How can I find 3 unknown children?

[Rachel]

I shall explain what I mean

My paternal gt grandparents, born 1858 and 1859 had 6 children that I knew of, including granddad, who was the youngest, born in 1903.

Some years ago, I was told that they’d had 10 children but lost 4.
I eventually visited the library near where they lived but only managed to find one child who was definitely theirs, a daughter, born in 1900 and died Feb.1901.

Is there anywhere, online, that I can search for the other children, using their parents’ names and the area where they lived?

TIA

[ElizabethHerts]

When did they marry?
What was the bride's maiden name?

The GRO will find them. You need to go through from the marriage putting in the surname, mother's maiden name and then alternate between male and female.

If you have an FMP subscription that should give you the results too.

[ElizabethHerts]

What does the 1911 Census say about number of children born to them? (Assuming they are still alive.)

[kiterunner]

Search the birth index on here:
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

[Rachel]

Thank you all.
1911 census says 10 were born but only 6 living.
I spent a while searching the GRO records but only the one I’d previously found, was registered.
I assume the others were stillborn.

[kiterunner]

If they were stillborn, they shouldn't be included in the total.

[Rachel]

If they were stillborn, they shouldn't be included in the total.

Hmmmmm ... :mad:

[Merry]

Thank you all.
1911 census says 10 were born but only 6 living.
I spent a while searching the GRO records but only the one I’d previously found, was registered.
I assume the others were stillborn.

Did you consider alternative spellings for either the father or mother's surname or both? I take it you have the registrations for the 6 that survived?

[Rachel]

Did you consider alternative spellings for either the father or mother's surname or both? I take it you have the registrations for the 6 that survived?

Yes I clicked the ‘similar/sounds like’ and I know a lot about the 6 survivors.
I also have the death cert. for the one I found previously.

[Merry]

I can't think of much else without the names. Had the mother been previously married to anyone else or did she have any other changes of surname in her background such as a step-father etc etc.

[Merry]

Did you stick to one registration district? If yes, can you be certain they never moved or that the reg district borders didn't shift?

[Merry]

If you were using the GRO and not FMP the soundex etc are not that amazing - plenty of alternatives don't get picked up.

[Rachel]

No she was not previously married and was heavily involved with the church, so I imagine she was very proper.

Think I tried FMP but will have another look.

ta

[Merry]

Nothing to do with whether she was 'proper' or not!

[Rachel]

Lol
Think my braincell’s had it for today.

[Merry]

So, no more on FMP then?

[Rachel]

:DSo, no more on FMP then?

I’ll have to leave that until tomorrow.

Multitasking a little too much today has left me feeling exhausted ;(

Thank you everyone :)

[Rachel]

Have now searched, once again, on FMP ... nope :mad:


thank you all xx

[HarrysMum]

It could be stillbirths. Maybe it was her way of remembering them. Making sure someone knew they once existed.

[Rachel]

It could be stillbirths. Maybe it was her way of remembering them. Making sure someone knew they once existed.

Yes.
That seems reasonable. Thank you:)

[Merry]

Rachel, Did you look in all registration districts or just the one where they lived?

[kiterunner]

You could look for baptisms, also look at any public trees which have the family on them, though of course bear in mind that they may be wrong so you would need to check any info carefully.

[Phoenix]

My great uncle and aunt were separated in 1911. He thought his wife had had five children, she put down four. (And records agree with four!)

You could have still-birth, miscarriage, birth unrecorded or faulty memory to account for the discrepancy. Most of us manage to complete forms incorrectly!

[Rachel]

Rachel, Did you look in all registration districts or just the one where they lived?

I didn’t put in any districts, but knew which ones to look out for and think I’ve tried it all now :mad:

Thank you Kate and Phoenix.

I’ve looked at trees on Ancestry but nothing sensible has come up.