Sue from Southend
27-03-14, 11:00
Ancestry updated their indexed London Poor Law Records last week
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2651 and I've found a lot of significant, new information.
In the Examination of my 2x gt grandmother, Mary Jones, she gave a clear indication of where and when her husband James died so that I can at long last get a death certificate for him (well, I've narrowed it down to two instead of twenty two)
The person I thought was the husband of another 2x gt grandfather's sister was in fact married to his mother, my 3x gt grandmother, as evidenced by his Settlement exam naming his wife's two children by a previous marriage. Which has led to me finding a probable death for her, to be confirmed of course!
And my 4x gt Grandmother, Esther Sharpe, gave evidence in respect of the "grandaughter of her sister" which has brought me closer to confirming that Esther's parentage was what I had suspected but wasn't certain.
There are also several other minor revelations which I'm sure weren't there before.
I'm now looking forward to the next update ;)
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http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2651 and I've found a lot of significant, new information.
In the Examination of my 2x gt grandmother, Mary Jones, she gave a clear indication of where and when her husband James died so that I can at long last get a death certificate for him (well, I've narrowed it down to two instead of twenty two)
The person I thought was the husband of another 2x gt grandfather's sister was in fact married to his mother, my 3x gt grandmother, as evidenced by his Settlement exam naming his wife's two children by a previous marriage. Which has led to me finding a probable death for her, to be confirmed of course!
And my 4x gt Grandmother, Esther Sharpe, gave evidence in respect of the "grandaughter of her sister" which has brought me closer to confirming that Esther's parentage was what I had suspected but wasn't certain.
There are also several other minor revelations which I'm sure weren't there before.
I'm now looking forward to the next update ;)
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