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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.

Martha does appear on the 1891 census as a servant of a Thomas Priest, a chain manufacturer, in Rowley Regis. There is a danger in reading too much into marriage certificates, and other records, sometimes and think there must be reason for the omission of a family member as a witness. It can be...

A different one I suspect, the one of King Edward's Road appears to have been born 1944.

I assume you mean the son and not the father? He appears to be up until 2023, there doesn't seem to be a death reg. for him up until then.

In 1939 they were living at The Vineries in Solihull. Ernest died in 1975 and Diana in 2011. Not sure about Mary, possibly in 2008.

Families are strange and sometimes we just don't know what went on. With the name variations you have to remember that most records - censuses & registrations - were filled out by someone else being told the information. If the person telling them couldn't read or write they would have no idea...

Another guess then, if you don't mind. It appears that the Raymond Charles Davis I mentioned was the nephew of your Raymond Charles Davis, the son of his brother, George Frederick. They both being sons of George Davis and Sarah Ann Wilkes. Your Raymond married Ada Elizabeth King? At least one...

Peter Semon's death...

Here it the link to Mary's findagrave page again... https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204009588/mary-semon

Being late and overbudget is nothing new - Birmingham Town Hall. Unfortunately being within budget and on time is not news.

Probably, eventually. In genealogy terms at least it's better to have English/Welsh ancestors. There are so many more records available.

That was not uncommon. Could be that Eleuterio went first, intending to find work and then send for them but in this case it may just have been that the child wasn't well enough to travel when he went.

They are listed as Simon on findmypast & familysearch.