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I'm trying to trace my family tree.
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I know from family that my grandads father was born in 1901 and he was born in quarry bank in Birmingham, his name is Horace Powell. From what I have found there was only one horrace Powell born 1901 in quarry bank. I know his wife was sylvia Morton bosco born 1901 and his son is authur Powell born 1935. Horace Powell was listed on the 1901 census as living with his grandparents - Johnson Forster and Lucy Forster. They have three children 2 boys one girl. The girl being Clara Forster . This may be Horace's mother as she's the only female therefore taking his fathers name??? This would mean she was 16 when she had Horace? And I still can't trace the father which I'm presuming his second name would have been Powell.
If anyone can help or has traced the same family I would be hugely greatful in you helping me.
Carla

Edit: Wife sylvia Morton bosco born 1909*

Have you found his birth certificate ?

Sylvia M Bosco
mentioned in the record of Powell and Sylvia M Bosco
Name Sylvia M Bosco
Event Type Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year 1933
Registration District Birmingham
County Warwickshire
Event Place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911) Powell
Volume 6D
Page 304
Line Number 78

Sylvia M Bosco probably married one of the following people
Name Horace A Powell

You should get a copy of the marriage cert..........for factual info


Marriages Sep 1933 (>99%)

Bosco Sylvia M Powell Birmingham 6d 304
Powell Horace A Bosco Birmingham 6d 304

I would think this is his birth registration:-

First name(s) HORACE ARTHUR
Last name POWELL
Birth year 1900
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District ASTON
County Warwickshire
Country England
Volume 6D
Page 250

The certificate will name his mother and father - unless he was illegitimate in which case it will only name his mother.

On the 1901 census it gives his place of birth as Birmingham although he was living in Quarry Bank.

Kath. x

Is this Horace in 1911? But grandson of William & Clara who are only 29 & 25?

Horace Powell

in the 1911 England Census
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Name: Horace Powell
Age in 1911: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Relation to Head: Grandson
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire
Civil Parish: Quarry Bank
County/Island: Worcestershire
Country: England
Street address: 10 Maughan St, Quarry Bank, Staffs
Occupation: school
Registration district: Stourbridge
Registration District Number: 373
Sub-registration district: Kingswinford
ED, institution, or vessel: 28
Household schedule number: 174
Piece: 17529
Household Members:
Name Age
William Forster 29
Clara Forster 25
Horace Powell 10

Edit: Sorry the original has Johnson Forster as head with wife Lucy and children William and Clara. Horace therefore is grandson of Johnson.

Sylvia Morton-Bosco
England and Wales Birth Registration Index
Name Sylvia Morton-Bosco
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year 1909
Registration District Pontypridd
County Glamorganshire
Event Place Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales
Volume 11A
Page 786
Line Number 100

?????????

Births Dec 1900 (>99%)
Powell Horace Arthur Aston 6d 250

He is down as Horace A. on the marriage record

Marriages Sep 1933 (>99%)
Powell Horace A Bosco Birmingham 6d 304

He wasn't born in Quarry Bank

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
68, Maughan Street, Quarry Bank, Quarry Bank (Stafford), Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Johnson Forster Head Married Male 58 1843 Labourer Durham, England Transcription
Lucy Forster Wife Married Female 56 1845 - Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England Transcription
William Forster Son Single Male 20 1881 Boot Finisher Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England Transcription
Joseph Forster Son Single Male 13 1888 Ware House Boy Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England Transcription
Clara Forster Daughter Single Female 16 1885 Factory Hand Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England Transcription
Horace Powell Grand Child Single Male 0 1901 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Transcription

Marriages Sep 1895 (>99%)

Chambers Emma Stourbridge 6c 229
Forster Jane Stourbridge 6c 229 *************
MALE RICHARD Stourbridge 6c 229
Powell George Stourbridge 6c 229 **************

A tree on Ancestry says he's the son of George Powell & Jane Forster.

That fits nicely with the marriage I posted, Margee

Jane Forster born 1874 was a sister of Clara.

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Deeley Street, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Johnson Foster Wife Married Male 48 1843 General Labourer Sunderland, Durham, England Transcription
Lucy Foster Daughter Married Female 44 1847 - Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England Transcription
William Foster Son - Male 10 1881 - Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England Transcription
Joseph Foster Son - Male 7 1884 - Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England Transcription
Clara Foster Daughter - Female 5 1886 - Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
New Road, Kingswinford (Stafford), Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Johnson Foster Head Married Male 38 1843 Retort Maker Durham, England Transcription
Lucy Foster Wife Married Female 34 1847 - Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England Transcription
Jane Foster Daughter Single Female 7 1874 Scholar Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England Transcription*************************************
Maud Foster Daughter Single Female 5 1876 Scholar Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England Transcription
Ruth Foster Daughter Single Female 3 1878 Scholar Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England Transcription
William Foster Son Single Male 0 1881 - Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England Transcription

Marriages Jun 1873 (>99%)

Forster Johnson Dudley 6c 28
LLOYD Sarah Dudley 6c 28
Merchant Charles Dudley 6c 28
SHAKESPEARE Lucy Dudley 6c 28

this could be parents marriage

Marriages Jun 1897 (>99%)
Banks Ada Alice Stoke D. 5b 689
Bosco Mastrillio Morton Stoke D. 5b 689


Sylvia Bosco
England and Wales Census, 1911
Name Sylvia Bosco
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Wiltshire
Parish Swindon
Sub-District Swindon
Registration District Swindon
Gender Female
Age 2
Birthplace Pen Y Pandy, Glamorganshire
Record Type Household


Ada Alice Bosco
England and Wales Census, 1911
Name Ada Alice Bosco
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Wiltshire
Parish Swindon
Sub-District Swindon
Registration District Swindon
Gender Female
Age 40
Birthplace Birmingham Warwick, Warwickshire
Record Type Household

Wow! Really wasn't expecting so much help! Thank you everyone for your contributions. Yes I will defiantly be sending off for birth certificates. Atleast now I have somewhat pieced together their relationships. So haraces mom was Jane Forster and father William Powell. I don't know why I could only find three children of Lucy and Johnston Forster when it seems there was infact a lot more. Thankyou ! Any more Info would be much appreciated ;-)