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Old 30-03-16, 16:07
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Charles Doe's death is probably the one Jul-Sep 1924 Kingston, age 85.
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Charles Doe's death is probably the one Jul-Sep 1924 Kingston, age 85.
Yeah, I already edited that in.

Trying to find him in 1841 & 61. I think I've found him in 91, but his place of birth is given as St. Pancras... could be because he's just a boarder, but of course it could also be the wrong Charles Doe. (There is another Charlie Doe in St. Pancras in 1911).

Edwin Henry Hooker is a total mystery, though. We have a record of birth, but no sign of him after that - not even under a different surname.

My first thought is that he may have been the child of Henry and Matilda - she was his housekeeper for many years and is living with him, and two of her children, in 1891 whilst Charles is boarding. She's still living with him in 1901. Also, in 1901 and 1911 Charles is still down as married, but is obviously not living with his wife, and in 1911 he hasn't put how many years he's been married. This could be due to his age, or because he's been separated for so many years he doesn't really consider it a marriage.

Just a hunch, of course. I could well be wrong.

Although that does make me wonder what happened to Edwin. Did he die unregistered? Was he taken in as a foundling and given a new identity? Did he go into a workhouse, or go abroad?
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Also, in 1901 and 1911 Charles is still down as married, but is obviously not living with his wife, and in 1911 he hasn't put how many years he's been married. This could be due to his age, or because he's been separated for so many years he doesn't really consider it a marriage.
That section was only supposed to be filled in for married women, but a lot of people didn't read the instructions.

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Although that does make me wonder what happened to Edwin. Did he die unregistered? Was he taken in as a foundling and given a new identity? Did he go into a workhouse, or go abroad?
I don't think he could become a "foundling" since he was 6 years old on the 1891 census. But he could have been brought up by another family and given a different name. I spent some time looking for him on later censuses etc earlier and found nothing yet.
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Thanks, Kate. I didn't know that section was only for married women.

I've had no luck finding Matilda in 1911, either.

I suppose if Edwin did change his name then we won't have much luck finding him.
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If you get his birth certificate then we will have his mother's name (in case she isn't Matilda) and his exact date of birth, which might help.
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In a perfect world, you'd discover he changed his name to Harrison and joined the army
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In a perfect world, you'd discover he changed his name to Harrison and joined the army
Don't tease! Where is he?
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Are you thinking of Marg's elusive Peter, Phoenix?
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Haha, oh, I get it now. P.H.H.

Very good.
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Could be nothing, could be something.

Edwin Henry STYLES born. 6/12/1883 baptized 13/07/1884 in Croydon

Mother is Elizabeth Styles, no father's name given, no birth by that name registered (that I can see) on FreeBMD.

Trying to see if I can find them on any census records.
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