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hi everyone hope your well...

my gt grandfather john fisher b sunderland 1878
married sarah a Thompson 13.11.1914 ( have cert )

have john census info for 1881 1 nesham sq
& 1891 50 vine street
but cant find him anywhere on 1he 1901 c !!!

1911 c has a john living with wife sarah but say they have been married 8 yrs think this poss is him as its same ad as on wedding cert in 1914 just dif door number

can anyone help me trace him in 1901 please he would have been 24 yrs

thanks in advance

Christine x

was he still in sunderland :-)

Can you post the 1911 for reference please as I can't see it at the moment?

Dea x

Can you please give us ALL the details from that marriage cert, including fathers, ages, addresses, occupations, witnessses etc.

Does it say on there if he was a widower ??

Dea x

Could he have been previously married to a Henrietta?

John Fisher

in the 1901 England Census
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Name: John Fisher
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Henrietta Fisher
Birth Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Sunderland
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Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Sunderland
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Sunderland
Sub-registration district: Sunderland
ED, institution, or vessel: 07
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4720
Folio: 65
Page Number: 51
Household schedule number: 372
Household Members:
Name Age
John Fisher 23
Henrietta Fisher 22
Mary Cumaskey 25

He's a shipyard rivetter. What was his occupation in 1911?

EDIT: No, this one's still married to Henrietta in 1911.

was he already married so couldnt remarry till 1914 maybe

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
13, Vine Place, Sunderland, Durham, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Fisher Head Married Male 30 1871 Umbrella Maker Scotland Transcription
Maggie Fisher Wife Married Female 31 1870 - Scotland Transcription
Harry Fisher Son - Male 2 1899 - Scotland Transcription
Isa Fisher Daughter - Female 1 1900 - Sunderland, Durham, England Transcription

But didn't he marry a 'Sarah' in 1914 Shirley ??

Dea x

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British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription
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First name(s) John
Last name Fisher
Service number 21948
Regiment Durham Light Infantry
Unit / Battalion 2nd Training Reserve Battalion
Event year 1914
Age 36
Birth year 1878
Birth town Sunderland
Birth county Durham
Birth country England
Residence town Sunderland
Residence county Durham
Series WO 363
Record set British Army Service Records 1914-1920
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory First World War
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nok is Catherine Fisher 35 Mallings Rigg

this one in 1911 also living in Malling Rigg

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
7 Malings Rigg Sunderland, Sunderland, Durham, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
John Fisher Head Married Male Dock Labourer 33 1878 Durham Sunderland
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Sarah Fisher Wife Married Female - 30 1881 Durham Sunderland
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Census details
First name(s) John
Last name Fisher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Sex Male
Occupation Dock Labourer
Age 33
Birth year 1878
Birth place Durham Sunderland
Address 7 Malings Rigg Sunderland
Parish Sunderland
County Durham
Country England
Archive reference RG14
Registration district Sunderland
Registration district number 555
Enumeration district 26
District number -
Sub district Sunderland East
Sub district number 2
Census reference RG14PN30207 RG78PN1741 RD555 SD2 ED26 SN173
Piece number 30207
Folio -
Page -
Other household member first name(s) JOHN, SARAH
Other household member last name FISHER
Record set 1911 Census for England & Wales
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Census
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married 8 years 3 children born and died

I can't find the John Fisher married to Catherine on the 1911 census.

where was he living in 1911 as not seeing him ?

is this the marriage ??

Marriages Jun 1914
FISHER John Thomas Birkenhead 8a 1078
THOMAS Catherine Fisher Birkenhead 8a 1078

so if its a different door nos same street then are they in Birknehead in 1911

not seeing them at all in 1911

wrong couole !! i missed his wifes name


so this is the right marriage

Marriages Dec 1914
Fisher John Thompson Sunderland 10a 1312
Thompson Sarah A Fisher Sunderland 10a 1312

No, I think this is the marriage, Shirley.

John Fisher

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Name: John Fisher
Spouse Surname: Thompson
Registration Year: 1914
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Sunderland
Parishes for this Registration District: Search for Sunderland in the London Times
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 1312
Records on Page:
Name
John Fisher
Alexander Tharratt
Sarah A Thompson
Lena M Young

This looks like the marriage referred to in opening post:

Marriages Dec 1914 (>99%)
Fisher John Thompson Sunderland 10a 1312
Thompson Sarah A Fisher Sunderland 10a 1312


Dea x

thanks everyone so far ..

the info on wedding cert of 13.11.14 is
they both give add of 35 maIings rig
john is 36 bachelor ..dock labourer
sarah ann Thompson is 33 spinster
both parents Edward fisher and Richard Thompson are as deceased ..

so the info Maddie has for 1911 is correct ...


just 1901 ..don't know where he is !!

Christine x

the opening post says he is living with wife Catherine on the 1911 although he married a Sarah Ann

am puzzled to the connection of the ladies names

The Catherine on the Service record is shown as Sister; there are no children shown.

What was the name of your grandparent who was his child and when and where born?

he has a sister Catherine too

1891 census

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Vine Street, Sunderland, Durham, England

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Edward Fisher Head Married Male 30 1861 Labourer Sunderland, Durham, England Transcription
Catherine Fisher Wife Married Female 29 1862 - Sunderland, Durham, England Transcription
John Fisher Son Single Male 14 1877 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England Transcription
William Fisher Son - Male 11 1880 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England Transcription
Catherine Fisher Daughter - Female 4 1887 - Sunderland, Durham, England Transcription

that's where it gets confusing potty ...

my grandfather was also a john fisher on his birth cert 13.11.1911 it states mother sarah ann fisher formerly Thompson his father as dock labourer and gives add of 35 malings rig ( looking at info I think this was his grandparents sarahs mothers house )

his wedding cert states his father john fisher dock labourer as deceased

Christine x

yeah Shirley that's the 1891 I found ..

Christine x

I'm puzzled. Isn't this him in 1911 already married to Sarah? It says they've been married 8 years and had 3 children who all died.

John Fisher

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Name: John Fisher
Age in 1911: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sunderland
Civil Parish: Sunderland
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County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: 7 Malings Rigg Sunderland
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Dock Labourer
Registration district: Sunderland
Registration District Number: 555
Sub-registration district: Sunderland East
ED, institution, or vessel: 26
Piece: 30207
Household Members:
Name Age
John Fisher 33
Sarah Fisher 30