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was this 'normal'

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Merry

Merry Report 6 Jul 2005 20:49

Another reason for young married women being with their parents and not with their husband in ''the old days'' was that the young woman was awaiting her confinement and mum was going to help her with the birth..........maybe not the case here, as they had only been married a few weeks or so, but quite a regular occurance on my tree! (mum knows best lol) Sarah

Keith

Keith Report 6 Jul 2005 20:18

At that time the availability of married accomdation was very scarce so yes, it was normal. Keith

Carol

Carol Report 6 Jul 2005 20:12

Hi, My Great Grandfather was in the Royal Engineers. He married in 1905 and I have postcards from him to his wife at various addresses, sometimes with her family, sometimes with his. I guess they spent a lot of time away from home as they do now. Carol x

Robyne

Robyne Report 6 Jul 2005 20:09

Hi Elizabeth yes it definately says daughter

Robyne

Robyne Report 6 Jul 2005 20:05

yes i believe they were married before the census because their marriage was registered in the March Q and on the census she is there under her married name, rather than her maiden name. Probably was very normal, but just hadnt heard of it before. They were both only 20 so that might be a reason too?

Julia

Julia Report 6 Jul 2005 20:02

I am presuming they married before 31 March 1901? Otherwise that would explain why they are living seperately! If the marriage was close to the census date then maybe they just hadn't sorted out somewhere to live yet? Or maybe he had to stay in the barracks to serve out a certain time?

Debby

Debby Report 6 Jul 2005 19:59

Robyne I don't know the answer to your question but could she have just been visiting her parents on the night of the census? Debby

Robyne

Robyne Report 6 Jul 2005 19:55

my grandads parents were married in 1901 and my g'grandad was a private in the Northumberland Fusiliers. After the married they lived separately, him in the barracks and her with her parents. I know this because on the 1901 census she is there with her married name living with her parents. Did this usually happen?