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