Hi Peter In 1871 Augusta Tidsall is with her parents Henry(cabinet maker) & Mary Tidsall in Wooton Wawen age 7 born Stratford on Avon with her siblings In 1881 the same place parents etc. In 1881 Martha Rouse is with her parents Henry(gamekeeper) & Mary Rouse age 9 born Beoley with her siblings. I can't see any relationship between the two. Augusta Ada Wilson dies in 1919 age 55 in Ecclesall Bierlow Mike in Droitwich Peter Booth wrote: > Nick (Gus & Mike),n > > When Mike replied with the 1908 marriage, I thought you must have made > an error in your posting. But I've just been able to see the census image. > > The strange thing is that Augusta is shown as born in Stratford on Avon, > whereas Martha, her supposed sister, is born in Beoley, and all other > siblings in Northfield. > > I've seen the term "sister in law" frequently mis-applied. We now take > it to mean husband or wife's sister, but in times gone by, it really meant > "sister at law" or step-sister. I wonder if this might be the case? > > I'm also thinking they may not have been married and only tied the knot > in 1908 as Mike found. I see there was a daughter Amy aged 3 in 1891 census. > It may be worthwhile obtaining her birth certificate to see if Christopher > is listed as the father. > > But to determine the exact relationship of Martha, Nick will have to go > back and trace both Christopher and Augusta in 1881 and 1871 census and see > who the resided with. > > It could be that Christopher had married a sister of Martha who has > since died (perhaps giving birth to Amy). > You'd need to check all possible scenarios. > > Peter in Sydney > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Mike, Thanks for your efforts. But it's really up to Nick to do the follow up. I'm a semi-professional researcher. While I'm happy to offer suggestions, I'd expect a fee for research that extends beyond an hour or so. Peter