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the death of sarah fits in with her age...will order cert and keep fingers and everything else crossed that its my thomas...many thanks again to all for your help

(hides in a corner blushing) I know! I realised seconds after asking the question - LOL!

All other people on page Jeanette

Sorry Jeanette - just realised you typed up the GRO ref number ages ago!!! What does the bit underneath mean though?

i saw the same death same disrict where they married Jeanette

Nell - I've found the marriage to Sarah Woodcock on the Staffs BMD site, married in 1901 at Burslem. I'll just go and look up the GRO ref no. They married Quarter 1, 1901 - 6b 105 - district of Wolstanton. Like I say though, the Staffs site lists the actual church, St John, in Burslem. All this work and it may not be him! Hope it is!

There are several Thomas Mountford marriages in Leek reg district (covers Smallthorne) but I can't find any to a Sarah Woodcock. nell

Thomas Mountford Year of Registration: 1901 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Wolstanton County: Staffordshire Volume: 6b Page: 105 (click to see others on page) Edna Bootherstone 1901 Jan-Feb-Mar Wolstanton Staffordshire === View Record Thomas Mountford 1901 Jan-Feb-Mar Wolstanton Staffordshire View Record Joseph Silvester 1901 Jan-Feb-Mar Wolstanton Staffordshire === View Record Sarah Ann Woodcock

Hi, The Thomas you've found in 1901 married Sarah in 1901, at St John's Church, Burslem. Maybe she died and Thomas never told his new wife he was a widower? Or maybe the vicar got them muddled up in 1911 and put Thomas as a bachelor, instead of a widower, as you say his wife in 1911 was a widower. Off to look for a death of Sarah Mountford - clutching at straws probably! UPDATE - There's a possible in 1902, Quarter 2, aged 28yrs. Death is registered in district of Wolstanton.

will have to buy the cert and see what mystery there is or isnt...many thanks to all

35 is quite old to marry first time in those days so perhaps he lied saying he hadn't married before the only way is to find that marriage cert. Jeanette

jeanette...the 1881 family is the one i am trying to trace, have found enoch, mary and lavinia on the family for 1901 but stuck on the thomas

1901 Sarah A Mountford abt 1875 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England Daughter Smallthorne Staffordshire ==View Record Thomas Mountford abt 1876 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England Son-in-law Smallthorne Staffordshire View Record Dinah Woodcock abt 1841 Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England Wife Smallthorne Staffordshire View Record Enoch Woodcock abt 1839 Tunstall, Staffordshire, England Head Smallthorne Staffordshire View Record Marth A Woodcock abt 1892 Hanley, Staffordshire, England Niece Smallthorne Staffordshire View Record Patty Woodcock abt 1872 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England Daughter Smallthorne Staffordshire 1881 Record Ann Mountford abt 1880 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England Daughter 3 Mayers Row, Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England View Record Enoch Mountford abt 1869 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England Son 3 Mayers Row, Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England View Record Lavinia Mountford abt 1872 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England Daughter 3 Mayers Row, Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England View Record Mary Mountford abt 1839 Hogcroft, Staffordshire, England Wife 3 Mayers Row, Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England View Record Mary Mountford abt 1875 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England Daughter 3 Mayers Row, Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England View Record Thomas Mountford abt 1835 Norton, Staffordshire, England Head 3 Mayers Row, Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England ==View Record Thomas Mountford abt 1876 Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England Son 3 Mayers Row, Smallthorne, Staffordshire jeanette

i know for a fact as i have cert he married a florence ann forrester in 1911 she was a widow and it says he is a bachelor.

definitaly says son in law and both the head and wife first names dont match his parents names...

looking at image it says married looks like to Sarah

Does it say he is married or unmarried on the census? Sometimes the term son in law was used when we would say stepson. nell

Son in law could be step son Jeanette

hi trying to locate on the 1901 census a thomas mountford born 1876 SMALLTHORNE STAFFORDSHIRE found him on all other censuses, on the 1901 have found a thomas with exact info but as son in law..i have my thomas marriage cert saying he was bachelor and he wed in 1911...so is this is him or not...struggling please help.