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I searched with both but with no luck. Difficult to know which one is correct. If it had been 1901 & 1911 then I'd be inclined to believe the latter but as both should've been filled in by themselves I don't know.

For every mystery solved, another one appears. I did look for Albert on the 1901 census but couldn't see him.

Just speculating but it would seem a bit random for Elizabeth to up sticks and move to the NE on her own, so she probably met Albert locally and then went up there with him. On the 1911 census that they married in 1902 and though there was no marriage at that time I wouldn't be surprised if...

She put Birmingham as her last place of residence on her emigration. Most likely candidate is an Annie Louisa Austin b1877 Aston.

Excellent find. I think she was from Birmingham.

Ooh no, I'd be living in a field. :)

I used to work across the road from a Council depot and when it closed down it was years before they built on it. The reason I heard was that they had to wait in case there was any ground pollution. I think it was the same reason that it took over 10 years for them to build on the old Smith &...

The re-registering and the name change I saw (a third cousin) were different things. Unfortunately, I can't find the latter atm, it may have been in the London Gazette, a government newspaper. Without knowing what records they hold I'm not sure. I can't really think of anything that needs...

I suppose they may be in time. Certain records have limits when they become available, as much as a hundred years for some. I don't know about deed poll. I do remember seeing the report if name change of a distant relative somewhere though. Not sure where but this happened in 1967. You can see...

Further info on Selina's children, this time for John and Alice. It appears that if John did move to the northeast, then he didn't remain there for long as he married in 1918, reg. Dudley. In 1921 they are with in-laws in Rowley Regis and in 1939 he is in Warwick. His death is possibly reg...

Not sure how long divorce proceedings took in those days but I would surmise that with the time frame involved it is probable that Solomon's second marriage was bigamous and, with Solomon in America, likely Selina's as well. As I said on different thread who was going to check. Selina's son...

From their arrival up until 1995 there appears to be 62 Iommi birth registrations (in one form or another) in England. I think I've accounted for all of them except one rogue registered in Hammersmith 1949 - Frederick J Iommi, possibly illegitimate. There doesn't seem to be any other mentions...

Yes, that's right. Thanks. :)

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 explains why her children moved to the northeast. In 1915 Selina married an Albert Stone, reg. Dec 1915 South Shields. In 1921 Selina and Albert are living in...

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 age as changed though. Annie Austin b Bham (the woman he married) emigrated in 1903 and Solomon Stokes was listed as a friend, the person she was joining.

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 the marriage certificate - age and occupation - correspond except he says he had not been married before.

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 Joseph & Mary Bannister in 1911 are 3 of their Stokes grandchildren. Did Selina Elizabeth and/or her husband die young? Or emigrate? There is a possible marriage for...

Unfortunately, there just aren't that many records around that time to know. Even the censuses, which are great, can be misleading. Yes, Mary was listed with Martha but that only means that she was there on the day of the census. It may be that she was staying with them helping to look after...

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 anyway and had a quick look and it appears that Martha's uncle, Matthew, married a Rosannah Sidaway. Not sure if they were related or if it's just a coincidence.