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Oh no !!! Another black sheep ancestor !!! Many thanks Elaine

Hangs head in shame !!! I´m usually quite good at finding mistranscriptions - I just think this family has pushed me to the limits. Awaits pm with some details - pm which says 'GOT HIM' not much use !!!!!!

Have got Walter snr 1891 will pm you to avoid the shame lol

AT - just to let you know I have now found them on 1891 Ref - RG12/327 138 - 47 MIStranscribed as ............... Mennie Romersa (as head) !!!!!!! and children Walter (aged 14) and Minnie (aged 5) not sure where Walter senior is at the moment !!

Wow - thanks for that - I have almost given up on this family - you can´t imagine how many mistranscriptions of the name I have found!! Its possible that Walter was born in London - his father Charles was Principal Warden at Millbank prison in 1845´ish but then moved down to Portsea prison. I also found a death for a Minnie Bouverie in 1892 (born in 1886) registered in Poplar - so looks as if she could have been one of the family.. At least I know they were still around in 1901 - will definitely get one of the children´s birth certificates and I´ll have another look in 1891 to see if they turn up somewhere (probably under another mistranscribed name). Many many thanks for your help. Elaine

1901 Walter Bonvini Minnie abt 1854 Charring Cross Head Poplar London Minnie Bonvini Walter abt 1859 Portsmouth Wife Poplar London Charles Bonvini Walter, Minnie abt 1892 Poplar Son Poplar London Daisy Bonvini Walter, Minnie abt 1894 Poplar Daughter Poplar London seems that Walter Snr was not born Portsmouth I thought it strange that he should be and his brother in London Name: Daisy Bouverie Year of Registration: 1893 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Poplar County: London, Middlesex Volume: 1c Page: 591 and I found this in error lol Name: Charles Bouvrie Year of Registration: 1892 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Poplar County: London, Middlesex Volume: 1c Page: 623 with these certs you should get Minnie's maiden name

Walter and his siblings were orphaned in 1868 and 3 of them ended up in the Portsea Workhouse. I would not be surprised if the Walter born in 1876 is an illegitimate child of Minnie - but I until I can find out Minnie´s maiden name then I can´t check that !

No sorry should have said - the Pleydell Bouveries are a different family My Bouverie family was originally Bouverie de la Houssaye, but they dropped the last part of the name in the previous generation to Walter - and from then on just used the Bouverie part of the surname.

Is this worth considering? Marriages Mar 1876 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bouverie Walter Pleydell St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 505 BRIDGEMAN-SIMPSON Mary B St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 505 Mitchell Thomas St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 505 Pleydell-Bouverie Walter St Geo H Sq 1a 505 Simpson Mary Bridgeman B St Geo H Sq 1a 505 Wood Charlotte Elizabeth St.Geo.H.Sq 1a 505 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haven't worked out which is Minnie yet - will look further. Dea x

Looking for - marriage certificate of Walter Bouverie to Minnie ? - Walter Bouverie and wife Minnie in 1891 census or later - birth certificate for Walter b 1876 In 1881 they are living with Walter´s brother, Charles. Name has been mistranscribed as Bonicrie. Charles Bonicrie abt 1841 London, Middlesex, England Head Bromley St Leonard London Elizabeth Bonicrie abt 1853 London, Middlesex, England Wife Bromley St Leonard London Alfred Bonicrie abt 1874 London, Middlesex, England Son Bromley St Leonard London Charles Bonicrie abt 1872 London, Middlesex, England Son Bromley St Leonard London Emily Bonicrie abt 1880 London, Middlesex, England Daughter Bromley St Leonard London Walter Bonicrie abt 1856 Portsmouth Boarder Bromley St Leonard London Minnie Bonicrie abt 1859 Portsmouth Boarder Bromley St Leonard London Walter Bonicrie abt 1876 Portsmouth Son Bromley St Leonard London - occ. boilermaker From the image it looks as if Walter b 1876 is the son of Walter and Minnie Many thanks.

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