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Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Kiri	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:03
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Ada Margaret Shinn Birth Mar 1888inCardiff County, Wales Death 30 Jul 1954inCoulsdon, Surrey, England If anyone can help on any info on her please help me, was was my great grandmother but i don't know anything about her father i guess he was a Shinn and all i know about her mother is that she was 67 when she died in 1931 so she would have been born in 1864. thank you for any help kiri
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:06
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Hi Kiri - you should really get a copy of Ada's marriage certificate to be certain of her father's name and occupation. Who did she marry, where and when? You can search for records on FreeBMD. http://www.freebmd.org.uk
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:06
	1891 census 1891 England Census about Ada Margaret Shinn Name: Ada Margaret Shinn Age: 3 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888 Relation: Granddaughter Gender: Female Where born: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales [Cardiff, Jamaica] Civil parish: Camberwell Ecclesiastical parish: St Giles County/Island: London Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Camberwell Sub-registration district: Camberwell ED, institution, or vessel: 21a Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 467 Folio: 81 Page Number: 43 Household Members: Name Age George Shinn 54 Jane Amelia Shinn 58 Geo Thomas Shinn 31 Emily Jane Shinn 32 Wm Pearsall Shinn 27 Herbert Edward Shinn 18 Ernest C Shinn 16 Sidney Shinn 14 Elizabeth Shinn 27 Daughter in law Ada Margaret Shinn 3 Granddaugthers Emily May Shinn 1 Edith Anelia Shinn 1/12 Mary Ann Thetford 64 Boarder Looks like her mother is Elizabeth. Only son married here is George. Maybe their marrige Surname First name(s) District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Sep 1886 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEATHER Elizabeth Pancras 1b 136 SHINN George Pancras 1b 136 Andy
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 3,379 Send Message	George_of_Westbury	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:08
	1911? Is this her but father missing SHINN, Elizabeth Head Married 24 years F 46 1865 Caretaker London North VIEW SHINN, Ada Margret Daughter Single F 22 1889 Machinist Cardiff Wales VIEW SHINN, Edith Amelia Daughter Single F 20 1891 Domestic Servant General London Peckham VIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: RG14 Piece: 2467 Reference: RG14PN2467 RG78PN83 RD27 SD2 ED8 SN75 Registration District: Camberwell Sub District: Camberwell South Enumeration District: 8 Parish: Camberwell Address: 25 East Dulwich Road S E County: London George
	Researching: My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:10
	get her birth cert for details of her parents Name: Ada Margaret Shinn Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1888 Registration district: Cardiff Inferred County: Glamorgan, Monmouthshire Volume: 11a Page: 331
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Kiri	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:11
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Marie, Ada married Allan Ewart Spicer Ballam in 1911 in camberwell (my great grandfather) Andy thank you, i have seen that census and to me it looks like Elizabeth would be her mother but i have no idea about the father? thank you kiri
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:12
	1901 and she looks very much to be the daughter of Elizabeth Shinn Name: Ada Shinn Age: 13 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888 Relation: Niece Gender: Female Where born: Cardiff, Wales Civil parish: Camberwell Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints Blenheim Grove County/Island: London Country: England Street Address:43 Elm Grove Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Camberwell Sub-registration district: Peckham ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 25 Piece: 504 Folio: 33 Page Number: 4 Household Members: Name Age Emily Shinn 40 head Elizabeth Shinn 37 sister in law -married Ada Shinn 13 May Shinn 12 Edie Shinn 10 George Wiggins 23 William Wiggins 19 Henry Wiggins 19 Frederic Lucas 27 Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 504; Folio: 33; Page: 4
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Kiri	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:13
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	George yes i have seen this to and i think so :) but as you say there is not father. kiri
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Kiri	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:14
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Shirley, i think this to i have seen that in the past , thank you kiri :)
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:16
	Kiri you need to buy her birth cert and possibly her marriage cert, If theres no father on the birth cert but one on the marriage cert it may be she gave a name for the marriage to save face .
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Kiri	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:21
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	I know i had hoped someone may have known something thank you kiri
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:21
	well theres no Elizabeth with the family in 1881 Name: George Shinn Age: 48 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Jane P. Shinn Gender: Male Where born: Barton Mills, Suffolk, England Civil parish: Camberwell County/Island: London Country: England Street Address: 137 Cator St Condition as to marriage: Married Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Upholsterer Registration district: Camberwell Sub-registration district: St George ED, institution, or vessel: 16 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 696 Folio: 153 Page Number: 58 Household Members: Name Age George Shinn 48 Jane P. Shinn 47 George Thos. Shinn 21 Emily Shinn 21 Alfred Shinn 18 William Shinn 17 Herbert Shinn 8 Ernest Shinn 6 Sydney Shinn 4 Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 696; Folio: 153; Page: 58; GSU note there is a son GeorgeThomas Shinn in the family
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:26
	Name: George Thomas Shinn Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: abt 1859 Baptism Date: 21 Aug 1859 Father's Name: George Shinn occ upholsterer Mother's Name: Jane Amelia Shinn Parish or Poor Law Union: Paddington Green St Mary Borough: Westminster Register Type: Parish Registers born 30.6 1859
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:30
	A tree on ancestry has her (Ada Margaret) parents as George Thomas Shinn and Elizabeth Leather (posted above) along with a photo Andy
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Kiri	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:32
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Elizabeth woudn't have been a Shinn i think this family are the mother and father of Ada's father, i think Ada's father is George thomas Shinn age 21 in this census. kiri
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Kiri	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:33
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Yes Andy thats mine kiri
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:37
	So you already have her parents in your tree.......so why are you asking for info about George?? You alreay seem to have lots of info about him already. Andy
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Kiri	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:39
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	because i don't know if it's right...... i may be wrong, just wanted to know if anyone knew anything kiri
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:49
	her birth cert will tell you then no need to wonder !! :-D
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	Kiri	Report	25 Nov 2011 12:23
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 17 Send Message	just to say last night i found a grandmothers papers with everything she researched into and she has the same family tree down as I have. It made my day! Ada's mother is Elizabeth Leather and father George Thomas Shinn thank you for all the help kiri :)

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