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Hi All,
I am desperately trying to find any info on my Maternal Grandmother, listed on my Mother's Birth Cert. as 'Bessie BARCOE'.
Apart from a Death Cert. showing a female allegedly married to my Maternal Grandfather, Edward STILL, ( although I can not find any record of him marrying anyone in the time period), which shows that She died on 17 May 1923 that is all I can find. This person died shortly after giving birth to my mother so she can not throw any light on the subject since she never knew her and was brought up in an orphanage,(her Father being 'Too busy' to bring her up himself).
As I say, ANY INFO AT ALL would be greatly appreciated, not only by me but by my mother as well.
Many Thanks.
Ken COOTE

Can you give us some idea of the area...where was your mother born and can you give us her name?

Marriages Mar 1919 (>99%)
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Jenkins Charles Perks Westbury S 6a 514
Perks Alice M C Jenkins Westbury S. 6a 514
Still Edward Vercoe Westbury S. 6a 514 <<<<<<<
Vercoa Bessie Still Westbury S. 6a 514 <<<<<<

Hi Ken

Found this Marriage
Marriages Mar 1919
Still Edward Vercoe Westbury S. 6a 514
Vercoa Bessie Still Westbury S. 6a 514

Could the surname have been put down wrong on the Birth Certificate? Allowing for accents.

Any connection?

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Mar 1919 (>99%)
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Still Edward Vercoe Westbury S. 6a 514
Vercoa Bessie Still Westbury S. 6a 514


Andy

Births Mar 1900 (>99%)
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Vercoe Bessie St. Columb 5c 83

1911

VERCOE, William Head Married M 40 1871 China Clay Labourer Ruthross St Columb Major Cornwall VIEW
VERCOE, Mary Ann Wife Married
11 years F 39 1872 Blackcross Cornwall VIEW
VERCOE, Bessie Daughter F 11 1900 School St Columb Rd Cornwall VIEW
VERCOE, Mable Daughter F 9 1902 St Stephens Cornwall VIEW
VERCOE, Ada Daughter F 7 1904 St Stephens Cornwall VIEW
VERCOE, Thomas Henry Son M 5 1906 St Stephens Cornwall VIEW
VERCOE, Fred Son M 1 1910 St Stephens Cornwall VIEW

Address:
Moor Cottage St Stephens Grampound Road

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Bessie Still
Name: Bessie Still
Death Registration Month/Year: 1923
Age at death (estimated): 34
Registration district: Lambeth
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 1d
Page: 295



This would make her birth year 1889

Woud this be your moms brother

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
about Albert E Still
Name: Albert E Still
Mother's Maiden Surname: Vercoe
Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1920
Registration district: Bideford
Registration county: Devon/Cornwall/Seilly
Volume Number: 5b
Page Number: 959 (click to see others on page)

2 children born Reg Lambeth...mothers maiden name "Barcoe"

Edna M Reg June 1921
Dorothy M Reg June 1922

Marriages Dec 1911 (>99%)
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Chegwidden Lillian Truro 5c 279
Maker Bessie Truro 5c 279
Owens William Truro 5c 279
Vercoe Charles Truro 5c 279



Wonder if she married before?

Marriages Sep 1905 (>99%)
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Blamey Bessie Totnes 5b 399
Horrell William Totnes 5b 399
VERCOE George Henry Totnes 5b 399
WILLIAMS Jane Totnes 5b 399

Might Bessie have been married before
Marriages Sep 1905
>>>>>>>Blamey Bessie Totnes 5b 399
Horrell William Totnes 5b 399
>>>>>>>>VERCOE George Henry Totnes 5b 399
WILLIAMS Jane Totnes 5b 399


Deaths Dec 1916 Vercoe George H 54 Poplar 1c 532

Might this be her Birth
Births Mar 1889
Blamey Elizabeth Redruth 5c 222
Bessie often used for Elizabeth

If Albert E. and Edna M are your mothers family then there are 2 marriages June and Dec 1944 in Lanc.which may be them.
As these people may still be living I will send details via a Personal Message (message box will show white envelope)

Surely the name on your mum's birth cert is her maiden name.

BLAMEY, Richard Head Married M 60 1851 General Blacksmith Cubert Cornwall
BLAMEY, Elizabeth Wife Married 36 years
F 60 1851 Perranuthnoe Cornwall
BLAMEY, Kate Daughter Single F 34 1877 Illogan Cornwall
BLAMEY, Ethel Daughter Single F 26 1885 Grocers Assistant Falmouth Cornwall
>>>>BLAMEY, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 22 1889 Tuckingmill Cornwall
BLAMEY, Lucy Daughter Single F 20 1891 School Teacher Tuckingmill Cornwall
BLAMEY, Frank Son Single M 18 1893 Working On Farm Tuckingmill Cornwall

Registration District:
Redruth Sub District:
Camborne Enumeration District:
12 Parish:
Camborne

Address:
Pendarves St Tuckingmill County:
Cornwall


VERCOE, George Henry Head Married M 32 1879 Masons Labourer Mevagissey Cornwall
VERCOE, Bessie Wife Married 5 years
F 25 1886 Higher St Dartmouth

Registration District:
Totnes Sub District:
Dartmouth Enumeration District:
6 Parish:
Dartmouth

Address:
Coxs Steps Bake - Hill Dartmouth County:

Thanks for those Fans

An area to work in would help,would it not?


???
Deaths Jun 1923
STILL Bessie 34 Lambeth 1d 295
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Eringobragh1916 Today at 12:33 Request review
2 children born Reg Lambeth...mothers maiden name "Barcoe"

Edna M Reg June 1921
Dorothy M Reg June 1922

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Kenneth.....where are you???

We need some feedback please

Hi EVERYBODY,
WOW!!! I'm sorry if it takes me so long to reply but I'm only a one finger typist and not very fast and if I'm honest I didn't expect SO MANY replies SO QUICKLY! It took a little while to read through all the replies and I am also at work and keep getting interrupted. (No consideration some people!)
I have seen the 'VERCOE' details before but had passed them over as the name on my mother's Birth Cert. seems to be very clear 'BARCOE' but I might give it another closer look now since so many of you have pulled it up.
Mother's name is Dorothy May and was born in district of Lambeth 22 May 1922 and still going strong! One piece of info that she does vaguely remember is that BESSIE came from BIDEFORD, N. Devon, which is not a million miles from the VERCOE connection and also with Ginny's info about a possible 'brother' for Mum. She always believed She was an only child.
Please don't all rush at once but is there anything else I can fill you in on? remembering my dexterity and situation! I only hope I have pushed all the right buttons to send this spiel.
Regards Ken.