robert girling

[kiterunner]

Right, so they could be in Sheffield on the 1911 census? I've been searching and searching the 1911 but no luck yet if that Robert born Norfolk isn't the right one (and it doesn't look likely to be him as he has a wife Fanny and baby son Reginald born Nuneaton!).

[bidston]

thanks kiterunner, this is the problem, they don't appear anywhere, in any census, been looking at this problem about 30 years now

[Margaret in Burton]

There are only three Robert Girling's of about the right age on the 1911 census.
All three are married.

I'll extend the age limit and look again.

[bidston]

thanks marg, appreciate it, he might have been a bigamist anyway, whatever the problem was no one would talk about it

[Margaret in Burton]

None of them were an artist though or anything vaguely like it.

[bidston]

thanks for looking anyway, the artist thing is a constant theme though, his great grandson is an artist in hawaii, must be in the family

[Merry]

Originally Posted by bidston

thanks marg, appreciate it, he might have been a bigamist anyway

Just passing the computer, lol! The above is what I was thinking!

What do you know about Mary Jones? (I was wondering if she has been found on any census?)

Do you know when either of them died?

30 years?! Well, I have to admit my mystery of a vaguely similar nature is only 25 years old, so when we've done this one (), maybe you could unravel mine for me!!!!!!!!

[Margaret in Burton]

Originally Posted by Merry

Just passing the computer, lol! The above is what I was thinking!

What do you know about Mary Jones? (I was wondering if she has been found on any census?)

Do you know when either of them died?

30 years?! Well, I have to admit my mystery of a vaguely similar nature is only 25 years old, so when we've done this one (), maybe you could unravel mine for me!!!!!!!!

Well what about my Peter Henry Harrison, he's been a mystery for just as long.

[bidston]

merry, i will be happy to help but i don't have a good track record, i have all the jones side no problem, mary jones died 1960 in liverpool

[bidston]

hi marg, am sure i saw a record of peter henry harrison living with robert henry girling but cant remember where, oh dear, mystery solved, appreciate you looking though