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Case solved!! My Great Aunt has come up with some info. Annie NEVER had a sister called Jane and her mother was definatly Irena. Looks like someone made a mistake when putting them on the census! There was no divorce or death and no wife Jane! Even though this is sorted feel a bit disapointed it was all so simple in the end! Thanks for everyones help :o)

My Great Aunt has the marriage certificate for Thomas and Irena! She found it this morning.... and I sent off for Malcolm and Annie's marriage certificate yesterday to prove Thomas was Annie's father! (Oh well I wanted the certificate anyway!). Just got to try and find out what happened to her. If someone got divorced between 1891 and 1901 would there be a record somewhere? ~K~ Ps. I applied for the cert at the Munciple Offfices, 181-191 Georger Street, Hull, HU1 3BY as this is where the form said to send it. Should I have applied for the cert at the GRO?

Thank you for all the replies. I'm going to admit to being a bit confused but I'll have a better look in my lunch hour and see if I can make sense of it. I don't have the internet at home so only get to check at work :o( I really do appreciate all the help though... looking to get as much of my tree done as possible as my aunt is ill and I want her to see more than what we already know. K x

I re wrote it 3 times Merry...rofcwl

I see you are still smiling then Sammy!!!! (have been waiting for you to post that all afternoon! LOL) Merry

''Sorry to wipe the smile off your face Sammy ;-) but this marriage is ten years after the birth of the first child. Could be a brother, though'' Excuse me Paul.............. I have posted BIRTH info - not Marriage!! There is a 5mth old William H Meggitt on the 1901 census!! Purchasing THAT cert would give the maiden name of his mother - Jane

That's the one Paul.....that's where I got the name Barker from - then looked it up in the GRO Marriage entries! Merry

1871 England Census - 7 Fern Street, Bury Lancashire William Barker abt 1845 Hull, Yorkshire, England Head , Brass Finisher Fanny Barker abt 1848 Gore Hill, Yorkshire, England Wife , Dress maker Irena Barker abt 1867 Hull, Yorkshire, England Daughter

So the question is, is Jane just a new first name used by Irene Barker, or a new wife??? I cannot see a death for Irene/Irena Meggitt, and her date of birth and place match up. Best thing to do is to get the birth cert for the last child (details supplied by Sammie further up). If the name shows as Irene formerly Barker or Jane formerly Barker than I would take it there was only one wife (unless Jane came along at the last minute!!). If the maiden surname is different then you are going to have to wonder what happened to Irene! Merry

Hold on Kimberley - there's more! Name: Mary Jane White Birth Date: abt 1867 Year of Registration: 1870 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Age at death: 3 District: Sculcoates County: East Riding Of Yorkshire Volume: 9d Page: 89

The 1887 marriage entry for Thomas Meggitt Marriages Jun 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEGGITT Thomas Sculcoates 9d 255 has the same references as that for an Irene Barker. So that's the wife showing on the 1891 census. Merry

Thanks for all the replies.... I will have a look over the weekend and see if I can make any links. I'll report back Monday! ~Kimberley~

Watch out, watch out!! You can't tell from one census how long the couple have been married: 1901 Annie Meggitt abt 1893 Hull, Yorkshire, England Daughter Sculcoates Yorkshire Jane Meggitt abt 1867 Hull, Yorkshire, England Wife Sculcoates Yorkshire Jane Meggitt abt 1898 Hull, Yorkshire, England Daughter Sculcoates Yorkshire Lillian Meggitt abt 1890 Hull, Yorkshire, England Daughter Sculcoates Yorkshire Thomas Meggitt abt 1867 Hull, Yorkshire, England Head Sculcoates Yorkshire Wilfredia Meggitt abt 1896 Hull, Yorkshire, England Daughter Sculcoates Yorkshire William H Meggitt abt 1900 Hull, Yorkshire, England Son Sculcoates Yorkshire In 1891 the wife APPEARS to be different! Irena Meggitt abt 1867 Hull, Yorkshire, England Wife Sculcoates Yorkshire Lillian Meggitt abt 1890 Hull, Yorkshire, England Daughter Sculcoates Yorkshire Thomas Meggitt abt 1867 Hull, Yorkshire, England Head Sculcoates Yorkshire Merry

Sorry to wipe the smile off your face Sammy ;-) but this marriage is ten years after the birth of the first child. Could be a brother, though.

Name: William Henry Meggitt Year of Registration: 1900 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Sculcoates County: East Riding Of Yorkshire Volume: 9d Page: 208 This will give you Jane's maiden name

Name: Thomas Meggitt Year of Registration: 1887 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Sculcoates County: East Riding Of Yorkshire Volume: 9d Page: 255 Name: Jane White Year of Registration: 1887 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Sculcoates County: East Riding Of Yorkshire Volume: 9d Page: 256 (Jane was on the following page.)

Thanks June for having a look :o)

Marriages Jun 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEGGITT Thomas Sculcoates vol 9d page 255 no ladies on page June x

On the 1901 Census it has a THOMAS MEGGITT as the head and his wife is JANE MEGGITT. They are both aged 34 so born around 1867. I cannot find any record of their marriage and I would really like Jane's maiden name so I can try and make some links. Their first child was born around 1890. Any help would be apreciated. ~Kimberley~