I have had a breakthrough, you know like an epiphany. I have searched forever for my ancesters mum and dad, which has been hard. On the 1911 census my ggrandmother stated that she had been born in Scotland but she came from Gateshead in Durham, where her father had been born. I understand her lodgic, with a name like Fraser but now I know differently.
On the 1861 census John Simon Fraser (1833-1861) states that he was born in Bethnal Green, Middlesex. This is part of Tower Hamlets. I have research his birth and have found not only his christening at St Dunston and All Saints Church, Stepney High Street, Mile End Old Town, but information about his mum and dad.
He was named for his father, John, who was born in 1801 but I'm not sure where and his mum is called Sarah Margaret Sharpe. She is stated as a widow on both Banns & Marriage Certificate. They were married at St Mary's Church, Upper Street, Islington in August 1832. Their Banns were read in July. St Mary's and St Dunstans are only about 4 miles apart.
Although I am excited about this, I cannot find them on the 1841 census. So it's a case of swings and roundabouts which can be quite annoying.
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That's really frustrating.just when you make some headway you hit another wall. You have much more patience than me Sheila, I would have given up at the first stumbling block and would never have made as much progress as you have with your family ancestry.
ReplyDeleteIt becomes addictive and when you think you've got it out of your system, bang something sets you off again.
ReplyDeleteSuch is life xx