer




1891 poss - for info
Name: Emily French
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Charles
Gender: Female
Where born: Holborn, London, England

Civil parish: St Marylebone
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: London
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Marylebone
Sub-registration district: Rectory
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Charles French 36
Emily French 22
Charles French 3
William B French 2

Charles occupation of wood chopper matches the marriage cert

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 24 Jan 2010 21:02

1881 just posting this one but need to check the 1871

Name: Emily Ricketts
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Harriett
Gender: Female
Where born: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: St Andrew
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 15 Dorrington St
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Dressmaker

Registration district: Holborn
Sub-registration district: St Andrew Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 6b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Harriett Ricketts 46 born Trowbridge, - widow
Emily Ricketts 16
Thomas Snell 32



1871
Name: Harriett Richotte
[Harriett Angell]
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Female
Where born: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Civil parish: Trowbridge
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Town: Trowbridge
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England
Registration district: Melksham
Sub-registration district: Trowbridge
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 148
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Angell 75
Harriett Richotte 36
Agnes Richotte 14
John Richotte 9
Emily Richotte 6
Authur Johnston 19
Annie Johnston 18
Florence Johnston 5 months
Isaac Angell 74



1861
Name: Agnes L Rickets
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Relation: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Where born: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: Trowbridge
Town: Trowbridge
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Melksham
Sub-registration district: Trowbridge
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 130
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Angell 65
Elizabeth Angell 24
Thomas Angell 22
James Angell 17
Agnes L Rickets 4
Henry Moore 17



1861
Name: Harriett Ricketts
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: John
Gender: Female
Where born: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: Chiswick
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Brentford
Sub-registration district: Chiswick
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 58
Household Members: Name Age
John Ricketts 30
Harriett Ricketts 26
Annie Ricketts 8
Elizabeth Ricketts 2



NO rule this family out as father is John and not Robert

Middy

Middy Report 24 Jan 2010 21:19

Thanks everyone, just to let you know I have information for Emily after her marriage to Charles it is before her marriage that I cannot find her or her dad Robert, bit weird really

Thanks x

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 24 Jan 2010 23:21

I'm wondering who the brother-in-law is? Is he Emily's brother??
1901 Ancestry
Name: Robert Gay
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relation: Brother-in-law
Gender: Male
Where born: Marylebone, London, England
Civil parish: Hammersmith
Ecclesiastical parish: St Clement
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:tailor

Registration district: Fulham
Sub-registration district: North Hammersmith (including Starch Green)
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 143
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles French 40
Emily French 33
Charles French 13
William French 12
Elizabeth French 14
Robert Gay 30

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 43; Folio: 127; Page: 23.


Sorry if it's one of those red herrings!!

Maureen

Middy

Middy Report 25 Jan 2010 08:54

Hi Maureen

Thanks for helping, it is the family that you have found - I always that my nan was Emily Gay (however it isn't and her surname is Ricketts), but this makes me think that somehow Robert Gay is related to Emily - I think, or I suppose could be related to Charles French - the Gay reference was something of hearsay you might say.

Any ideas would be great

Thanks again x