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Hi, I was wondering if any kind soul might be able to help me with a census (1901/1911most likely the latter) lookup for my great grandmother, Ada (Bulmer??? not 100% sure if this is her middle name) Clemmit, born 1899 or 1900 in or around York. She was to marry a John Arthur Greaves in York in 1922. She is likely to have been living in York prior to this. Thank you for any help anyone can give to jump start this line of enquiry, much appreciated!!!!

For reference

Births Jun 1899   (>99%)
Clemmit  Ada Bulmer    York  9d 29   

1911
joseph streeton 36 widow york
leonard 9 son millicent 7 daughter
sarah barker 57 housekeeper york
ada clemmit 11 yrs nurse child york
161 holgate york

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Reg. District: York Sub District: York West
Parish: York Enum. District: 8
Address: 161 Holgate York
County: Yorkshire (East riding)
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born


STREETON, Joseph Head Widower M 36 1875 Railway Labourer York York
STREETON, Leonard Son M 9 1902 York York
STREETON, Millicent Daughter F 7 1904 York York
BAKER, Sarah Housekeeper Widow F 57 1854 Housekeeper York York
CLEMMIT, Ada Nurse Child F 11 1900 York York

1901 England Census
about Ada Clement
Name: Ada Clement
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1900
Relation: Adopted Child
Gender: Female
Where born: York, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: York
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: York
Sub-registration district: Micklegate
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 55
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Streeton 26
Annie Streeton 28
Alfred Streeton 21
Ada Clement 1

Thank you very helpful replies, funny how she can be a nurse, presumably to the child, when she was only 11!

Most probably unrelated but has the same unusual middle name


Name: William Bulmer Clemmit
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Relation: Son
Father's name: Alfred Henry Clemmit
Mother's name: Rose Clemmit
Gender: Male
Where born: Normanby, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Marton
Ecclesiastical parish: Marton
Town: Marton
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: Middlesbrough
Sub-registration district: Middlesbrough
ED, institution, or vessel: 73
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 42

Alfred Henry Clemmit 36
Rose Clemmit 33
William Bulmer Clemmit 12
Louie Maud Clemmit 10
Francis May Clemmit 8
Edith Jane Clemmit 5
Florence Rose Clemmit 3
Constance Pretona Clemmit Under 10 Months

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Annie Cleminson
Name: Annie Cleminson
Year of Registration: 1898
[1898]
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: York
County: Yorkshire - East Riding, Yorkshire - North Riding, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 49 (click to see others on page)

Joseph Streeton

I think you are going to have to buy Ada's birth certificate as this will confirm her parents names enabling you to go further back.

Yes think I might have to, although the information Helen supplied about her being an adopted child is particularly interesting, I imagine she'd still have a birth certificate despite that. I can remember seeing a series of letters at her house all signed from her sister Isabella. Wondering if there is perhaps a reference to an Isabella Clemmit anywhere?
Just wondering what her relations with the Streetons were, hard to know obviously, but they seem to adopt her in 1901 before they have any children of their own, perhaps ophaned child of a work colleague?

Hi sorry would it also be possible anyone to see if there's anything available for a Robert (Ellis) Clemmit in the 1911 census and for him and a Susannah Clemmit in 1891 both in York. From some research I've been doing I think it might be possible that they are the parents of Ada

Nathan, there are a few possibles - what would be the approx birth years of these two?

I think this is them in 1891, he's a widower in 1911:

CLEMMIT, Robert Ellis Head Married M 26 1865 Labourer In Timber Yard Appleton-Le-Moors Yorkshire
CLEMMIT, Susannah Wife Married F 26 1865 Thornton Dale Yorkshire
>>CLEMMIT, Isabella Daughter F 0 (10M) 1891 York << is this the sister?

Registration District: York Sub District: Micklegate
Enumeration District: 18 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary Bishopshill Senior

Civil Parish: St Mary Bishopshill Senior Municipal Borough: York
Address: 29, Ebor Street, St Mary Bishopshill Senior, York
County: Yorkshire (East Riding)

1911:

CLEMMIT, Robert Ellis Head Widower M 46 1865 Jioners Labourer Permanent Way N E Railway Yorkshire Appleton Le Moor

Registration District: York Sub District: York West
Enumeration District: 16 Parish: York

Address: 29 Lower Ebor St York County: Yorkshire (East riding)

Susannah died in 1899:

Deaths Dec 1899
Clemmit Susannah 35 York 9d 28

Could be something in that theory.

Nathan, re: your earlier comment about Ada being very young to be a nurse at 11 - "nurse child" was a term sometimes given to fostered or adopted children.

Marie, thanks for that, sorry I forgot to put the dates in, both were either 1865 or 1866 or thereabouts so those are the two I'm looking for. I'm glad to find some mention of Isabella, that would tie in nicely with the letters to Ada that we have somewhere at home. Susuannah is supposed to have died only a few months after Ada was born so that might explain why she was sent to live with others. Interesting how he works on the railway in 1911 and so did Joseph Streeton. Thanks Marie that is really useful!!

isabella clemmit in a girls school in york in 1901 age 11yrs

isabella is unmarried in 1911 and is a servant in york