Fantastic! You've been a terrific help, Glen. Thank you. GLEN HICKSON wrote: > Hi Lisa, > > Knowing now that William was still alive in 1891, I had another look at the census. > > In 1881 he is indexed as KINWOOD & is with his new family & Alice's Uncle Charles. > > In 1871 the Henrietta in London was a different one. William is with his new wife & her son plus Henrietta indexed as LONGWOOD. > > Regards, > > Glen. > > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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: >> To: >> 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 >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >