Alfred John Henry White's probate appears in the National Probate calendar in 1938 probate granted to his widow Florence Beatrice Ann White. The address 71 Ditchling Road, Brighton. I think it was the other sister who left England??? Ann > Two sisters are mentioned in the obituary of a Charles Edward Dalton who > died in Port Angeles, Washington State sometime between the 1930-40's. > Charles was born in Surrey and married Margarite Crowe. He was > variously a laborer, artilleryman, watchman, worked on the Northern > Pacific Railway as a chef, and later as a farmer and a contractor. He > also lived in Camberwell, London where some of his children were born. > He emigrated to Canada and the US, moving back and forth between the two > until he stopped moving about and came to rest in the US. > > His obituary poses a bit of a puzzle for me. It states that he leaves > two sisters, one in England and the other in Oz. > > The two candidates for his sisters would be Margarite Louisa Dalton, > born 1862 in Aldborough, Suffolk and Florence Beatrice Ann Dalton, born > 1863 in Camberwell (this fellow moved a lot from the different places > his wife had their children). Margarite married a William Williams Jun. > 25, 1882 (I haven't found his birth yet) while Florence married a Alfred > John Henry White on Jan. 7, 1883 (he was born 1858 in Brixton, Sussex). > > The last time that I found Florence was in the 1891 census while she and > her husband were living in the household of her father. So far I > haven't found Margarite and her husband after their marriage. > > So, which went and which didn't? > > Bill in drizzly Gig Harbor > >

>From FreeBMD: Births Dec qtr 1860 DALTON Margarite Louisa Camberwell R.D. which agrees with the 1881 census via Familysearch, that she was b.Camberwell: 1881 census 9 Bowles Rd, Camberwell Frederick C. DALTON Head M Male 56 Mitcham, Surrey, Solicitors Clerk Margarite DALTON Wife M Female 55 Aldboro, Suffolk Fredk. W. DALTON Son W Male 31 Dalston, Middlesex, Solicitors Clerk Margarete DALTON Dau U Female 19 Camberwell, Surrey, Dressmaker Florence B. DALTON Dau U Female 18 Camberwell, Surrey,Photographic Artist Using the indexes alone of FindMyPast, I find what looks like the household of William and Margarite still in Camberwell R.D. (where they married) in the 1891 census: WILLIAMS, William, Head, marr., age 29 WILLIAMS, Marguerite L, wife, age 29 WILLIAMS, William F, son, age 6 WILLIAMS, Sidney V, son, age 3 WILLIAMS, Dorothy, dau, age 0 Anyone see them after 1891? Best wishes, Chris Townsend > Two sisters are mentioned in the obituary of a Charles Edward Dalton who > died in Port Angeles, Washington State sometime between the 1930-40's. > Charles was born in Surrey and married Margarite Crowe. He was > variously a laborer, artilleryman, watchman, worked on the Northern > Pacific Railway as a chef, and later as a farmer and a contractor. He > also lived in Camberwell, London where some of his children were born. > He emigrated to Canada and the US, moving back and forth between the two > until he stopped moving about and came to rest in the US. > > His obituary poses a bit of a puzzle for me. It states that he leaves > two sisters, one in England and the other in Oz. > > The two candidates for his sisters would be Margarite Louisa Dalton, > born 1862 in Aldborough, Suffolk and Florence Beatrice Ann Dalton, born > 1863 in Camberwell (this fellow moved a lot from the different places > his wife had their children). Margarite married a William Williams Jun. > 25, 1882 (I haven't found his birth yet) while Florence married a Alfred > John Henry White on Jan. 7, 1883 (he was born 1858 in Brixton, Sussex). > > The last time that I found Florence was in the 1891 census while she and > her husband were living in the household of her father. So far I > haven't found Margarite and her husband after their marriage. > > So, which went and which didn't? > > Bill in drizzly Gig Harbor