On 15/06/2013 00:16, CWatters wrote: > On 14/06/2013 18:26, David Mills wrote: >> On 14/06/2013 17:53, David Mills wrote: >>> On 13/06/2013 20:45, CWatters wrote: >>>> On 13/06/2013 20:43, CWatters wrote: >>>>> On 11/06/2013 16:12, David Mills wrote: >>>>>> My g/gfather ,born ca 1853 was described in the 1911 as an army >>>>>> pensioner. >>>>>> He served practically his whole time in Ireland and then India >>>>> >>>>> Do you know if he came back from India? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Forget that. I guess he must have come back to be in the 1911 ! >>>> >>>> >>> could have been a flying visit.??????? >> The above was tongue in cheek >> >> In 1911 Thomas was employed as a builder's carman and was lodging in >> East Ham with his son. His wife died in 1910 >> What I could do is get Jesse's marriage cert. >> In 1923 he married,the bride's surname was Hajee. I got that from >> free BMD. I immediately thought he'd marries a muslim, but it is also a >> Dutch name, and her christian names were Theresa Gladys! >> It might say on the cert. father "deceased" If not Ah well!! >> > > The 1901 also mentions a daughter > > Thomas Aldridge 43 > Maria Aldridge 36 > Emma A Aldridge 8 > Jesse T Aldridge 5 > > This family is a real pain. Maria's maiden name was Drake and according to censuses was born in different places. I couldn't find her birth record for the reason that Maria was her middle name the first being Laura!!!! Thank you Mrs Gaskin of t)he GOONS for that nugget of information. Emma (it's Emmma M for May) Aldridge left her husband for another man in the 1920's. On her death certificate (1925) the informant is given as her husband who had the same name as Emma's married name. An assumption of the registrar or Albert lied about the relationship!!!! Another interesting fact or two.. I couldn't find Maria's death, although there was one in Mitcham Surrey that seemed to fit although it seemed strange that someone that lived in London should die in Surrey. I suddenly remembered after several months, (it's strange how these things just pop into one's mind) that Maria's g/son (my uncle) was born in Mitcham although he grew up in East Ham. I discovered that Maria had a sister who lived in Mitcham and Maria had died at her sisters address, the same as that where my uncle was born. Thomas was the informant of Maria's death and he gave his address in East Ham. Emma was born in Tottenham but the 1901 census says Chelsea!!!!! this family is driving me mad!!