A long shot but Could George Elkington have married Ann Tuby in 1849? Marriages Sep 1849 Dolphin Eliza Birmingham 16 385 Elkington George Birmingham 16 385 Elkington William Birmingham 16 385 Harris John Birmingham 16 385 Leek Emma Birmingham 16 385 Meigh George Birmingham 16 385 NEVITT Elizabeth Birmingham 16 385 Southam Joseph Birmingham 16 385 Tubey Ann Birmingham 16 385 Chris > From: JJupar@aol.com > Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:34:56 -0400 > To: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM@rootsweb.com > Subject: [B'ham] Erdington 1850 > > Hello Everyone, > > I am still researching the Elkingtons of the area. > > I am wondering about a death certificate I have. It reads > George Elkington died 9th December 1850. > Male > 22years > son of George Richards Elkington, electro plater > Cause of Death was Epilepsy Effusion Certified > Ann Elkington present at death Erdington Village > 11th December, 1850. > > There are two questions which arise here. > The First one how close is Erdington Village to Woodbrooke House, probably > Selly Oak now a Quaker house, where his parents lived. > The second question is who is Ann Elkington and how could I find this out. > > She is not his mother or sister and I don't think she was an aunt. As he > died in 1850 I looked in the 1i851 census but no luck there because I do > not know her age. > > The child was educated by a reverend Bakewell with only three other boys > for company. He must have lived-in because he is in the 1i841 census. > > I know people given to Epileptic fits were classed as mentally ill an d > kept away from the rest of the family in 1840s would this have played a part > in his life. He doesn't appear to have been with the family and is never > mentioned in later records. > > How close are Erdington and Handsworth to Selly Oak. Does anyone know > how I could find the woman caring for him. > > > JUDY ELKINGTON > [N. Derbyshire, England] > > www.elkingtonfamily.com > ELKINGTON@rootsweb.com > www.one-name.org/profiles/elkington.html > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Research in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Share your photos with Windows Live Photos – Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665338/direct/01/