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My grandmother was Irene Victoria Cann

Born 24/5/1908 St Germans, Cornwall

Starting on my family tree, so any info you have please respond or get in touch

Cheers

Frank :-D

Hi Frank, welcome to GR and the community boards.

At the top of this page is a menu with Search on the far right - use that to see if anyone else is researching the same family - it's unlikely they'll see your post on here.

Day Month 24-Jun
Year 1908
Parish Or Reg District Torpoint
Forename Irene Victoria
Surname CANN
Sex
Father Forename Arthur John
Mother Forename Annie Beatrice
Residence Gas orks
Father Rank Profession Stoker
Notes born 24 May 1908
Transcriber Notes
Transcriber Fred Hancock

1911 census transcription details for: 4 Pomeroy Road


National Archive Reference:
RG14PN12752 RG78PN733 RD272 SD5 ED15 SN88
Reg. District: Newton Abbot
Sub District: Newton Abbot
Parish: Wolborough
Enum. District: 15
Address: 4 Pomeroy Road
County: Devonshire
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
CANN, Arthur John Head Married M 38 1873 Labourer Skin Factory Devon Abbotskerswill
CANN, Annie Beatrice Wife Married
12 years F 33 1878 Worcestershire Hagley on Eagley
CANN, Ethel Beatrice Daughter F 10 1901 School Devo0n Newton Abbot
CANN, Violet May Daughter F 8 1903 School Devo0n Newton Abbot
CANN, Irene Victoria Daughter F 3 1908 Torpoint Cornwall

Here's your gran's baptism:

Day Month 24-Jun
Year 1908
Parish Or Reg District Torpoint
Forename Irene Victoria
Surname CANN
Sex
Father Forename Arthur John
Mother Forename Annie Beatrice
Residence Gas orks
Father Rank Profession Stoker
Notes born 24 May 1908
Transcriber Notes
Transcriber Fred Hancock

This is from Cornwall OPC (Online Parish Clerk) and is very useful for Cornish records, and it's free.
http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/

Welcome to the boards, Francis.

The best way to find anyone who is tracing the same family is to search for names in the trees on here (under Search at top left of screen).

If you need specific help on anything, come back here and there are lots of people willing to help. They could probably do you whole tree for you but much more fun to try yourself!

The first thing you need to do is to get your grandmother's marriage cert (if you do not already have it). This will give you her father's name and then you can look for her in the 1911 census.

Parents marriage

Marriages Dec 1899 (>99%)
>>Cann Arthur John Newton A. 5b 231 Scan available - click to view
Hatherley Georgina Newton A. 5b 231 Scan available - click to view
Prowse Robert Newton A. 5b 231 Scan available - click to view
>>Westaway Annie Beatrice S Newton A. 5b 231

Have you searched for any census? What research have you done already?

Edit - 1911 census deleted as aleady found.

A free site to help you find the GRO references for BMD is
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

At some point you will want to purchase a copy of one of those. Do so from the government site at a cost of £9.25

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Ann B Westaway in household of William Westaway, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Name: Ann B Westaway
Age (Original): 4
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1877
Birthplace: Egley, Worcestershire, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Scholar
Address: (Tree Cottage) West Street
Event Place: Abbots Kerswell, Devonshire, England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
GS Film number: 1341521
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 2163 / 4
Page Number: 2
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William Westaway M 40 Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England
Wife Emma Westaway F 23 Denbury, Devon, England
Daughter Ann B Westaway F 4 Egley, Worcestershire, England
Son Alfred G Westaway M 3 Egley, Worcestershire, England
Son Ernest B Westaway M 2 Abbotskerswell, Devon, England

irene victoria's baptism

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12042-90915-68?cc=1769414&wc=MMVH-KS5:2133336109

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about Arthur John Cann Name: Arthur John Cann
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Age at enlistment: 45
Residence: 4 Pomeroy Terrace, S Abbot Devon
Document Year: 1916
Regimental Number: 15342
Regiment Name: Army Veterinary Corps
Number of images: 9

Horseman.

According to his military records he married 18 Nov. 1899 and there was another daughter Kathleen born 23 April 1912. (Ethel was born 3 Feb. 1901 and Violet 13 Jan. 1903)

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
about Annie B Cann Name: Annie B Cann
Birth Date: abt 1877
Date of Registration: Sep 1954
Age at Death: 77
Registration District: Totnes
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 7a
Page: 686



England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
about Arthur J Cann Name: Arthur J Cann
Birth Date: abt 1871
Date of Registration: Dec 1957
Age at Death: 86
Registration District: Newton Abbot
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 7a
Page: 602

1891 England Census
about Emma Westaway Name: Emma Westaway
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: William Westaway
Gender: Female
Where born: Denbury, Devon, England

Civil Parish: Highweek
Ecclesiastical parish: Highweek
Town: Newton Abbot
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration District: Newton Abbot
Sub-registration District: Newton Abbot
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1699
Folio: 71
Page Number: 11
Household Members: Name Age
William Westaway 56 (Coachman)
Emma Westaway 34
Ernest Edw Westaway 11
Lotty Mary Westaway 9
Fred William Westaway 5

This apperas to be Ellen Cann and her son Fred in the 1901 census.......

1901 England Census
about Fred Westaway Name: Fred Westaway
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation: Stepson
Mother's Name: Emma Fingeman
Gender: Male
Where born: Highweek, Devon, England

Civil Parish: Highweek
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints and Highweek St Mary
Town: Newton Abbot
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration District: Newton Abbot
Sub-registration District: Newton Abbot
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 17
Piece: 2056
Folio: 42
Page Number: 4
Household Members: Name Age
William Fingeman 25 (Married)
Emma Fingeman 40 (Married...Wife)
Fred Westaway 15 (Stepson)
Leighton Hill 4 (Nursechild)

Perhaps someone can check it out........but i donl' think the surname actually reads...."Fingerman"

I can't spot a marriage for Ellen between 1891 and 1901 anyway!

????

Marriages Dec 1899 (>99%)
Fursman Thomas William Newton A. 5b 293
Westaway Emma Newton A. 5b 293

Gods people, many many thanks

Iv'e got back to my great great granddad:
William Westaway born 1835 in Cornworthy, Devon

but you are helping with the gaps

Only started yesterday, so a lot to chase

thank again :-D

1841 Census
7 Records found



Piece: HO107/211/1 Place: Coleridge -Devon Enumeration District: 9
Civil Parish: Cornworthy Ecclesiastical Parish: Cornworthy
Folio: 5 Page: 4
Address: Cornworthy Village

Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
WESTAWAY Thomas M 30 Agricultural Labourer Devon
WESTAWAY Mary F 25 Devon
Page: 5/5 WESTAWAY Sarah F 8 Devon
WESTAWAY William M 6 Devon
WESTAWAY Mary F 4 Devon
WESTAWAY Thomas M 1 Devon
WESTAWAY Mary F 70 Devon

Thanks all

Now I'm heading in the right direction

:-D

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