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Ellen Shorten

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Norfolkboy

Norfolkboy Report 17 Sep 2012 00:08

Can anyone help me find marriage for Ellen A. Shorten, born 1863, Little Ellingham, Norfolk, died c1942, Father was William, Mother Mary.
Possible Attleborough, Norfolk connection.
Thanks in anticipation.

Mike *

Mike * Report 17 Sep 2012 00:17

Seems a bit old though ...


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Marriages Dec 1914

Gibbs Arthur T - Shorten - Yarmouth 4b 4

Shorten Ellen A- Gibbs - Yarmouth 4b 4

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 17 Sep 2012 00:17

Maybe she never married??

Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/Age District Vol Page

Deaths Dec 1940 (>99%)
Shorten Ellen A 75 Wayland 4b 517

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 17 Sep 2012 00:19

I don't think she married. She was still single in 1911 and there is this death in the same district as she always lived:-


Name: SHORTEN, Ellen A
Registration district: Wayland
County: Norfolk
Year of registration: 1940
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death: 75
Volume no: 4B
Page no: 517

Kath. x

Rambling

Rambling Report 17 Sep 2012 00:19

looks like she was single up to 1911 anyway

1911 England Census
about Ellen Shorton Name: Ellen Shorton
[Ellen Shorten]
Age in 1911: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Little Ellingham, Norfolk
Civil parish: Attleborough
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England
Street Address: Bear Hotel, Queens Road, Attleborough, Norfolk
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: House Keeper Domestic
Registration district: Wayland
Registration District Number: 231
Sub-registration district: Attleborouh
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Household schedule number: 66
Piece: 11470
Household Members: Name Age
William Shorton 84
Ellen Shorton 48
Reginald Shorton 36
Alice Melton 16


Researching:

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 17 Sep 2012 00:20

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Ellen Alexandra Shorten
Name: Ellen Alexandra Shorten
Probate Date: 4 Dec 1940
Death Date: 26 Oct 1940
Death Place: Norfolk, England
Registry: Norwich

She was a spinster, her address was the Bear Hotel and names Reginald Walter Shorten (retired Inn Keeper)

Looks like he was her brother!!!

Mike *

Mike * Report 17 Sep 2012 00:21


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Births Mar 1863

Shorten Ellen Alexandra - Wayland 4b 272

Norfolkboy

Norfolkboy Report 17 Sep 2012 00:24

What a team this site has !!!,
Keep up the good work,
Many Thanks.