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The Otter children - what happened to them
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Paul | Report | 1 Nov 2006 20:44 |
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Did Catherine remarry after Basil died? There are a couple of possibles in the BMD. 1879 - Catherine Sandys and Thomas Ellison 1888 - Catherine Sandys and Matthew Thomas Brown or Walter Wilson. HTH ... Paul |
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 1 Nov 2006 20:22 |
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Workhouse children were sometimes simply taken and sent to live abroad in Canada or Australia. You will be shocked at the extent of this - tens of thousands of children right up to the early 20th century. Try researching British Home Children and see if a name pops up. |
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Penelope | Report | 1 Nov 2006 20:19 |
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Sue - if you have access to Ancestry check this one out.... enlarge the image and the age for this Eliza reads 25, definatly a feint squiggle for a number 2 . Name: Eliza Otter Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Relation: Servant Gender: Female Where born: London, England Civil Parish: Billinghay County/Island: Lincolnshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Sleaford Sub-registration district: Billinghay ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 14 Household Members: Name Age Eliza Otter 15 John Skinner 15 Mary Skinner 50 Thomas Skinner 6 William Skinner 49 Willie Skinner 17 Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 3347; Folio: 5; Page: 4; GSU roll: 839356. Pen x |
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Penelope | Report | 1 Nov 2006 19:54 |
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So we could be looking for a Sands Sandys !! Will take a look for you xx |
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Susan | Report | 1 Nov 2006 19:50 |
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Yes I have both birth certs, they were born in the same workhouse where the parents are in 1851. Catherine Otter married Basil Sandys in 1855 and she is listed with Basil and daughter Sarah born 1856 in 1861 and 1871. So no, they are not with them then. Basil Sandys dies in 1871 and then Catherine disappears as well. What a family, grrrrr |
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Penelope | Report | 1 Nov 2006 19:37 |
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Hi Sue Do you have their birth certs, or do you know where they were born? Pen x Found the birth entry for Sands with the district of St Giles given. What was the new married surname? - perhaps they are using that one. |
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Susan | Report | 1 Nov 2006 19:29 |
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Sands Otter born 1853 and Eliza Otter born 1847, the children of William and Catherine Otter. I can't find either of these children on any census or deaths for them. William and Catherine are in St. Giles workhouse Middlesex in 1851. By 1861 William is dead and Catherine remarried. Anyone got any ideas as to whaat could have become of them. |
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