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KATHERINE MALVINA WILLETT b. 1854/55 Holloway Middlesex

her father was Thomas Willett taken off wedding cert

she married alfred offen in 22 March 1875 St James the Great, Bethnal Green

had two children
Eunice Annie Elizabeth and Alfred John

she died aged 26 in Hackney in 8 December 1881

thanks
shirl

I assume you know about this:

Name: Katherine Malvina Willett
Registration Year: 1854
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Islington
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 159

yes thats right holloway comes under islington Jan

Must say I can't see her either! Looked to see if witnesses were linked, but it looks like Sophia Farrall was married on the same day to William Prior, and each couple witnessed the other wedding. Sophia's maiden name was Harris so no joy there.
How frustrating!
Jan

yes it is :/ her daughter eunice married a man arthur henry clarke. katherines son on entry to a school in london was signed in for by a mrs clarke, but eunice is two years younger than her brother

Does it give an occupation for Katherine's father on the marriage certificate?

Kath.

it states her dad was deceased one moment i'll check his occupation kathleen

no just states deceased

tried the name every which way, not ever failed before

Just can't find anything, done it upside down and inside out, looked for just anything and no joy.
Might be one of those occasions when you need the birth cert.
Jan

Possible death for father?

Deaths Sep 1866
Willett Thomas 38 Islington 1b 173

I looked for a death for her father anytime between her birth in 1854 and when she married in 1875. This looks to be the most likely:-

First name(s) THOMAS
Last name WILLETT
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1828
Age 38
Death quarter 3
Death year 1866
District ISLINGTON
County London
Volume 1B
Page 173

Kath. x

SNAP Christine.

Kath. x

thank you both gives me something to go on again, wud there be a posibility that the dad didnt want the marriage to go ahead or cut all ties with her dad

Going by the date of birth and the date of marriage it looks as if she wasn't quite 21 so may have said her father was deceased because she didn't have parental consent for the marriage.

That said if the death above IS that of her father then he really WAS deceased.

Kath. x

thank you very much <3

A tree at Ancestry has this for Katherine


Birth: Sep 1854 - Staffordshire, England
Marriage: 22 Mar 1875 - Bethnal Green, England
Death: dec Q 1881 (Dec 1881) - london, england
Parents: Thomas Willett, Mary A Willett
Spouse: Alfred Offen


But, the same tree has father Thomas dying in 1866 (as above) but then they give census details for 1871....for HIM!

Hi Shirley,

An offering for 1871?
I think that the last letter is a T not an R

Name:
Catherine Willer
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: London, England
Civil Parish: Mickleham
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Registration district: Dorking
Sub-registration district: Dorking
ED, institution, or vessel:15
Household schedule number: 47
Piece: 829
Folio: 122
Page Number: 11

No help for 1861 at all.

Kind regards
Amanda

Burial Register summary
Offen Katherine Malvina
Burial date
11 December 1881
Authority Manor Park
Location Manor Park Cemetery (Newham)

(above from below link)

https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch

Chris :)

A tree on Ancestry has this for the family in 1861. I can't see that that can be correct though as this Kate is born n Staffordshire.

Name: Thomas Willett
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: 1830
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary A Willett
Gender: Male
Where born: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Civil Parish: Walsall Foreign
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
Town: Walsall
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Walsall
Sub-registration district: Walsall
ED, institution, or vessel: 30
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 199
Piece: 2016
Folio: 20
Page Number: 36
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Willett 31
Mary A Willett 34
Arther Willett 5
Kate Willett 7, b. Saffordshire