Genealogy Chat

Nell, thanks for advice,i think i've just found the uncles birth so its a trip to the register office tomorrow---knowing my luck it'll be Ambroses mother and the aunt that were sisters lol, Karen

thanks Nell,,i've looked for the aunt and uncles marriage but again can't find anything but i will keep going thanks to your hubby for the suggestion, Karen

Karen Husband suggests: look around area where uncle/aunt were born - see if you can find William/Sarah. If aunt/uncle's oldest child is 20 and Ambrose only 8 chances are aunt/uncle are older sibling of William or Sarah, so if you can find aunt/uncle's birth, you can check for birth after their's. Hope this makes sense. nell

Nell, thanks for the advice,i hadn't thought of looking at the aunt/uncles childrens birth cert, Karen

I've just looked at the 1881 census. As the surname is neither Wallis nor Young, the uncle is not the brother of either Sarah or William. Possible permutations are: Ambrose's father and the aunt are siblings Ambrose's mother and aunt are sisters. How can you connect them? Well, you could look for the aunt's marriage and see if her maiden name was Young (or get one of her children's birth certs for the same info). If it was, then there's a strong likelihood that she is Sarah's sister. You could try to trace her birth to get her and Sarah's parents. If it is Wallis, then she is Ambrose's father's sister, and you can look for her birth to find his parents. Good luck. nell

Nell, i've looked for deaths for william and sarah but again haven't found anything.ambrose was living with an aunt and uncle but as yet haven't been able to make any connection between the two families, Karen

Possibly William and Sarah are dead by 1881 which is why Ambrose is with relatives. You could look for death certs for the parents. Also, who are Ambrose's relatives in Portsmouth - can you find their births and work out how they are connected to William & Sarah - you might then find out more about them, or find them all together in an earlier census. nell

thanks Gwynne, thats the first family that seems a possible after 3 years of searching, thanks again, Karen

hi, This could be his family in Winterbourne in 1851: 45 WALLIS George 35 Labourer Frenchay. Gls. Elizabeth 35 Mangotsfield John 15 Labourer Frenchay. Gls. William 12 Scholar Frenchay. Gls. Hester 10 Scholar Frenchay. Gls. Emilia 3 Frenchay. Gls. and in the same parish a possible relative: WALLIS Ambrose 38 Shoemaker Frenchay. Gls. Elizabeth 35 Mangotsfield Ann 15 Mangotsfield Maybe a search of the parish records of Frenchay may help. Gwynne

i've hit a very high brick wall and need advice,here goes, ambrose wallis born 1872 in clifton,bristol parents are william wallis,costermonger,and sarah wallis,nee young.now the problem;can't find a marriage for william and sarah,can't find them on 1871 or 1881.ambrose is on 1881 living with rellies in portsmouth.i don't know how old william or sarah are or where they were born ,HELP, Karen