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My gtgran. Born HOLBORN Mar Q 1848 (Waiting for cert.) Name Elizabeth Rees. Married 28th Feb 1871 St George Hanover Square district. Father William Rees Tailor. In between birth and marriage, no sign. Husband is on 1871 in Wellington Barracks claiming to be single! They are on1881 with three sons living in Telegraph St. EC2 Where did she go in between? There are hundreds of Rees` but fortunately most live in Wales. Thank you for any help you can give Sylvia.

MIGHT be your GG Grandfather .............single and a tailor from the 1841 census: Name: William Rees Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Middlesex, England Civil parish: St George Bloomsbury Hundred: Ossulstone (Holborn Division) County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Street address: Occupation: View image Source information: HO107/672/1 Registration district: St Giles in the Fields Sub-registration district: St George Bloomsbury ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Folio: 34 Page: 62 (click to see others on page) Line number: 12 GSU Number: 438787

Thank you Deborah, I will follow that up and see if I can find a marriage. Sylvia.

A poss marriage: Marriages Sep 1847 Rees William Holborn 2 80 to one of these ladies: Jeffries Sabina Holborn 2 80 BUTCHER Eliza Holborn 2 80 Lowndes Clara Holborn 2 80

Sylvia Found this on the 1861 Elizabeth Rees abt 1832 St Saviours South R, Surrey, England Wife Shoreditch Middlesex View Record Elizabeth Rees abt 1852 St Saviours South R, Surrey, England Un Shoreditch Middlesex View Record Frederick Rees abt 1860 Shoreditch, Middlesex, England Shoreditch Middlesex View Record Sophia Rees abt 1853 Llanwn Southos, Surrey, England Shoreditch Middlesex View Record William Rees abt 1829 St Saviours South R, Surrey, England Head Shoreditch Middlesex But William is not a tailor

That is very weird. on 1851 the only match I could find for Elizabeth was in Llantillio Wales William born Herts SABINA born Monmouthshire. Elizabeth born st.Giles the Martyr. However, he was a farmer with 12 acres so I thought,you dont go from tailoring to farming, but now I`m not so sure. I will have to wait for birth cert to get mmn. I hate the waiting, I want to get on NOW!!!! Many thanks Sylvia. Thank you Julie but I think the dates are too far out for that one. Sylvia.

I think it's a case of wait and see as regards to finding the family on the census without her birth cert ......... have tried Ries, Reis, Reece , Keys & Lees ( found my Ree's under the latter a while ago) on '51, '61 & '71 and can't find her or william sadly

Maybe this will help a wee bit in the look up stakes as well as your Elizabeth REES being born in HOlborn in 1848 there is also a Charles James REES born in 1853 in Holborn these were the only 2 Rees births in Holborn +/- 10 years

Hi you said Elizabeth married in 1871 at St George Hanover Square there is a birth in 1847 for the same district, could this possibly be your Elizabeth REES Name: Elizabeth Rees Year of Registration: 1847 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: St George Hanover Square County: London, Surrey Volume: 1 Page: 46

Thank you Kath, that is certainly worth looking into. I never cease to be amazed at how kind and helpful people are on this board. I just hope I can repay the help in the future. Sylvia. Kath, the reason I chose the Holborn one is because on 1881 all addresses for birth were given(unusually) and hers was, Princeton St. Red Lion Square. which is in Holborn. I will be very annoyed if it`s the wrong one! Sylvia.

ST. GILES REGISTRATION DISTRICT Registration County : London. Created : 1.7.1837 (sometimes 'St. Giles & St. George' in early listings). Abolished : 1.4.1930 (succeeded by Holborn district). Sub-districts : Bloomsbury & St. Giles South; St. George Bloomsbury; St. Giles & Bloomsbury; St. Giles North; St. Giles South. GRO volumes : I (1837-51); 1b (1852-1930). HOLBORN REGISTRATION DISTRICT Registration County : London. Created : 1.7.1837. Abolished : 1.4.1965 (succeeded by St. Pancras district). Sub-districts : Amwell; City Road; Clerkenwell; Finsbury; Goswell Street; Holborn; Holborn & Clerkenwell; North Clerkenwell; Old Street; Pentonville; Saffron Hill; St. Andrew & St. George the Martyr; St. Andrew Eastern; St. Andrew Holborn; St. George the Martyr; St. Giles & Bloomsbury; St. James Clerkenwell; St. Luke; South Clerkenwell; Whitecross Street. GRO volumes : II (1837-51); 1b (1852-1946); 5C (1945-65).