Genealogy Chat

what do i have to do to ask ons to do a search for me and how much will it cost i have his birth and marriage cert but would like to know when he died and with a lot of help from people on here no one can find him many thanks angie xx

Happy to try another search. What info do you have please? JIm

hi jim thank you the info i have is edwin rodds born 1858 in islington mother was ellen rodds father frederick woods they wernt married edwin married lucy hardman in 1880 and they had one son frederick rodds in 1881 after 1881 lucy and edwin dissapear lucy has now turned up living with a frederick jones and they are living as man and wife and several children in toe.know this is my lucy as her mother jane is living with them and all the birth dates are correct but what happend to edwin many thanks angie x

lucy and edwin married in b,ham lucy turned up on 1901 census with jones family in b,ham angie x

JIm. no disrespect, we have hunted for this man extensively for what seems like forever! If you can find him, you are a better man than those that have tried....and tried...and tried....and tried!! Jess x off the top of my head- cos i remeber it so well the 1881 - the last trace of edwin- who was a baker Edwin Rodds abt 1859 Islington Head 54 Alexandra St, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England Frederick Rodds abt 1881 Leicestershire, England Son 54 Alexandra St, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England Lucy Hardman Rodds abt 1860 Morsley Birmingham Wife 54 Alexandra St, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England 1891 ref Source information: RG12/2402 Registration district: Aston Sub registration district: Deritend ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Folio: 84 Page: 4 (click to see others on page) GSU Number: 6097512 His mother continues to rotate round leicester upto 1901 and Lucy flits off , presumably via wales, where she turns up in back in BHam with this welsh baker, who it transpires is a relation anyway- although i cannot remember the relationhip - it was complicated!

Thanks Jess, If you haven't found him, I guess I don't have much chance. It's still fun trying. Jim

You go ahead, My friend! You have all the fun you like !! Shall watch with interest because it has got to the point that if he is found i shall eat my hat!! Have nudged the thread that explains the relationship between Lucy and her second husband

hi jim and jess i think edwin is a lost cause but will still try and see if we can find something,i will eat my hat to if jim finds anything thanks to both of you angie xx

These are the only things I can think of, that might have happened to Edwin: 1) He left the country after 1881 2) He died after 1881 but his death reg didn't find it's way to the GRO indexes (doesn't explain why Lucy didn't marry Frederick Jones, though, so I think this idea is the least likely) 3) He is in an asylum or hospital in the later censuses and his place of birth is not known - there are several people called E R who could be him. Again though no death in the GRO indexes up to 1920, so he would have had to have been locked away for a long time........One of mine was in an asylum for over 60 years though, so it could happen. 4) He took a different name and is on the census but we don't recognise him. He has already had two surnames.... Rodds and Rose (I seem to remember)......so is quite possible, esp if he left Lucy under some sort of ''unusual'' circumstances. Can't think of any more at the mo..... Merry

thanks for that merry will have a look see if i can find anything angie xx