Re: ran off with the farmhand

The only thing I can think of is that if they had children, the father's occupation may be on the birth certificate. BUT for that, you will need to know the surname! Mind you, if it was during WW1 the occupation may be some war service, anyway.

James

----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <GENBRIT-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: ran off with the farmhand


On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:39:16 +0800, "Michael Corby"
<michaelcorby1964@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Great Aunt Beryl Granger was born in1902 (Wykin, Leics)and according to
family legend, ran off with the farmhand. If there was an available census
for the relevant date, I'd be able to see Great-Uncle John Swanson listed in
the household as "Lab" and the other usual details - this would be
fascinating, and would prove the family story. (Marriage listed in Staffs
BMD for 1939.)

If you do find out, I'd be interested in knowing how yuo do it, because I have
a similar case:

Family Group Report
For: Dorothy Gridley  (ID=10408)
Date Prepared: 29 Sep 2005

NAME: GRIDLEY, Dorothy, Born Feb 1891 in Bristol, Died ???;
 FATHER: GRIDLEY, Edward, Born ??? 1842, Died 20 Oct 1932 at
 age 90; MOTHER: HAYES, Sabina Kate, Born ??? 1854?, Died ???

This Dorothy Gridley is said to have eloped with her father's chauffeur and
died of cancer at the age of about 50 (thus about the Secodn World War).

Her date of birth is from Free BMD index and 1891 census. I have a newspaper
clipping about her attending a cousin's wedding in 1913, and she wasn't
married then, so my guess is that her elopement was probably during the First
World War. No census available then, but any suggestions for sources in that
period gratefully received.




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