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Lydia Chatterton wrote several cookbooks in the early 1900's. does anyone know anything about her. ? I would like to know as I have a Lydia Chatterton the same age approx. can't help wondering.

Age and location of your relative might help Pauline!
Was she the one born 1851 Lincs?
The best thing would be to look for the birth etc. of the other one, to see if you can find her and so ascertain if she is another person.
Where did you get your info?
Jan

Between 1838 and 1903 there are 8 births for the name Lydia Chatterton in England on Findmypast (probably more as the 1851 birth isn't listed).

There are some of the cookbooks for sale on Amazon. You may have to buy a copy to see if it gives any information about the author - then you can see if it matches with the Lydia you have in your family tree.

Kath. x

Earlier thread:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/trying_to_find/thread/1153835

Looks like you didn't have much luck last time around Pauline

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/trying_to_find/thread/1153835

It's surprising that there's no info to be found on someone who published quite a number of books over a period of time. Wonder if it was a pseudonym? Or it could be a married name.

If there is no biographical detail in the book in your possession, it may be that there's none in any of them.
Did she marry? If she did, her occupation will be recorded on the cert. If she didn't, it will be on her death cert.

If you have one of her books who was the Publisher, or the illustrator, if there was one mentioned?

You could try following those lines.

Dea x

See other thread, Dea.

Thanks Reggie.

It was worth a thought.

Perhaps she should try contacting them again ?

Dea x

In 1911, she was a house helper domestic in Rotherham

Lydia (the author) seems to have been contributing to a magazine in 1916 - "The Lady's World":

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=FS19160919.2.40

But no biographical info.

I have a book of hers no info obtained from the publishers Odhams Press. My Lydia is the one in Rotherham, she was living with her sister and sisters husband.
She was the niece of the one born in 1851 , she was born @ 1887 in lincolnshire. moved to Rotherham in 1900's married to Ernest Neal I cannot find any children. Married ernest neal 1921 rotherham.

1891 Census
8 Records found



Piece: RG12/2557 Place: Bourn -Lincolnshire Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Morton Ecclesiastical Parish: Morton
Folio: 15 Page: 4 Schedule: 28
Address: Morton

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
CHATTERTON William Head M M 51 Agr Labr(Em'ee) Lincolnshire - Morton
CHATTERTON Margaret Wife M F 52 Lincolnshire - Holbeach
CHATTERTON Margaret Dau S F 15 Lincolnshire - Weston St Mary's
CHATTERTON Joseph Son S M 14 Agr Labr(Em'ee) Lincolnshire - Moulton
CHATTERTON Elizabeth Dau - F 11 Scholar Lincolnshire - Holbeach
CHATTERTON Michael Son - M 9 Scholar Lincolnshire - Pinchbeck
CHATTERTON John Son - M 6 Scholar Lincolnshire - Gosberton
CHATTERTON Lydia Dau - F 4 Lincolnshire - Sutton

Is this your Lydia??

Marriages Mar 1921 (>99%)
Chatterton Lydia Neal Rotherham 9c 1400
Neal Ernest C B Chatterton Rotherham 9c 1400


Deaths Dec 1965 (>99%)
NEAL ERNEST C B 71 ROTHERHAM 2C 647

[EDIT: Oh, yes, didn't see your last post, Pauline.]

Another linked thread:
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/trying_to_find/ernest%20neal/thread/1163958

Thankyou all. Yes this is the family. John was my grandfather. (bn 1884). I will keep trying to find the antecedents of the cookery book writer , in the hope that it will provide some clues.

Thankyou again I do appreciate your help. I have this watched if anything comes up in the future.

So you knew already that the author was not your relative. Is that correct?
Are you just hoping for a link?

My dad worked for Odhams press, still remember the phone number from the 1960s when I was still a child TEM 2468 ex 32 :-D

I do not know whether she was an ancestor, that is what I am trying to find out. I wish Odhams had a retrospective web site but I have not had any luck trying to find them. thank you if you find anything relative to my query. I will keep looking,