Hi Barbara, My immediate reaction was exactly that.......... but by the time of the 1911 Irish census, Bessie Mina (born 1887 Birmingham) was also living in Ireland and married to Thomas Brennan. They already had 2 children Lydia and Mary, unfortunately they don't show up on the census, probably because they were traveling musicians. It's such a mystery. Your right in thinking that Bessie Mina used her stepfather's name (John Linehan's) she married Co Cavan 1907 in the name of Bessie Mina Linehan, apparently she didn't know that she was the daughter of Frederick Dowler until her mother Annie Louise died. Regards Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Gray" <bjgray8@yahoo.co.uk> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Pool Warwickshire and Birmingham Depending on the dates, could Mina Lineham be Bessie Mina Dowler, listed on the census with her stepfathers surname - not an uncommon occurrence. Regards Barbara ________________________________ From: Jackie <jackie005@talktalk.net> To: eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 22 November, 2009 10:49:51 Subject: [B'ham] Pool Warwickshire and Birmingham Annie Louise Pool born 1871 Warwickshire Parents Benjamin and Elizabeth.Pool Annie's death 1914 aged 49 yrs at the home of her sister and brother in law Mary and William Griffins 18 Wood St. Ladywood Birmingham. Annie was a musician. 1st marriage to Frederick Dowler, one daughter Bessie Mina. 2nd marriage John Linehan born 1871 Cork Ireland. Recently found Annie and John on the Irish 1911 census, shocked to find they had 2 daughters, Mina Linehan born 1897 England and Annie Lydia Linehan born 1906 Dublin. Found Annie's birth registration but cannot find anything for Mina's. Never heard mention of these 2 daughters before and obviously wondering what happened to them and John Linehan after Annie's death. Can anyone throw any light on this? Regards Jackie _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 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