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Missing, presumed.....

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Anthony

Anthony Report 25 Jul 2009 19:19

I am seeking my grandmother, Lily Joplin nee White who was born in 1878 in the fair city of Portsmouth.She left the family home in 1912 leaving two children, Tom aged 7, and Margaret aged 5. She was a photographer by profession, and came from a very large Portsmouth family her father being Frederick William White a colour merchant and licenced victualler of Commercial Rd., Lily was last heard of in Surbiton.Relatives have made various suggestions as to what happened to her. One said she had gone down with the "Titanic" this I have proved not to be the case. Another said she had made her way to Hollywood to follow her career as a photographer and had taken the name of her niece Pearl White and became the silent movie actress of that name and heroine of the "Perils of Pauline " series.This is most unlikely bearing in mind when the film series started my Lily was still in the UK. Any Info will be welcome. Tony Prior

PollyPoppet

PollyPoppet Report 25 Jul 2009 20:17

hi
1901 census

Address 22 Hanover St
Civil Parish Portsmouth
Rural District
Town or Village or Hamlet
Ecclesiastical Parish St George
Parliamentary Borough or Division Portsea
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District Portsmouth
Administrative County Southampton
Householder 1
Name James Joplin
Relation to Head of Family Head
Condition as to Marriage Married
Age Last Birthday 64
Sex Male
Profession or Occupation Shipwright
Employment Status
Where Born Sunderland ...
Language
Infirmity
Householder 2
Name Lily Joplin
Relation to Head of Family Daughter In Law
Condition as to Marriage Married
Age Last Birthday 21
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation
Employment Status
Where Born Portsmouth Hants
Language
Infirmity
Householder 3
Name Sarah Joplin
Relation to Head of Family Wife
Condition as to Marriage Married
Age Last Birthday 63
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation
Employment Status
Where Born Sunderland
Language
Infirmity
Householder 4
Name Thomas Joplin
Relation to Head of Family Son
Condition as to Marriage Married
Age Last Birthday 24
Sex Male
Profession or Occupation ... Maker
Employment Status
Where Born Sunderland
Language
Infirmity

Choccy

Choccy Report 29 Jul 2009 16:37

Marriages Sep 1899 (>99%)
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Burge William George Portsea 2b 981
Jolliffe Flora Portsea 2b 981
*******************Joplin Thomas Portsea 2b 981
*******************White Lily Portsea 2b 981

Choccy

Choccy Report 29 Jul 2009 16:45

1911 census

HOUSEHOLD JOPLIN LILY F 1880 31 Portsmouth Hampshire
HOUSEHOLD JOPLIN MARGARET EDITH F 1907 4 Portsmouth Hampshire
HOUSEHOLD JOPLIN SARAH F 1836 75 Portsmouth Hampshire
HOUSEHOLD JOPLIN THOMAS M 1876 35 Portsmouth Hampshire
HOUSEHOLD JOPLIN THOMAS JAMES M 1902 9 Portsmouth Hampshire
HOUSEHOLD JOPLIN THOMAS M 1876 35 Portsmouth Hampshire