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How do you find out about someone when you have so little information to go on. My Nanna was bornb out of wedlock I think. Her name was Francis Mabel Dodd b 31 oct 1912. On her birth cert it says she was born at Rose street nottingham. Her mums details were as follows. Ethel Dodd occupation Domestic servant (cook) Adress Rose street Nottingham. Its my great nanna im now interested in finding out more. I have no idea where she was from or age how would I go about finding out this info? I have found this on a census but have no idea if im barking up the entire wrong tree as usual lol. 1891 England Census Record about Ethel L Dodd Name: Ethel L Dodd Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885 Relation: Daughter Father's name: James Mother's name: Fanny Gender: Female Where Born: Nottinghamshire, England Civil parish: Radford Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul Town: Nottingham County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Nottingham Sub registration district: Nottingham North West ED, institution, or vessel: 23 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John W Barker 70 Ethel L Dodd 6 Fanny Dodd 34 Henry L Dodd 11 James Dodd 40 Mabel Dodd 3 Rebecca Dodd 48 Robert L Dodd 10 Lizzie Hunt 8 The age would seem about right (im presuming that Ethel was only very young when she gave birth to nanna. any advice greatly appreciated Luv Angie xxxx

Angela at some stage Ethel may have married, if you trawl through the marriages on Ancestry you may find an entry & her marriage certificate will tell you her fathers name (lets hope she wasn't Illigitimate as well) Georgina.

Thank u georgina didnt think of that doh lol im right onto it thank u xxxxxxxxxx

ON the i891 census Rebecca is described as a siter. I think this is her in 1871 with possibly their mother. Still no man about the place. Rebecca Dodd Age: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Relation: Daughter Mother's name: Mary A Gender: Female Where born: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Southwell County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Southwell Sub-registration district: Southwell ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 6 Household Members: Name Age Mary A Cooper 14 Mary A Dodd 59 Rebecca Dodd 29

This could be Rebecca and James in 1851 with more members of the Dodd family. Rebecca Dodd Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Henry Lamb Mother's name: Mary Ann Gender: Female Where born: Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England Civil parish: Southwell Town: Southwell County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England There is also a possible marriage for James Dodd and Fanny Barker in 1878 in Mansfield. Ethel Dodd is not a very common name but I think a marriage certificate would only prove that Ethel on the census got married not that she was your nan's mum. Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Southwell Sub-registration district: Southwell ED, institution, or vessel: 24c Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 7 Household Members: Name Age Henry Lamb Dodd 38 James Dodd 4 Mo John Henry Dodd 11 Mary Dodd 71 Mary Ann Dodd 39 Rebecca Dodd 10 William Lamb Dodd 5 Mary Mellors 21 View Original Record View original image

hiya, firstly i would begin with gran, you have her birth cert, do you have her marriage cert?? or death cert? how old was her mum when she had her? I see that you have possibles on census, have you looked for a baptism for gran, possibly father named on it, did your gran have any other names? Julie

Thank u all so very much xxxxxxxxxxxxx i really appreciate your help and advice xxxxxxxx sorry its taken me so long to reply had visitors on and off all day including a shock but wonderfull visit from my new cousin :))))))))))) All I know is that Ethel Dodd was my nannas mum :( I havnt got a clue how old she was when she had nan or where she came from (I never met my nan as dad was adopted at 6yrs and nan died in 1998 before i got a chance to find her :( so cant ask her and she never told my uncles anything about her past at all very secretative) I know that in 1912 Ethel Dodd was living at Rose Street in Nottingham and that she was a domestic cook (as thats what it says on my nans birth cert) no fathers name was on either nans birth or marriage cert. I have done a search on the BMD's for any possible marriages for Ethel Dodd and found maybe 1 possible in 1917 in Mansfield. But how do I know what Ethel is the right one (headaches back big time lol) I have also done a search on births for Ethel but there are hundreds of Ethel Dodd not knowing where she came from or her age isnt helping matters :( I have tried to search for a christening baptism for my nan and nothing is showing for either, something told me that Ethel was only young when she had Frances Mabel Dodd (my nan) and somethings also telling me that the man she worked for may have been nans father (dont know whats telling me that but just have a strong feeling about it) also have a very strong feeling Ethel was only around 17 yrs when she gave birth (im prob totally wrong about that but something keeps telling me thats so) Back to the BMD's lol too late now for visitors so can search to my hearts content Luv Angie xxxxxxxx