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From: "Lauren" <>
Subject: Re: Found them! [Maybe] (was Re: where oh where have my ancestors gone)
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 12:30:47 +0100
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> Ha! I think I found them - and if I'm right, it's no wonder we couldn't
find
> them, as we were looking in the wrong place.
>
> I tried searching as John suggested, and eventually left out the Thomas
bit
> altogether and just looked for 10 yr old Herberts who were born in London.
> One of the results given was a Herbert Spencer, and this rang all sorts of
> bells with me, as I distinctly remember a presentation cane that my
> g-g-grandfather had which was inscribed including the name "Spencer". I'd
> completely forgotten about it until now, as I always knew them as Thomas.
I
> looked up the record, and hey presto! Father, mother and son as expected,
> plus two siblings whose names also match.
>
> If you remember my original query:
>
> > THOMAS - George (possibly middle name William).
> > THOMAS - Annie Agnes, formerly NAPIER (born 1868 in Marylebone)
> > THOMAS - Herbert George - would be 10 (born Dec 1890)
> >
> > Then none or more from George, Len/Leonard and Maud as additional
> children.
>
> And this is what I found:
>
> RG13 Piece 113 Folio 27 Pg 46
> 30 Little North Street
> SPENCER George M Head 33
> SPENCER Annie M Wife 30
> SPENCER Herbert S Son 10
> SPENCER George S Son 7
> SPENCER Leonard S Son 4
>
> Of course, it isn't conclusive by any means. I'm going to have to go and
> find George & Len's birth certificates, and find out more from my father
> about the Spencer thing. Annie's age is also slightly out, but this
wouldn't
> be the first time she's done this to me! Still and all, it looks pretty
> promising - particularly as they are living only a few doors up the street
> from their 1891 location. Heavens only knows why they decided to go under
> the name Spencer, if that is what they did, or why they would change it
back
> to Thomas later. Perhaps I'll never know.
>
> Thanks for the help, though, folks. It's been superb.
>
> Regards,
>
> Stuart
>
>
> --
> Stuart Reynolds ()
> Scotland, UK.

I am sooo pleased ! And I am totally convinced that that is them !!

Lauren


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