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1901 CENSUS CHECK PLEASE

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Battenburg

Battenburg Report 15 Sep 2012 04:31

Im helping someone trace her grandparents.She knows nothing about them

Doris A Burke married George L Harris in 1922 mar qt Portsmouth. Told her she needs to get the marriage cert to confirm ages etc.

1901 census
I found a George L Harris age 5 living in Portsmouh. Can someone give me his family please
1911 census too if possible
Doris remarried and friend she thinks around WW2 but she doesnt know who to. She wasnt living in Portsmouth however

Can someone help please
Thank you

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 15 Sep 2012 04:45

I have to go out now so will check back later

jax

jax Report 15 Sep 2012 05:04

1901 England Census
about George L Harris
Name: George L Harris
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Charles E Harris
Mother's Name: Alice Harris
Gender: Male
Where born: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Civil parish: Portsmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas a Becket
Town: Portsmouth
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsmouth
Sub-registration district: Portsmouth and Mid Southsea
Household Members: Name Age
Charles E Harris 32
Alice Harris 30
Ethel A Harris 6
George L Harris 5
Alice M Gough 19


jax

jax Report 15 Sep 2012 05:05

1911 England Census
about George Lewis Harris
Name: George Lewis Harris
Age in 1911: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Portsmouth
Civil parish: Portsmouth
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England
Street Address: 43 Hanover Street, Portsea
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Plumbers Apprentice
Registration district: Portsmouth
Registration District Number: 90
Sub-registration district: Portsea and Landport
Household Members: Name Age
Charles E Harris 43
Alice Harris 41
George Lewis Harris 15
Alice Ethel Harris 16
Minnie Kate Gearey 22


jax

jax Report 15 Sep 2012 05:10

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
about George Lewis Harris
Name: George Lewis Harris
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1895
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1977
Age at Death: 81
Registration district: Portsmouth
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 20
Page: 0520

Penny

Penny Report 15 Sep 2012 05:16

Doris is a non started until we know fathers name and her age, just too many to be anything but a stab in the dark

jax

jax Report 15 Sep 2012 05:19

Marriages Jun 1950 (>99%)
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BRAIN Geoffrey G W Harris Bristol 7b 400
BRAIN Geoffrey G W Burke Bristol 7b 400
Burke Doris A Brain Bristol 7b 400
Harris Doris A Brain Bristol 7b 400


jax

jax Report 15 Sep 2012 05:20

??

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
about Doris A Brain
Name: Doris A Brain
Birth Date: abt 1904
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1955
Age at Death: 51
Registration district: Stroud
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 7b
Page: 524

jax

jax Report 15 Sep 2012 05:34

Her husband remarried so that must be her

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
about Geoffrey G W Brain
Name: Geoffrey G W Brain
Spouse Surname: Fletcher
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1957
Registration district: Stroud
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 7b
Page Number: 1457
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

It looks like he was a bit younger than her 1917 not seeing a death for him

jax

jax Report 15 Sep 2012 05:43

There are no births for a Doris A Burke this is the nearest

Births Jun 1905 (>99%)
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Burke Doris Bessie Portsmouth 2b 525

jax

jax Report 15 Sep 2012 05:48

Or this one

Births Dec 1903 (>99%)
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BURKE Doris W. Ham 4a 217


1911 England Census
about Doris Burke
Name: Doris Burke
Age in 1911: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Stratford, Essex, England
Civil parish: Portsmouth
County/Island: Hampshire
Street Address: 7 North Brook St, Landport, Portsmouth
Registration district: Portsmouth
Registration District Number: 90
Sub-registration district: Portsea and Landport
Household Members: Name Age
Blanche Burke 28
Edith Burke 10
Doris Burke 7


possable marriage but she really needs the Doris's marriage cert to confirm the father

Marriages Jun 1901 (>99%)
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BURKE Frederick Portsmouth 2b 1173
Cockram Blanche Annie Portsmouth 2b 1173

jax

jax Report 15 Sep 2012 06:09

If Frederick is her father he was a stoker in the Royal Navy

1901 England Census
Name: Blanche C Burke >>>>The C could be an A?
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Female
Where born: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Civil parish: Portsmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas a Becket
Town: Portsmouth
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsmouth
Sub-registration district: Portsmouth and Mid Southsea

Household Members: Name Age
Mary A Bryne 32
William Bryne 10
Harold Bryne 7
Frederick Burke 23
Blanche C Burke 19


Battenburg

Battenburg Report 15 Sep 2012 06:25

Thanks Jax. Friend said her granddads middle name was Lewis. She didnt tell me that in the beginning

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 15 Sep 2012 06:29

Jax
can you please tell me where the other Harris family were born?

Also with a death as late as 1977 it would give his date of birth since they were added in 1969
Thank you

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 15 Sep 2012 08:34

1911 says Charles Lewis born Ireland, Limerick. other 3, all Portsmouth.

Date of Birth for George, is on Death...Jax has put above.

Chris :)