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I think death is 1949 - perhaps a typo?

In 1911 they are also in Jarrow. She is listed as Elsie, he is listed as an American resident and they say they were married in 1902.

I doubt I would have been able to conform this before the 1921 census was released but I've found what happened to Selina and probably...

Streetsbrook Road, Solihull. Photographed by J.E. Hall. General view of road showing fording bridge. 1921. (Birmingham Archives and...

There is a naturalization record for him in 1914 on which gives his birthplace as Staffordshire and an arrival date of 28 Jan 1902. His...

How and why it came about I don't know but it seems probable that Solomon Stokes did emigrate and marry again. The details that are on...

1899 Kelly's has a list of names under The Cedars. Including Charles The plaque is over 2 cottages/houses but there seem to be a block...

Great point regarding the number of records and the accuracy of any records. Much would depend on social standing, very few would be...

This was my brothers take on Selina Elizabeth: "The third arrival was Selina Elizabeth, born on 14 May 1876 at 58 Garrett's Lane. In...

I don't have a date or name of the artist for this one. You can see the spire of Christ Church in the distance, so the drawing is no...

There's definitely nothing to contradict your father's memory so I'd take that as true. On a bit of a tangent, I notice that with...

10 Highbury Road and the Cedars are not the same. The Cedars in near Grange Road and is still there with the name on the wall. 10 was...

Another coincidence, MWS ...... the eldest sister of Martha and Mary was Annie (b1871). Annie married, in 1889, one James Priest, who...

Unfortunately, there just aren't that many records around that time to know. Even the censuses, which are great, can be misleading...

Another servant of Thomas Priest at the same time as Martha was an Amy Sidaway. The Sidaway name rang a bell, not sure where from but...