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Elise/Elsie/Dorothea/Dorothy Way nee Pelham

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 24 Nov 2014 10:19

What was her father's occupation?
Who witnessed the marriage?

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Kat

Kat Report 24 Nov 2014 09:37

Sorry, yes. Southwark. Stupid predictive text changed it!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 24 Nov 2014 09:34

welcome to the boards - d'you think Southwalk should actually be Southwark?

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Kat

Kat Report 24 Nov 2014 08:23

Hello, I am hoping someone may be able to help show me where to turn to find info in this lady. I have been getting nowhere fast, so thought maybe somebody out there had some pointers please.

This lady is my grandfather's mother...unfortunately, he was a taboo subject in the house and no one ever talked of him or his family. Now everyone with any info on him seems to have died (now's as best time as ever to start a family tree no?! Makes it all that bit more tricky but fist pumping when you actually find something! :-D )

In the 1911 census she was known as Elise Dorothea but other places known as Dorothea Elise or Dorothea Elsie and she died as Dorothy.

Before she married, she lived in Southwalk, for the birth of my great aunt in 1905, she was living in Newington and for the 1911 census she was living in Newington North, but the birth certificate of my grandfather was in Chelsea...(births registry in 1st quarter 2012 in Southwalk).

She married in 1906 to James Henry Way, in Whitechapel, but unfortunately he changes names as often as his socks too! She died in Hounslow in 1966.

On her wedding certificate, she says her father is Henry Pelham, but I have drawn a blank there so far, and her date of birth seems made up (1889 ish) no doubt to be old enough... Again not matching dates of birth on other certificates and census' say date of birth unknown.

Oh and in the 1911 census she was noted as an office cleaner, but I have also heard she was a barmaid.

I have even wondered about her being a Barnados child, but I'm not even sure what to do about that!

Any help or advancement on this would be willingly accepted! Thank you so much to everyone in advance.

As mentioned in the help threads, I should mention I can't stick around but I will check back later, but hopefully I have given ample info as I don't know if I have anything further. D'oh! Thank you!

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