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Old 06-10-20, 15:36
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Wow, thanks Merry!

Off to find the elusive Mr Harle. 1911 has clues in the births of the children.

Why couldn't I find this?
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I don't think the "otherwise Rose Sarah Ann Thompson" necessarily means that she was using Thompson as a surname, just that it was one of her middle names but that she didn't always use it. Possibly she didn't include it in her name when writing her will.
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Thanks Kiterunner!
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Found the marriage record now. Poor woman was widowed with two small children. Worked as a char, so interesting that by 1939 she was a retired nurse. Wonder if she managed to get a better job or if she was bigging herself up.
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Not surprised I didn't find her. I didn't know her married name and I was searching for Rosa Sarah AT Gray, not Rose Gray!
The marriage cert incorrectly says her father is George Gray, a coal merchant, not William Gray fisherman deceased. But I think it's correct as one of the witnesses is Laura Gray and Sarah's youngest sister was Laura Gray.
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How sad. Arthur junior died in Sep 1918 in France. I'm wondering if his mother became a nurse for the war.
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Not surprised I didn't find her. I didn't know her married name and I was searching for Rosa Sarah AT Gray, not Rose Gray!
I would always search for Ros* because Rosa, Rose, Rosanna and Rosina often seem to be interchangeable.
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Good tip, but I'm surprised she ditched all her other names. I had hoped it would make her easier to find!
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Like my Amy Elizabeth Marguerite who just called herself Amy on her marriage cert.
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Have now found her husband's birth, baptism, death and burial. A satisfying afternoon.
Big thanks to Merry who got me started and to Kiterunner.
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