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From: "MaryH" <>
Subject: Re: [UK-W&H] Workhouse records
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 19:18:49 +0100
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Hi Emma,
It is just possible that his birth was not registered through the civil
registration system. Up until 1874 registration was not compulsory and many
people felt it wasn't necessary. In the early years as many as 30% of births
could have gone unregistered - but no-one knows for sure.

I would suggest the parish registers may be worth consulting. The registers
up to 1925 have been deposited at Gloucester record office with copies also
at the Society of Genealogists in London.

It is possible that he did not know whether or not his father was alive when
he married - perhaps father had abandoned them.

As he was in Surrey by 1881, he may well have been out of Cirencester
shortly after 1851 - did his mother have any family in Surrey? I'd suggest
you check the 1871 and 1861 censuses for the area in Surrey where they
turned up in 1881 - they may have been there much earlier.

Good luck
Mary Hallett - West Sussex
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> I need some help on tracking an elusive relative : George Edward ROSE.
> He was born sometime between 1847 and 1849 in Cirencester.
>
> In 1851 he was in Cirencester Workhouse :
> ROSE Mary Ann 26 Labourer Cirencester
> ROSE Mary 5 Scholar Cirencester
> ROSE George 4 Scholar Cirencester
>
> In 1881 he was at Pot Lane, Chobham, Surrey with his wife and family,
> aged 32; in 1891 he was at: Burnt Stud Farm, West End, Chobham, Surrey;
> his mother was living with him and his family as his first wife had
> died. George's occupation was Police Constable.
>
> My questions are - where could he be in 1861 and 1871 - I cannot find
> him on the online resources for cirencester in 1871.
>
> Also I cannot find his birth, could it be possible that he was born in
> the workhouse ? If so, where would I find the records ?
>
> When George married Emma Port in 1873, his marriage certificate stated
> that his father William ROSE was still alive. So where was he in 1851
> when his wife and children were in the workhouse ? Could he have been in
> prison ?
>
> Thanks - any pointers appreciated ...
>
> Emma
>


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