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Does anyone have any information on an Emily Mary M. Durrie who married John Emmanuel Inskeep in Atcham, Salop In 1903? She was widowed and then married Edward Harry Gibbs in 1913.
The second marriage certificate gives her age as 27 meaning her DOB is around 1886. Her father is listed as Walter Durrie (deceased) who was a barber.
I can find no record of either Emily or her father Walter prior to 1903 marriage. The 1911 census gives her place of birth as London but again no signs there.
Thanks
Lynne

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1911 Census Household Record
Household information
Address 10 Back 50 Browning Street Ladywood Birmingham
Parish Birmingham
Town Ladywood Birmingham
Type of Building Private House
Number of Rooms 3
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN17997 RG78PN1095 RD384 SD1 ED9 SN70
Administrative County Warwickshire
Registration District Birmingham
Registration Sub District Ladywood
Enumeration District 9
Householder 1
Name John Emanuel Inskeep
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Condition / Years Married Married
Gender M
Age 32
Estimated Year of Birth 1879
Occupation Mineral Water Bottler
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Salop Shrewsbury
Nationality British
Householder 2
Name Emily Mary Inskeep
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married Married / 7 Years
Total Children Born Alive 4
Children Still Living 3
Children Who Have Died 1
Gender F
Age 28
Estimated Year of Birth 1883
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth London
Nationality British
Householder 3
Name Rose Ivy Inskeep
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Gender F
Age 6
Estimated Year of Birth 1905
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Birmingham
Householder 4
Name John Inskeep
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender M
Age 3
Estimated Year of Birth 1908
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Birmingham
Householder 5
Name Mary Ellen Inskeep
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Gender F
Age 1
Estimated Year of Birth 1910
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Birmingham

Marriage Record
Name Emily M M Inskeep
Year of Marriage 1913
Quarter of Marriage Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District Birmingham
Registration County Warwickshire
Spouse's Surname Gibbs
Volume Number 6D
Volume Page 343

Spouse Match: Emily M M INSKEEP married Edward H GIBBS
Name Edward H Gibbs
Year of Marriage 1913
Quarter of Marriage Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District Birmingham
Registration County Warwickshire
Spouse's Surname Inskeep
Volume Number 6D
Volume Page 343

Death Record
Name John E Inskeep
Year of Registration 1913
Quarter of Registration Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Birmingham
Registration County Warwickshire
Age at Death: 34
Volume Number 6D
Volume Page 215

Marriage Record
Name Emily Mary M Durrie
Year of Marriage 1903
Quarter of Marriage Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Atcham
Registration County Shropshire
Spouse's Surname Only available for records after 1912
Volume Number 6A
Volume Page 1504

Emily Durrie married one of the people below:

Thomas GRIFFITHS View
John Emanuel INSKEEP View
Rosaline Emma AESCHLIMANN View
Rosa AESCHLIMANN View

Cannot find a birth for Emily on GR

Hi Lynne and welcome to the GR message boards


1911 says born London

I wonder

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Sep 1886 (>99%)
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MOODY Emily Mary M Hendon 3a 171


EDIT No, is on 1891/1901.


Andy

Not found one either Fredk

Or any possible marriage or death for Walter either

Not a very common name in England

Not sure Andy as that one has father Nicholas

With a surname Durrie could they of come from Scotland

Thanks for the quick replies.
Family legend says Emily was brought up by nuns in Cork in Ireland and was left to fend for herself at 16. I have looked on a few Irish records but with no success.
However every other family story has turned out to be false so far.
I am researching this family on behalf of my partner who has very few details of even his parents never mind any further back.
I think this may be a long struggle.

The following may well be a possibility...the Surname "sounds" very like Deery and has various spellings..eg Dwry/Dury/Dearie/Darrie...

Births Dec 1882 (>99%)
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Dury Emily Mary Islington 1b 285


There is also a Walter Deery b 1883 and a Walter Deery b 1858 (Islington) on the 1891 Census both in Lambeth...dont have access to check out details

This may be the above Emily?

1891

Name: Emily M Dury
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Henry Dury
Mother's Name: Sarah J Dury
Gender: Female
Where born: Islington, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish: Stoke Newington
Ecclesiastical parish: Mother Church
Town: Stoke Newington
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration District: Hackney
Sub-registration District: Stoke Newington
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 181
Folio: 51
Page Number: 37
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Dury 29
Sarah J Dury 34
Emily M Dury 8
George S Dury 6
Walter H Dury 4
Florence E Dury 2
Jessie A Dury 5 Months

Do you have any idea what the third name was - Emily Mary M? Durrie

Unfortunately Emily Mary Dury mentioned above is not correct one. Have already checked her out and found a marriage for her which does not fit at all.

Emily Mary M Durrie is possibly Emily Mary Margaret Durrie. Another public family tree has her listed as that but no proof. The only other information on that tree states her father was called William W. Durrie. There are no dates for Emily's birth or for her father. I have tried messaging owner of tree to find out there source but have had no reply.

I have copy of marriage certificate for Emily Mary Inskeep(widow) when she married Edward Harry Gibbs in 1913. That just lists her father as Walter Durrie(deceased) who was a barber.

Do you also have a copy of the marriage to Inskeep, to see if the details match the later marriage?

The Gibbs/Durrie births in 1914/17 have the same spelling of mmn.

The reason I asked if you knew what the M stood for is in case it could have been her original surname, and she took on the name Durrie. I wonder if she actually knew where she was born - stating London in 1911 is rather loose, so maybe she wasn't sure. Maybe the family tales could be true (to some extent) and she was in an orphanage not knowing her history - she married very young first time around, and has been suggested before she may have invented the father rather than leave it blank.

The tree on ancestry is rather woolly - no evidence to back anything up, and no history for Emily so I wouldn't set too much store against the name.

Do you know roughly when/where Emily & Edward died?

Emily died in Mar 1968 in Birmingham and Edward died Mar 1970 also in Birmingham. I have found their deaths easily enough.

I will be getting Emily's 1st marriage certificate next month to see if the information is any different. I am on limited budget so can only afford 1 certificate a month.

Emily just doesnt seem to appear anywhere before her marriage in 1903.

Hello

Emily Mary Margaret Durrie is my Great Grandmother, its interesting reading this thread as I have had exactly the same problems as you and come up with the same possibilities/theories as the others that have replied to your thread.

Perfectly willing to share what info I have, but I don't have anything more than you do, like certificates etc. Interestingly the house that is listed as the address on the wedding certificate to John Inskeep still exists in Shrewsbury as does the chapel they were married at, which is now part of a girls school.

I've asked my mother if she is aware of any family story about her Grandmother Emily being bought up by Nuns, I am waiting for a reply.

Stephen

Stephen

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