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You are all BRILLIANT ! Thank Yoy so much.

Trish

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This is poss her birth
June qtr 1897
Mary Bright Lewisham 1d 1170

Thats the only one for June & july qtrs .

Checked July as well in case they waited nearly the six week allowed before the birth was reg. nothing so the June one is the possiblity

There is no Mary Ann Bright registered in the middle two quarters on 1897. There is one Mary Bright (no middle name) registered in the June qtr. in Lewisham.

Kath. x

Jim,

Mary Ann's father was George on her marriage certificate.

Kath. x

Heres her death registration

June qtr 1972

Mary Ann Soilleux d.o.b 5th june 1897
Lewisham 5d 532

Shirley

When was the marriage - because you said that her age on there would make her date of birth 1893?

Kath. x

Wow ! That bit about lying about father being deceased ! Her age on cert is 22 but if that census entry is her she would only be about 18 !

Quite possibly, Patricia.

Kath. x

Thanks all. I will do that. Have looked at area Blean covers. V.interesting, is where we used to go on holiday as children ! Could it be that my mum had been taken there by her mum Mary Ann ?!?

You could order the birth certificate and give the father's name as George as a checking point, so you don't get the certificate if the father's name is something else.

Dates of birth on death certificates are only as accurate as the informant's memory.

People also lied about their age on marriage certificates. How old did she say she was? Sometimes people said that their father was deceased if they didn't have parental consent and they were under 21.

Kath. x

You can check what places Blean covers here:-

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/blean.html

It might help you decide if it's the right one.

Kath. x

Margaret, I had seen that in 1901 census but, of course DoB does not tally. Could either be wrong ? Any ideas. I dont know where she was born so I will prob get the birth cert above. But how will I know whether it is actually her or not ? What about her death cert ? She died Mary Ann Soilleux c 1972. That would clarify her DoB wouldnt it ?

The district id Blean Patricia

Births Sep 1893 (>99%)
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Bright Mary Ann Blean 2a 851


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Sorry, with you now. Was reading her name as Mary Ann Brean Bright ! Thank you

Well, that's no help, is it?
The closest one that I can see on the 1901 census is Mary Bright, no middle name but she was born 1891. Her father is George, a coffeehouse proprietor.
No idea if that might be her, not sure what to suggest.
Margaret

Looks good. What district ?(Not been doing this too long)

This is the only Mary Ann Bright birth I can find in 1893, but you would need to check the census first to see if you can find the family to see where they were living. This one is registered in Kent:-

Mary Ann Bright
Sept. qtr. 1893, Blean, 2a, 851

Kath. x

Hi Patricia, this any good?

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Sep 1893 (>99%)
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Bright Mary Ann Blean 2a 851

Oh, no it doesn't. He was a 'builders labourer !

Ah, well ! It just says 'deceased' !