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Mary Ann Pickering
Death Age: 91
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1902
Registration Date: Sep 1993
Registration district: Westminster
Inferred County: Greater London
Register Number: C38C
District and Subdistrict: 2581C

My dad was born in hackney in a salvation army mother and baby home. His birth certificate describes Mary as a domestic cook, her last address in Durham, this address was that of George and Adelaide. Mary Ann then disappears, I have found a Mary Ann in London living alone in 1939?

I traced George because my dad remembered visiting George and May Miller. He has a birthday card from uncle George and Aunty May from his 9th birthday.

Sadly dad has dementia so I can't ask questions now.

That's good that that info was available on his birth certificate

Wonder then if that is the right death that I posted

Who was dad brought up by . They must have had some info on his mums birth family for him to be able to visit

Wonder if her last address in Durham can be found on old electoral rolls

Wonder whether any descendents of her siblings may know of some family history

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Name: Mary Ann Pickering
Age in 1911: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Cox Green, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Offerton Painshaw
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County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: Bore Hole Low Lambton Penshaw
Occupation: School
Registration district: Houghton le Spring
Registration District Number: 553
Sub-registration district: Houghton le Spring
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Piece: 30062
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Pickering 62
Thomas Pickering 16
Susannah Pickering 37
Florence Pickering 13
May Pickering 11
Mary Ann Pickering 8
Isabella Pickering 5
Jane Pickering 3
William Hardy 65


Jane married as Jenny

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Name: Jenny Pickering
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1931
Registration district: Chester-le-Street
Inferred County: Durham
Spouse: Thomas Dawson
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 1112

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Name: Jane Dawson
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1908
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 16
Residence Place: Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties
Schedule Number: 58
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: FHCB
Registration district: 554-2
Inferred Spouse: Thomas C Dawson
Inferred Children: Leslie Dawson
Thomas C Dawson
Household Members:
Name
Thomas C Dawson
Jane Dawson
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Leslie Dawson
Thomas C Dawson
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Source Citation
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2838B

So they had children some of who, are still closed records

The two closed are older than Thomas. So look on freebmd for the names

May be worth following up on

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My dad Clive was born in Hackney in 1934. His mother was Mary Ann Pickering who came from Durham.
Dad was adopted by Ettore and Ann Fugazza. As a child he was often taken to Durham, where he remembered visiting the Millers. He remembered the names George, Thomas and Betsy, in Chester le Street. I managed to find out that George Miller married Adelaide Pickering in 1920. I also found that Adelaide had a sister Mary Ann.

I have ordered George and Adelaide's marriage certificate, where George's father is listed as Robert Smith a boiler maker. Other witnesses appear to be Thomas Pickering, and someone who looks like Mary Pickering.

I have searched for a George Miller, and Robert Smith, but I am stuck, yet again. Any ideas, please??

Here we go:......................

1911 Census For England & Wales

8 Wellington Row Philadelphia Fence Houses, Newbottle, Durham, England
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Robert Smith's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Robert Smith Head Married Male 37 1874 Boilersmith Philadelphia Durham
Mary Smith Wife Married Female 33 1878 - Rainton Durham
George Mellar Smith Son - Male 11 1900 - Rainton Durham
Annie Hodgson Smith Daughter - Female 7 1904 - Philadelphia Durham
Robert Smith Son - Male 5 1906 - Philadelphia Durham
Ada Smith Daughter - Female 1 1910 - Philadelphia Durham
Robert Smith's Census Details

George Mellar Smith is actually the George Miller we are looking for!

Marriage took place after the birth of little George:

Marriages Mar 1900 (>99%)
Miller Mary Houghton 10a 616 Scan available - click to view
Smith Robert Houghton 10a 616 Scan available - click to view


MILLER, GEORGE
GRO Reference: 1899 S Quarter in HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING Volume 10A Page 539


Dea x

Oh good -that's the birth I found earlier - but then was looking for him with an unmarried mother in 1901.

Yes - you were right on the birth AG but I wondered if the mother had then married, added to which was the name of Robert Smith given to us for George's father on his marriage cert and there you go.....................

Dea x

Thank you. Will follow this up.