Brad Rogers wrote: > I didn't look at the '81. I can't find a likely match for a death, > either. Unless he moved away, of course. I only looked for deaths in > Hants at FreeBMD. He could have done because Jane jnr married in Northants but I'm not sure what took her up there in the first place. My great grandfather was a shoe and boot maker. > At least you have enough info to use the GRO's matching service. I started off with just her name and her parents names with no idea of how old they were. Couldn't find their marriage when I expected it to be. Found her brother in the 1881 so looked for him in the 1861 and that's what gave me the siblings and the parents approx DoBs and their marriage much earlier than I'd expected. The IGI isn't producing any clues either so familyhistoryonline will be my next stop and I'll chase down the siblings as well :)) -- Charani (UK)

On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:04:43 +0100 Charani <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Charani, > > either. Unless he moved away, of course. I only looked for deaths > > in Hants at FreeBMD. > He could have done because Jane jnr married in Northants but I'm not > sure what took her up there in the first place. My great grandfather > was a shoe and boot maker. And having now looked at the 1881, I found this chap; Richard Cole, born ca 1825 Lymington, Hants. Widower, labourer. RG11; Piece: 1189; Folio: 41; Page: 14 Lodger, Gosport Street, Lymington. The rub being "labourer", obviously. Lymington fits for birth as, no doubt you're aware, Pennington is right on the doorstep. With that in mind, there's a death in Mar 1885 that would fit; Cole Richard 61 Lymington 2b 431 > I started off with just her name and her parents names with no idea > of how old they were. Couldn't find their marriage when I expected Of course. :-) > it to be. Found her brother in the 1881 so looked for him in the > 1861 and that's what gave me the siblings and the parents approx DoBs > and their marriage much earlier than I'd expected. Just like the ancestors; Leave us guessing. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" I'm spending all my money and it's going up my nose Teenage Depression - Eddie & The Hot Rods

Brad Rogers wrote: > And having now looked at the 1881, I found this chap; > > Richard Cole, born ca 1825 Lymington, Hants. Widower, labourer. > RG11; Piece: 1189; Folio: 41; Page: 14 > Lodger, Gosport Street, Lymington. > > The rub being "labourer", obviously. Thanks :)) It's fits too neatly for it not to be my Richard. As to why he's shown as a labourer, that could range from a reaction to the loss of his wife as such a young age, to his health becoming poor, to decline of work, to the enumerator being officious. > Lymington fits for birth as, no > doubt you're aware, Pennington is right on the doorstep. I wasn't but guessed they must be close. I noticed that Boldre also comes under Lymington RD and I've been to Boldre a couple of times. > With that in mind, there's a death in Mar 1885 that would fit; > > Cole Richard 61 Lymington 2b 431 That'll be him :)) > Just like the ancestors; Leave us guessing. While they laugh their socks off on a fluffy cloud somewhere :)) -- Charani (UK)