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Gladys Sarah Marsden b.1895/6 Brighton

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Joanne

Joanne Report 12 Apr 2015 10:06

Hi
Im really struggling with my ancestor "Gladys Sarah Marsden".
*Born 1895/6 Brighton youngest child to Ellen Potter & Alexander Marsden.
*By 1901 Gladys was in a Brighton workhouse & her 3 older brothers (Frederick, Alexander & Edward) were nearby at Warren Farm School (Workhouse). Im unsure why they were all separated.
*1910 Gladys is aged 14 & discharged from Warren Farm School (Unsure when she arrived here from the local workhouse she was at in 1901). Gladys went to live with Mrs Downham as a domestic servant at 9 Rugby Rd, Brighton
*1911 census - servant with Mrs Downham
*1923 - Gladys is witness on brother Alexanders marriage cert in Eccles Lancs. Fathers name states Edward and not Alexander. I have no idea why the parents abandoned their children or where they both died.

Any help/guidance would be really appreciated. Joanne

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 12 Apr 2015 10:16

What are you asking, please.

What have you done to try to find info?

Have you used freebmd?

You don't mention any birth years for the parents.........that info is vital

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 12 Apr 2015 10:17


Marriages Jun 1889

Marsden Alexander Brighton 2b 460
Potter Ellen Brighton 2b 460

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 12 Apr 2015 10:18

For INFO

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
St Pauls Street, Brighton, Sussex, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Alexander Marsden Head Married Male 22 1869 Tinman Brighton, Sussex, England Transcription
Ellen Marsden Wife Married Female 25 1866 Ironer Brighton, Sussex, England Transcription
Frederick E Marsden Son Single Male 1 1890 - Brighton, Sussex, England Transcription
Nelly Marsden Daughter Single Female 0 1891 - Brighton, Sussex, England Transcription

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KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 12 Apr 2015 11:23

Gladys was born 1895:-

First name(s) GLADYS SARAH
Last name MARSDEN
Birth year 1895
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District BRIGHTON
County Sussex
Country England
Volume 2B
Page 234

Kath. x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Apr 2015 13:10

Maybe his wife died
This could be Alexander on the 1901 census

Name: Alexander Marsden
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Brighton, Surrey, England
Civil Parish: Bulford
Ecclesiastical parish: Bulford St John
Town: Bulford
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Amesbury
Sub-registration district: Amesbury
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1949
Folio: 29
Page Number: 5
Household schedule number: 26
Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Sturgess 32
Anna Sturgess 42
Wellie L Sturgess 10
Alice E Sturgess 8
Florence E Sturgess 6
Anges B Sturgess 4
Charles J Vine 47
Alexander Marsden 36

But he says he is single and a plumber ???????

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greyghost

greyghost Report 12 Apr 2015 13:20

You may have these

Brother Alexander of Warren Farm School given as NoK when Edward attested age 15 in 1907 to the 5th Dragoon Guards, Corps of Dragoons of the Line. Served at Home then South Africa for 15 months then Home again for almost 3 years, before being discharged 11.11.1911 for misconduct.

Frederick appears to be with the Durham Light Infantry at Colchester in 1911,

Alexander age 17 and a Musician appears to be in Mhow Central India in 1911 with 6th Dragoons and served WW1, awarded Victory and British War Medals

Joanne

Joanne Report 12 Apr 2015 19:55

Hi
Thankyou everyone for your help. Im really grateful.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how i can locate Gladys, she cant just disappear? Can she?
Joanne :-)

Christine

Christine Report 12 Apr 2015 20:41

Joanne headed her post :

Gladys Sarah Marsden b.1895/6 Brighton

Her opening sentence was:

I'm really struggling with my ancestor "Gladys Sarah Marsden".

She then went on to list the 'sightings' she has of Gladys from 1901 to 1923, when she was a Witness at her brothers marriage.

I thought Joanne's post made it very clear who she was trying to find.

Joanne

Joanne Report 13 Apr 2015 14:36

Any help would be really really appreciated. It's like Gladys just vanished?

Mike *

Mike * Report 13 Apr 2015 15:32

Did she not simply get married ?

Do you have a death for her ?
(I noticed someone's tree has a death of 1969 for her... is that your tree?)

Joanne

Joanne Report 13 Apr 2015 20:15

Hi Mike
Yes this is my tree, i simply guessed this year for the death to see if any records would submerge - Im trying everything i can to locate her.....
Joanne

Joanne

Joanne Report 14 Apr 2015 19:57

nudge

Joanne

Joanne Report 15 Apr 2015 21:32

nnn

Joanne

Joanne Report 22 Apr 2015 00:11

Nnn