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Vivien

Vivien Report 25 Aug 2007 09:09

Iam seeking any information on my grandmother Mary Frazer, all I know is that she was born in 1901 in Forsters Yard Hexham, she may have been raised in a children's home, or Hexham Workhouse, but I can not find any record of this. Granmother married James Lawlor Burnopfield Whickham in 1931, he was 30 years older than her on the marriage certi, I know that he had a family by a previous marriage name of first wife not known. James & gran had 6 children together. I can't find any record of Jame's death.

any help most welcome.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 25 Aug 2007 09:23

Births Sep 1901 (>99%)
FRAZER Mary Hexham 10b 412


If this is the right birth than we will not find her on 1901 census.

Do you have her birth cert?

Maureen

Researching:
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Aug 2007 09:25

what was her dads name from the marriage cert. have looked on the 1901 but she s not showing .maybe born too late in 1901? can try for her family with her dads name . have you her birth cert too?

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Vivien

Vivien Report 25 Aug 2007 10:03

Hello Maureen & Shirley
yes I have birth certi gran's birth June 20th 1901 so not on cencus! father William, I think he is the Workington Cumbria one wife Mary, gran may have had a brother dan! all I know.

Regards
Vivien

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Aug 2007 10:11

Hi
So you have her birth cert and know her parents names. What was her mums maiden name we may then find a marriage

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Aug 2007 10:28

info from Vivian

It was Sculley!.

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Aug 2007 10:35

no marriage found on freebmd for Mary Sculley to William Frazer. perhaps they married in Scotland

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

*Sharm

*Sharm Report 25 Aug 2007 11:01

Vivian
Sorry i could not find a marriage either.
this is prob not much use to you but i found this william frazer born cumberland with wife mary on the 1901 census living in the hexham area.
may be related in some way......

Name: William Frazer
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Workington, Cumberland, England

Civil Parish: Prudhoe
Ecclesiastical parish: Prudhoe
Town: West Wylam
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Hexham
Sub-registration district: Bywell
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 259
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Frazer 9
Ellen Frazer 18
James Frazer 23
Jonathan Frazer 7
Mary Frazer 44
Samuel Frazer 15
William Frazer 45
William Frazer 12

Good luck
Sharmala.

Vivien

Vivien Report 26 Aug 2007 08:19

Thank you for your trouble Sharm,
I have this information it seams that my gran mayhave taken her history with her for now.

regards
Vivien

juma

juma Report 26 Aug 2007 08:53

Marriage found on Ancestry BMD

William Frazer- Mary Sculley 1889 Hexham 4th qtr Reference 10b 507

I've looked on the 1891 census and there are three possibles for William Frazer with a wife Mary. It appears that it is a second marriage for William as in each instance there are quite a few Frazer children with them. You will need to purchase the marriage cert in order to make sure you have the correct family.

Julie

Vivien

Vivien Report 30 Aug 2007 21:15

Wow thank you all so much for the help , I have been doing this for ten years joined family history society but never found anyone willing to offer help!!
thank you all.

Vivien