Thanks for this - I'd concentrated on looking through parish registers for local burials, rather than generally looking for deaths - which proves the value of these lists, where someone looks at things in a different way. I've tried, with mixed success, to match the deaths with previous census entries and can eliminate an obviously well to do farmer from Lincolnshire, some where the age is wrong and also the Sheffield widower (1861 census) who appears to have married his 'visitor' by 1871. I still have some to investigate so many thanks. It would be very sad if I eventually find that the identified water theme took her second husband, as her first was 'a fisherman brought ashore' and buried in Lowestoft. I will continue my search and following up your suggestions, but didn't want to delay my thanks. Enid ----- Original Message ----- From: "elizabeth howard" <elizgh@btinternet.com> To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 10:46 AM Subject: [NFK] George Frankish > Hi, there are 8 George Frankish deaths between 1858 and 1871 , > the last two are of babies but the rest are before the date when the age > of > the deceased person was given .......there are two from Lincoln, one > Gainsboro, two Bridlington ......it is possible he moved for work and > maybe > the one in Birmingham is him ... > In fact Eliza in the 1861 is described as an outdoor pauper which > means that she has no means of support, and children to feed, so is on the > Poor Law system . As to the thick black line drawn through the word Mar, > there are a number of lines as you can see through all the entries more or > less , and I would think she is possibly isn`t sure . There is a water > theme through this , Margaret E is born Oulton , Eliza and George are > married at Gt Yarmouth, and I wonder therefore if George isn`t dead in > Bridlington ? > However , there is a Geo Frankish in Sheffield, Arnold, who calls > himself a widower, aged 30 , a carrier, b Lincolnshire , Elsham and with > him > is Mary Jane , dau , 1, b Arnold, and a visitor Eliza Johnson , aged 23 , > b > Beverley ............ > > > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Enid Rispin" <enid.rispin@ntlworld.com> > To: "Suffolk Rootsweb" <suffolk@rootsweb.com> > Cc: "Norfolk Rootsweb" <NORFOLK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:20 PM > Subject: [NFK] George Frankish > > >> After being widowed my 2x great grandmother Eliza married George FRANKISH >> in Great Yarmouth on December 19th 1858. He is described as aged 26 and a >> labourer. His father - also George - was also a labourer. They then lived >> in Burgh Castle where a daughter, Margaret Eliza, was born in 1860. >> >> On the 1861 census Eliza is living with her parents and children from >> both >> her marriages in Burgh Castle. The description 'Mar' is crossed out, >> suggesting she is no longer married. >> On the 1871 census she is clearly described as a widow and she married >> for >> the third time in August 1873. >> >> I am looking for any more information about George Frankish. Birth / >> baptism about 1830? any census or a death / burial between 1859 (if he >> died before his daughter was born) and 1871 (when Eliza is definitely >> described as a widow.) >> >> The only other possibility I have found is an 1841 census - aged 14, >> which >> may be him, living in Grundisburgh, Suffolk and born in Suffolk. He is a >> male servant working for a butcher. The age is not quite right to fit >> with >> the marriage certificate. >> >> I suspect the name 'Frankish' is unusual enough to have a variety of >> spellings and be resistant to surname searches. >> >> Any help, as always, much appreciated. >> >> Enid >> >> ps As Burgh Castle used to be in Suffolk, but is now part of Norfolk I am >> posting this to both Norfolk & Suffolk rootsweb. I hope this is okay. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message