Hi David, My first strategy in this sort of case is - Follow the children. So there is a Charlotte Elizabeth DRY b West Derby 1881. And then looking for her in 1891 I find her with a family headed by William F DRY Railway Clerk 39, b Bootle wife Annie (did she change her name or did he re-"marry"?) and the rest of the family I saw in 1901. However I cannot find the census record you say you have found in 1891. So have you made a mistake in dates or is your William difficult to find in 1891? And are there 2 of them or is he leading a double life? When you have the censuses sorted you can have another try for the marriage. But there is a potential marriage for William Dry and Ann Mitchell in Leeds in 1883 but that is after Charlotte was born. Hope this helps Christine -----Original Message----- From: David Railton via Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 4:28 PM To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] William Frederick DRY b1857 I am hoping that someone can help me with a marriage that I can't find. The birth of William Frederick DRY was registered at West Derby in 1857. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Fredericka DRY. The 1891 census shows him living with his mother and 2 sisters at 2 Lenthall Street Walton. He is described as age 31 a mariner and single. The 1901 census shows him with wife, Alice Ann, and children the eldest of whom is age 19. I take it that this child was a daughter of Alice by a previous marriage. William died in 1909. I have assumed from this that William and Alice married sometime between 1891 and 1901 although it may be that there was no marriage. Does anyone know of a marriage or anything of this DRY family in Liverpool? David Railton
Hi David, There are 3 baptisms on FMP for these Dry children at Everton... Edith Ethel 16th January 1884 William Frederick 16th December 1885 Helen Augusta 19th January 1888 In all cases parents are William Frederick and Annie. So, maybe her full name was Alice Anne but she went by the name Annie? She is on the 1911 census as Alice Ann Dry, widowed, living in Cheshire, with 3 of her children William Frederick, Helen Augusta and Dorothy May. Cheers, Jon