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I am trying to find the husband and father, all that is on the census's etc is The mother and her daughters, apart from the 1841 census when they are living in a property which seems to be a family of Wilmott's.

The Mother is Mary 'Unknown' BC 1812 and she is a Charwoman. The father is obviously a Gale or maybe Mary is a 'Gale' and the children have her Surname as the children were illegitimate.

The daughters are Eliza Gale BC 1833, Clara Gale BC 1839 and Rhoda Gale BC 1846 who was my G G Grandmother.

Ive been on Free BMD and Searching through here.

This has baffled me beyond belief so any help from you experienced people would be fantastic.

Many Thanks

What area are we looking at please?

A location would help


Roy

1841 for ref
GALE, Mary F 28 1813 Somerset VIEW
GALE, Eliza F 8 1833 Somerset VIEW
GALE, Clara F 3 1838 Somerset VIEW
HARRIS, Thomas M 50 1791 Somerset VIEW
HARRIS, John M 62 1779 Somerset VIEW
WILMOTT, Augustus M 30 1811 Somerset VIEW
WILMOTT, Ann F 20 1821 Somerset VIEW
WILMOTT, Elizabeth F 6 1835 Somerset VIEW
Piece:
956 Book/Folio:
8/9 Page:
11 Registration District:
Bedminster

Civil Parish:
Portishead Municipal Borough:
Address:
Portishead, Portishead County:
Somersetshire

ahh Rhoda was born Somerset

On the 1861 she is with Mary A and mum is down as unmarried

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Name: Clara Gale
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 19 Aug 1838
Baptism/Christening Place: Portishead, Somerset, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Gale
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08392-1
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1526711
Reference Number: Item 31 p 57 n 452

mum wasmt married!!

name: Rhoda Gale
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 31 May 1846
baptism/christening place: Portishead, Somerset, England
birth date:
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name:
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Mary Gale
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I08392-1
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1526711
reference number: Item 31 p 79 n 625

Name: Rhoda Gale
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 31 May 1846
Baptism/Christening Place: Portishead, Somerset, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Gale
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08392-1
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1526711
Reference Number: Item 31 p 79 n 625

Name: Mary A Gale
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Portishead, Somerset, England
Civil parish: Portishead
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:washerwoman

Condition as to marriage:unmarried

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Registration district: Bedminster
Sub-registration district: St George
ED, institution, or vessel: 8a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 18
Piece: 1711
Folio: 105
Page Number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary A Gale 47
Rhoda Gale 15

Source Citation: Class: RG 9; Piece: 1711; Folio: 105; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542854.

interestingly she is a widow in 1881
TOZER, Clara Head Widow F 42 1839 Dressmaker
Portishead
Somerset VIEW
TOZER, Georgina Daughter Single F 24 1857 Servant (Domestic)
Portishead
Somerset VIEW
TOZER, Edward Son Single M 21 1860 Laborer Dock
Portishead
Somerset VIEW
GALE, Mary Mother Widow F 66 1815
Portishead
Somerset VIEW
TOVEY, Zebidee Boarder Single M 30 1851 Laborer Ag
Rington
Somerset VIEW
Piece:
2464 Folio:
30 Page:
54 Registration District:
Bedminster

Civil Parish:
Portishead Municipal Borough:
Address:
19, Victoria Square, Portishead County:
Somersetshire

1871
Name: Mary A Gale
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Relation: Mother-in-law
Gender: Female
Where born: Portishead, Somerset, England
Civil parish: Portishead
Town: Portishead
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Bedminster
Sub-registration district: St George
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 107
Piece: 2518
Folio: 14
Page Number: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
Clara Toyer 32
Georgena Toyer 14
Henry E Toyer 12
Edward Toyer 11
Mary A Gale 55

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 2518; Folio: 14; Page: 19; GSU roll: 835250.

living with daughter Clara and listed as unmarried again

The area is Portishead and surrounding areas.

So if she is un married where is the father and how would i find his name?. As The girls took there mother Mary's surname?.

Birth certificate
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Births Dec 1845
Gale Rhoda - Bedminster 11 73


There won't be any father named on the birth certificates, otherwise they would have his name.

Name: Mary Ann Gale
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1882
Age at Death: 68
Registration district: Bedminster
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume: 5c
Page: 507

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name: Mary Ann Gale
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 11 Aug 1816
baptism/christening place: Wellington, Somerset, England
birth date:
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: William Gale
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Sarah
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I01820-0
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1526056
reference number: Item 1, p
Source Citation

Widow on 1881

But maybe just to save face.

Checking the girl's birth certs is best option.

Theres no fathers listed either on the baptism records. sometimes the vicar insisted on a fathers name and would list it in the record,in this case none listed.

Also the difference in age between the 3 girls points to the possibility of 3 different fathers.

What happened to Eliza?

Thats true Ozibird .I did notice the big gaps in the births and wondered !!

Interesting :-/ thanks guys