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Robyne

Robyne Report 31 Jul 2005 16:42

I have managed to trace a distant grandparent with his mother, but the father is dead. How do i look up his birth to find who his mother and father are? Its in the Bury St Edmonds area of Suffolk.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 31 Jul 2005 16:55

What year are you talking about Robyn estimate? Ann Glos

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Robyne

Robyne Report 31 Jul 2005 17:05

In the 1861 census i have Harriet Osborne as Head b1819, Alfred Osborne b1844, another name and then Ellen Osborne b1860. The father must have died between Harriet getting pregnant and the 1861 census, but i have no idea who he was. a birth cert would give me the info or a baptism, but i dont know where to look to find it. just updated! on the census, it says unmarried. would it def say widow if she was?

Christine

Christine Report 31 Jul 2005 17:30

found this birth registration - only one on ancestry for 1860, Suffolk Name: OSBORNE, Ellen Record Type: Births Quarter: December Year: 1860 District: Stow County: Suffolk Volume: 4a Page: 437 That should have father's name and maybe mother's maiden name.

Unknown

Unknown Report 31 Jul 2005 17:31

Looks to me like your Harriet was a naughty girl. I would apply for Birth Certs for her children and see what comes up. Its happened to all of us. One of mine had 6 children before she married, another had 3, and my Grandad's mum has no father on her birth cert.