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From: "Mike Day" <>
Subject: Re: Emily ? of Barking, Essex, Julia ? of Stratford.... - a challenge for experts
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 07:52:34 -0000
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"Steven Gibbs" <> wrote in message
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> "Chovhani" <> wrote in message
> news:Tav_9.5572$...
> > I can't find that certificate, no, nor her sister's. And believe me
> I've
> > tried. Hence my plea to the experts for suggestions. My grandmother
> died in
> > 1962, and so did my father. My uncle is clueless. There's no-one left
> to
> > ask. According to the 1902 census my grandmother Florence was born in
> > Woolwich, her elder sister (also named Emily) was born in Plumstead
> 1892.
> > I'm not convinced on either. I have Florence's marriage certificate
> (see
> > http://www3.sympatico.ca/melanie.boxall/marrcert.gif ), which gave me
> her
> > father's details, but nothing on Mum of course.
>
<snip>
> 2) Try to locate the electoral registers for Plumstead around 1918. She
> may have been living at home before marriage, and, if so, there may be
> other family members also there (male only in 1918, not a good time for
> young males to be at home, unfortunately). If they remained at that
> address for a year or so, you'll get some female names too.
>
But only for woman over 30 (until 1928/9). Then it became 21 for both men
and woman.
Mike
>
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