How does one get on to old search, I thought they had done away with it? Thanks Barry -----Original Message----- From: Joy Hungerford Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 3:37 PM To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DBY] BIRCH/RODDIS in Chesterfield Hi Nivard Thank you for your advice. I'll have another go at tracing my GGF's address. You're right about Phyllis's maiden name. This is why I thought an informal arrangement might have been made with her aunt and uncle. I'm grateful for your time and trouble. Kind regards Joy > Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:17:00 +0100 > From: ovington.one@gmail.com > To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DBY] BIRCH/RODDIS in Chesterfield > > Hi Joy > > Are you using Ancestry or another supplier? > > On Ancestry, use old search, in advanced search enter the address in the > keyword box > > If it does not come up try abbreviating the Street to St or Road to Rd > if still no hits remove parts of the address to get pertinent hits, if > your house number does not pop up try no number and pick one close by in > the enumerators summaries > > In 1911 the enumerator did a street listing, (the RG78) they are called > the enumerators summaries on Ancestry > > They will list the houses around and about your target > > As Phyllis married as a BIRCH it suggests she was not adopted, otherwise > who would have married as POUNTAIN surely? > > This appears to back up your theroy it was her > > England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006 about Phyllis Mary Roddis > Name: Phyllis Mary Roddis > Birth Date: 15 Sep 1906 > Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1970 > Age at Death: 63 > Registration district: Chesterfield > Inferred County: Derbyshire > Volume: 3a > Page: 274 > > If you can't find the address let us know and we can search for you > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 26/04/2013 18:42, Joy Hungerford wrote: > > I made some enquiries a while ago about Phyllis Mary BIRCH, a 4-year-old > > niece, living with > > my GU, Benjamin Henry POUNTAIN, in Chesterfield, in 1911. I suspect that > > she was the niece of his wife, > > Margaret [JONES], who was born in Flintshire. Phyllis was born in > > Cheshire and, as I've found a marriage > > (to George R RODDIS in 1942) and three children, 1942, 1946 and 1947, > > all events in Chesterfield, I wonder > > if Phyllis was adopted or 'adopted' by Ben and Margaret. > > > > I'm no nearer pinpointing her relationship, but as my father had a good > > friend and colleague, Arthur RODDIS, > > I've spent a few entertaining hours trying to find a link between the > > two RODDIS families. > > > > So far, nothing, but as a baby in 1911, Arthur was living with his > > family in Prospect St, Alfreton, where my GGF, > > Thomas STOKES, was living, in a house, for which he had done all the > > beautiful carpentry himself, with his wife > > and youngest children. > > > > Can anyone tell me, please, how to trawl the 1911 Census for a > > particular address? I thought this would be fairly > > simple, but find that each schedule has a cover sheet, then the schedule > > itself. There doesn't seem to be a useful > > way of telling who the neighbours were. I also found that Thomas, and > > other family members, seem to have ignored > > the requirement to fill in a Census Return for 1911. I'm quite cross, > > really. > > > > Anyway, if anyone knows more about any of these people, I'd be very > > pleased to hear from them. > > > > > > Kind regards > > > > Joy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message