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trying to find great granma

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David

David Report 24 Feb 2009 14:17

Hi im trying to find my great granma. Her surname was HIRCHIN and she married WILLIAMSON.

My granmother was Olive Williamson born 19/08/28 in Whittlesey cambridgeshire.

Just not having any luck with the HIRCHIN side at the moment
regards
David

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 24 Feb 2009 14:19

any idea of her parents names? and what was her husband's forename? every little helps

Julie

Julie Report 24 Feb 2009 14:22

Is that 1728, 1828 or 1928

Sam

Sam Report 24 Feb 2009 14:24

Is MMN definately Hirchin and not Kirchin? There are other births of possible siblings... it is possible that Olive's birth record contains a mistranscription

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
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Births Mar 1925 (99%)
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Williamson Violet M Kirchin Peterbro' 3b 327

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Births Jun 1926 (>99%)
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Williamson Kate L Kirchin Peterbro' 3b 332

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Births Sep 1930 (>99%)
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Williamson Alfred Kirchin Whittlesey 3b 730

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Births Mar 1932 (90%)
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Williamson Eldrid C Kirchin Whittlesey 3b 676

Sam

Sam Report 24 Feb 2009 14:25

Marriage....

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
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Marriages Jun 1928 (98%)
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KIRCHIN Dorothy M Williamson Whittlesey 3b 1395
Williamson Eldred C Kirchin Whittlesey 3b 1395

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 24 Feb 2009 14:28

Marriages Jun 1928
KIRCHIN Dorothy M Williamson Whittlesey 3b 1395
Williamson Eldred C Kirchin Whittlesey 3b 1395

Births Sep 1928
Williamson Olive Hirchin Whittlesey 3b 743

CHECKED BIRTH ORIGINAL INDEX IT IS DOWN AS HIRCHIN

No DOROTHY M HIRCHIN BIRTH


Births Dec 1901
KIRCHIN Dorothy May Peterbro' 3b 256

sablon

sablon Report 24 Feb 2009 14:30

Births Sep 1928 (>99%)
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Williamson Olive Hirchin Whittlesey 3b 743



Looks like a missprint to me ,Possible marriage

Marriages Jun 1928 (98%)
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KIRCHIN Dorothy M Williamson Whittlesey 3b 1395
Williamson Eldred C Kirchin Whittlesey 3b 1395

sablon

sablon Report 24 Feb 2009 14:33

possible birth

Births Dec 1901 (>99%)
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KIRCHIN Dorothy May Peterbro' 3b 256



The district Peterbro' is an alternative name for Peterborough and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire

Jacky

Jacky Report 24 Feb 2009 14:35

i also found this too

Births Sep 1928 (>99%)
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Williamson Audrey Hirchen Whittlesey 3b 743

if olives bith is correct could she have been a twin

edit

just seen post above but leave this on instead of deleteing it

sablon

sablon Report 24 Feb 2009 14:41

sounds very much like twins to me

Jacky

Jacky Report 24 Feb 2009 14:43

also this is the only eldred i can seam to find but would.t make him much older that her & even older to have kids

Births Sep 1879 (>99%)
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Williamson Eldred Clarence Freebridge L. 4b 305

this one off ancesrty


Eldred Clarence Williamson 1879 Jul-Aug-Sep Freebridge Lynn Norfolk

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 24 Feb 2009 14:46


SADLY POSSIBLE


Name: Dorothy May Williamson
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1901 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Death Registration Month/Year: Dec 1984
Age at death (estimated): 83
Registration district: Ampthill
Inferred County: Bedfordshire
Volume: 9
Page: 14

David

David Report 24 Feb 2009 14:46

Wow thanks for the quick responce.

it is 1928

I too was wondering if it was amisprint and been trying to think what it could be, cant you tell im new to this. Am going to try and get my head around this info now but likes like between you you have solved my problem.
Many many thanks
David

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 24 Feb 2009 14:55

Is that all you want to know ? .............you know the kin of your grandmother etc

you have the death now in 1984 of Dorothy

Jacky

Jacky Report 24 Feb 2009 14:56

i wonder if eldred had been married before as i found this but a female name missing so not sure who married who if you got eldred & dorothys marriage cert this would confirm if he was a widower


Fred Stanley Clark 1907 St Ives Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire

Hannah Deboo 1907 Peterborough Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire

Walter Norman 1907 Peterborough Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire

Eldred Clurence Williamson 1907 Peterborough Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire

Jacky

Jacky Report 24 Feb 2009 15:02

the marriage cert would also confirm this is eldred with his family in 1881 as it will have his fathers name on it


1881 England Census
about Eldred Williamson
Name: Eldred Williamson
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Robert
Mother's Name: Susannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Massingham, Norfolk, England

Civil Parish: Great Massingham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street address: Rougham Road
Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Freebridge Lynn
Sub registration district: Hillington
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Williamson 29
Susannah Williamson 26
Herbert Williamson 5
Florence Williamson 3
Eldred Williamson 1
Kate Williamson
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1891 England Census
about Eldred Williamson
Name: Eldred Williamson
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Robert
Mother's Name: Susannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Great Massingham, Norfolk, England

Civil Parish: Great Massingham
Ecclesiastical parish: Great Massingham
Town: Great Massingham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Freebridge Lynn
Sub registration district: Hillington
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Williamson 38
Susannah Williamson 36
Herbert Williamson 15
Florence Williamson 13
Eldred Williamson 11
Kate Williamson 14
Frederick Williamson 9
William Williamson 7
Ida Williamson 5
Robert Williamson 3
Amy Williamson 10/12
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1901 England Census
about Eldred Williamson
Name: Eldred Williamson
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Great Massingham, Norfolk, England

Civil Parish: Thorney
Ecclesiastical parish: Thorney Abbey St Mary and St Botolph
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Peterborough
Sub registration district: Thorney
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 41
Household Members: Name Age
William Denton 67
Sarah Denton 66
Eldred Williamson 21






David

David Report 24 Feb 2009 16:22

Yes this is all i need to know for now thank you

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 24 Feb 2009 17:43

1911 CENSUS

WILLIAMSON ELDRED CLURANCE Male 1879 32 Holbeach Lincolnshire
WILLIAMSON ELIZABETH ANN Female 1891 20 Holbeach Lincolnshire


Marriages Dec 1907
WILLIAMSON Eldred Clurence Peterbro' 3b 601
GREEN Elizabeth Ann Peterbro' 8b 601

David

David Report 25 Feb 2009 07:32

Any idea where in Holbeach he was living in 1911 and what thier jobs were as i live in Holbeach.

jansmith

jansmith Report 25 Feb 2009 08:12

http://fmpbsol.1911census.co.uk
You need credits to look at census image so if you go to the link you could buy the minimum credits and open the census page. ( search using details posted)This will give you all the info address etc

you might find them in
http://www.historicaldirectories.org
free to search directories(before yellow pages!!)