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From: "Mr S and Mrs J Goldsmith" <>
Subject: New subscribers - our interests: CASS, PLAYLE, SHEPPARD
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 15:16:13 -0000


Hi,

Have just subscribed, and these are our interests:

CASS
SHEPPARD

John SHEPPARD was born at Parndon c1852 and married Alice Amelia CASS at
Great Parndon in 1876. Alice Amelia CASS was born at Stansted in 1860.
They had a daughter, Florence Mary, born at Royden Hamlet in 1879 who
married William John PLAYLE at Enfield in 1898. We'd be very interested in
any other information about the CASS and SHEPPARD families. Incidentally,
Alice CASS'S father is not identified on either her birth or marriage
certificates.

As to the PLAYLE family, we have come across a puzzle which we are hoping
that someone might be able to cast some light upon. We have traced
grandparent (William PLAYLE and Florence SHEPPARD)'s marriage to Enfield and
have noted that great-grandfather (Joseph) was already dead. We have found
William's birth (at Acton, 1878) and have found the family in the 1881
census at an address in Acton. A search of the 1891 census find the family
but with great-grandmother (Emma) described as a widow living in the same
street as that stated on the certicate of William's marriage.

It's here that we would really appreciate any comments, help or advice.
We've searched on line for an entry of the death of Joseph PLAYLE between
1881 and 1891 and only one seemed that it could refer to our Joseph; the
others were too old or too young - or so we thought. We bought the death
certificate and found that this particular deceased was living at
Walthamstow. We thought all was well until we checked back on the 1881
census and found the same person was at Walthamstow in 1881. So it doesn't
look like we have the right person after all. In the 1881 census, his place
of birth is given as Stafford - don't know whether the one now in east
London or as in the city/county.

Assuming that Joseph really was dead by the time of the 1891 census, is
there some unusual way that his death might have been recorded so that we
have not been able to find it in 'conventional' records?

Thanks in advance.

Steve and Jan Goldsmith




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