Hi Lisa, I think I've solved your problem - anything rather than get on with the decorating!! I think Alice was illegitimate. When asked her father's name she answered LINWOOD but this I believe was his surname. In 1901 Alice says she was born in Wormley. Couldn't find her in 1891 but in 1881 there is an Alice HIGGINS 23, living with her grandfather Robert on High Road Wormley born London . On the same road possibly opposite is Aaron HALE. In 1871 she is again with her gf. No sign in 1861 but in 1851 Robert HIGGINS family includes a daughter Emma. A look on the IGI shows a baptism of an Alice to an Emma in Wormley in 1868 - a late baptism - register should be checked. A marriage takes place in Sep Q 1858 in W London between Emma HIGGINS & William Henry LINWOOD & lo & behold we find in 1861 living in Edmonton, William H LINWOOD, wife Emma & daughters Alice 3 & Henrietta 1. There is a death of an Emma in Ware Dist. in 1862 - can't find one for William but can't see him in the census either. As Alice is with her gf in 1871 & Henrietta is at a school in London (wrong age?) it seems likely that both parents are deceased. Hope this helps. Regards, Glen. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:37 AM Subject: [HRT] The mysterious Lynwood Higgins - help! > Hi listers, > > I've received a marriage certificate that's created more questions than > answers. I'm not sure what my next step should be. > > On 3 October 1881, Aaron Hale (26) married Alice Higgins (25) at St > Thomas' Church in the parish of Stepney? (looks more like Steponly but > was that a parish?) in Middlesex (reg district Mile End). Their address > is London St, with the groom at #6 and the bride at #7. > > Alice's father is shown as Lynwood Higgins (deceased) - builder. > Searches for this name turn up nothing. I've also tried searching for > Alice under her maiden name but have the opposite problem - plenty of > 'em all over England but which one is mine? > > I have Aaron and Alice in the 1901 census showing Alice's birthplace as > Wormley, Herts. Her age is 44, so if she lied about her age on the > marriage cert she kept it up 20 years later! > > So there we have it - at last I have Alice's maiden name but no birth, > no sign of her before her marriage and no sign of her father either. I'd > be very grateful for any strategy suggestions. > > Cheers, > Lisa >

Glen You make it sound so easy! WELL DONE! Marlene Glen Hickson wrote: > Hi Lisa, > > I think I've solved your problem - anything rather than get on with the > decorating!! > > I think Alice was illegitimate. When asked her father's name she answered > LINWOOD but this I believe was his surname. > > In 1901 Alice says she was born in Wormley. Couldn't find her in 1891 but in > 1881 there is an Alice HIGGINS 23, living with her grandfather Robert on > High Road Wormley born London . On the same road possibly opposite is Aaron > HALE. In 1871 she is again with her gf. > > No sign in 1861 but in 1851 Robert HIGGINS family includes a daughter Emma. > A look on the IGI shows a baptism of an Alice to an Emma in Wormley in > 1868 - a late baptism - register should be checked. > > A marriage takes place in Sep Q 1858 in W London between Emma HIGGINS & > William Henry LINWOOD & lo & behold we find in 1861 living in Edmonton, > William H LINWOOD, wife Emma & daughters Alice 3 & Henrietta 1. > > There is a death of an Emma in Ware Dist. in 1862 - can't find one for > William but can't see him in the census either. As Alice is with her gf in > 1871 & Henrietta is at a school in London (wrong age?) it seems likely that > both parents are deceased. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > > Glen. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:37 AM > Subject: [HRT] The mysterious Lynwood Higgins - help! > > > >> Hi listers, >> >> I've received a marriage certificate that's created more questions than >> answers. I'm not sure what my next step should be. >> >> On 3 October 1881, Aaron Hale (26) married Alice Higgins (25) at St >> Thomas' Church in the parish of Stepney? (looks more like Steponly but >> was that a parish?) in Middlesex (reg district Mile End). Their address >> is London St, with the groom at #6 and the bride at #7. >> >> Alice's father is shown as Lynwood Higgins (deceased) - builder. >> Searches for this name turn up nothing. I've also tried searching for >> Alice under her maiden name but have the opposite problem - plenty of >> 'em all over England but which one is mine? >> >> I have Aaron and Alice in the 1901 census showing Alice's birthplace as >> Wormley, Herts. Her age is 44, so if she lied about her age on the >> marriage cert she kept it up 20 years later! >> >> So there we have it - at last I have Alice's maiden name but no birth, >> no sign of her before her marriage and no sign of her father either. I'd >> be very grateful for any strategy suggestions. >> >> Cheers, >> Lisa >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Very impressive! Thank you! I couldn't find a death for William Linwood either but I did find him alive and well in 1891, still in Wormley but with a new wife. A fib on Alice's part, perhaps, made easier by marrying outside of their home county. It's possible that Alice's family weren't thrilled about her choice of husband - by the time the couple married in 1881 two of Aaron's brothers had extensive criminal records. Thanks to everyone who responded. I've learnt a lot from this, not only about the history of my ancestors but also some different approaches to solving a mystery that will surely be useful in my research. What a clever bunch you are! Cheers, Lisa Glen Hickson wrote: > Hi Lisa, > > I think I've solved your problem - anything rather than get on with the > decorating!! > > I think Alice was illegitimate. When asked her father's name she answered > LINWOOD but this I believe was his surname. > > In 1901 Alice says she was born in Wormley. Couldn't find her in 1891 but in > 1881 there is an Alice HIGGINS 23, living with her grandfather Robert on > High Road Wormley born London . On the same road possibly opposite is Aaron > HALE. In 1871 she is again with her gf. > > No sign in 1861 but in 1851 Robert HIGGINS family includes a daughter Emma. > A look on the IGI shows a baptism of an Alice to an Emma in Wormley in > 1868 - a late baptism - register should be checked. > > A marriage takes place in Sep Q 1858 in W London between Emma HIGGINS & > William Henry LINWOOD & lo & behold we find in 1861 living in Edmonton, > William H LINWOOD, wife Emma & daughters Alice 3 & Henrietta 1. > > There is a death of an Emma in Ware Dist. in 1862 - can't find one for > William but can't see him in the census either. As Alice is with her gf in > 1871 & Henrietta is at a school in London (wrong age?) it seems likely that > both parents are deceased. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > > Glen. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:37 AM > Subject: [HRT] The mysterious Lynwood Higgins - help! > > > >> Hi listers, >> >> I've received a marriage certificate that's created more questions than >> answers. I'm not sure what my next step should be. >> >> On 3 October 1881, Aaron Hale (26) married Alice Higgins (25) at St >> Thomas' Church in the parish of Stepney? (looks more like Steponly but >> was that a parish?) in Middlesex (reg district Mile End). Their address >> is London St, with the groom at #6 and the bride at #7. >> >> Alice's father is shown as Lynwood Higgins (deceased) - builder. >> Searches for this name turn up nothing. I've also tried searching for >> Alice under her maiden name but have the opposite problem - plenty of >> 'em all over England but which one is mine? >> >> I have Aaron and Alice in the 1901 census showing Alice's birthplace as >> Wormley, Herts. Her age is 44, so if she lied about her age on the >> marriage cert she kept it up 20 years later! >> >> So there we have it - at last I have Alice's maiden name but no birth, >> no sign of her before her marriage and no sign of her father either. I'd >> be very grateful for any strategy suggestions. >> >> Cheers, >> Lisa >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >