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Big Ask - sorry

Have just decided to look at a stumbling block from a different perspective - I have a Frances Cheers who married a Joseph Jones in Jun Qtr 1895 Birkenhead. They had a daughter Eleanor Jones in 1897 also in Birkenhead.

I them all from the 1911 census (this is the correct family due to other family members living with them) still in Birkenhead (same house) but need to determine who she (Eleanor) married - Jones is a big name to start searching with so any clues greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Carol

Have you tried looking for Frances in other people's trees?
An unusual name so you might get lucky! And can I ask - did Eleanor have a middle name?
Jan

Unfortunately Yes with no luck as yet - am also trying an old contact who I helped with this side of this family a few years ago to see if she has come across anything even though it isn't on her direct line.

Ta anyway

Carol

There are only 3 births I can see:

Births Jun 1897 (>99%)
Jones Eleanor Alice Birkenhead 8a 515
Births Dec 1897 (>99%)
Jones Eleanor Birkenhead 8a 474
Births Mar 1898 (>99%)
Jones Eleanor Frederica Birkenhead 8a 480

If you can pinpoint your Eleanor it should narrow it down at least.

Must say i can't see her 1911!

jan

Got her!

JONES, Joseph Head Married M 38 1873 Platelayer Tramways Saltney Flintshire VIEW
JONES, Frances Wife Married
15 years F 38 1873 Birkenhead Cheshire VIEW
JONES, Elenor Daughter F 14 1897 Birkenhead Cheshire VIEW
CHEERS, Joseph Brother In Law Single M 33 1878 Billiard Table Repairer Birkenhead Cheshire VIEW
TOTTY, Alice Niece Single F 21 1890 Birkenhead Cheshire VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
21979 Reference:
RG14PN21979 RG78PN1308 RD452 SD1 ED22 SN275

Registration District:
Birkenhead Sub District:
Birkenhead Enumeration District:
22 Parish:
Birkenhead

Address:
122 Beckwith St Birkenhead County:
Cheshire

Yep that's the one Jan - now with the amount of Jones's what is the best place to start for marriage?????

Ta

Carol

Carol, are you sure that she married? Many of her male contemporaries would have gone to the WW1 battlefields

No I'm not but "praying" she did to help solve the other conundrum. I have tried on GR with the side I really wanted to no avail - he is extremely elusive - so thought I would try from this angle

Carol

Yikes

No expert on Jones or Cheshire, so just a few ideas to get the ball rolling

If they adopted the same "life is short" attitude in WW1 as they did in WW2, it might be best looking first at the age 17-21 slot (i.e. 1914 to 1918). If she married at that point, you might well get further info from soldiers WW1 records.

I think that Cheshire BMD have been busy transcribing - not sure whether this period is covered tho'

Electoral roll for the father, to check how long the 1911 address persisted?

realise it's late there and I have to start my working day here - so will check in this evening when home and you've all had a good nights sleep!

Kind Regards

Carol

Ivy

Good points there - I will see what I can "sneak" in during the day - many thanks and have a great night.

Carol

from cheshire bmd

Cheshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1891 to 1895
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
CHEERS Frances JONES Joseph Seacombe, St Paul Wirral C10/2/153

unfortuanately no help on there with births

Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1897
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
JONES Eleanor Alice Birkenhead Wirral BIR/191/68
JONES Eleanor Birkenhead Wirral BIR/194/28

Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1898
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
JONES Eleanor Frederica Birkenhead Wirral BIR/195/1