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Trying to find grandma and granddad

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 10 Jan 2008 14:57

Thank you so much i have just spoken to an elderly relation and the one in Helmingham i think is the right one

Sam

Sam Report 10 Jan 2008 13:11

This *could* be Arthur in 1901, he is a servant (cowman on a farm) and is working with an Alice Jay (related to Harriet?)

Name: Arthur Kemp
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Helmingham, Suffolk, England

Civil Parish: Kettleburgh
Ecclesiastical parish: Kettleburgh St Andrew
Town: Kettle Burgh
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Plomesgate
Sub-registration district: Framlingham
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 8
Household Members: Name Age
Alice M Blach 32
John A Blach 8 months
John Black 36
Alice Jay 14
Arthur Kemp 25
Adam Mann 6
James Mann 48
James Mann 2
Marion Mann 4
M M Mann 43
Kate Moyse 23
Robt Chas Welton 17

Sam x

Sam

Sam Report 10 Jan 2008 13:07

Harriett isn't at home with the rest of her family on 1891:

Name: William Jay
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Harriet
Gender: Male
Where born: Stoke, Suffolk, England

Civil Parish: Stoke
Ecclesiastical parish: Stoke St Augustine
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Risbridge
Sub-registration district: Clare
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ada Jay 11
Arthur Jay 17
Bertie Jay 3
Dag P Jay 5
George Jay 14
Harriet Jay 41
Oliver Jay 9
William Jay 43


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Harriet's birthn:

Name: Harriet Jay
Year of Registration: 1882
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Plomesgate
County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 799

Sam

Sam Report 10 Jan 2008 13:06

Harriett in 1901:

Name: Harriett Jay
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Emily
Gender: Female
Where born: Kettle-Burgh, Suffolk, England

Civil Parish: Kettleburgh
Ecclesiastical parish: Kettleburgh St Andrew
Town: Kettle Burgh
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Plomesgate
Sub-registration district: Framlingham
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 7
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Jay 22
Emily Jay 51
Hannah Jay 8
Harriett Jay 18
Henry Jay 12
Walter Jay 16
William Jay 48

Sam

Sam Report 10 Jan 2008 13:03

From FreeBMD:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Jun 1901 (>99%)
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AMBROSE William Plomesgate 4a 1837
>>>>Jay Harriet Plomesgate 4a 1837
>>>>KEMP Arthur Plomesgate 4a 1837
LING Bessie Plomesgate 4a 1837

Apparentey Plomesgate is in Suffolk. If you order their marriage certificate, you will get their fathers names.

Sam x

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 10 Jan 2008 12:30

I am knew to all this but i have checked the census over again but keep getting blanks
Granddad Arthur Kemp born 1875 died 1963 in poplar london
Grandma Harriet Jay born around 1881 died 1964 in poplar london
Children
May married Bill Brown
George married Rose
Ronald married Alice
Annie
I also know that they had a farm somewhere but had to give it up that is when they moved to london
Edward{Teddy} married Eilleen
Billy died when aged 6
Please help me find where they were born. I cannot even work out where they were married thanks for help
Lizzie