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Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Jan 2008 15:32

COULD BE THE SAME PERSON LIKE I SAID I DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO GO ON I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND TIME THE DATE OF DEATH I HAVE FOR HIM IS 1927.

Kendo

Kendo Report 15 Jan 2008 15:13

A Herbert Ovenden Died at Elham in Mar 1927 aged 58 ref 2a 1966.
His dob would be about 1868/9
Ken

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Jan 2008 15:07

THE NAME I HAVE AS CONSTANCE PARENTS ARE HERTBERT OVENDEN AND ELIZABETH FOX I DONT HAVE ANY CERTIFICATES SORRY
THANKS SUE

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Jan 2008 15:01

HI CHEYL MONTH OF CONSTANCE BIRTH IS RIGHT THANK YOU

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Jan 2008 14:58

THANKS FOR THAT KEN EVERY SEEMS TO FIT APART FROM THE PARENTS THEY WERE DEAFENTLY HERBERT OVENDEN AND ELIZABETH FOX CANT GET DATES OF ANY THING THOUGH SORRY BUT THANKS FOR YOUR HELP I THINK I MIGHT HAVE TO GO DOWN THE FOX FAMILY LINE
REGARDS SUE

Kendo

Kendo Report 15 Jan 2008 14:46

This fits in with the birth of Constance E in Strood in 1896.

Unfortunately her parents are Joseph & Mary, (1901 census).

Ken

Kendo

Kendo Report 15 Jan 2008 14:41

Constance E Blackford's death was registered in the Qtr ending Mar 1945 Ref Folkstone 2a 2025 at the age of 46. This gives her DOB of 1898/9.

Ken

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Jan 2008 14:28

HI SAM DAD THOUGHT IT WAS 1923 THAT CONSTANCE AND FRANK MARRIED, STROOD ALSO RINGS, DAD ALSO THINKS THAT HER MIDDE NAME WAS MARY BUT THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE SHOWN ME IS UITE HIGH WITH REFERENCE TO THE PERCENTAGE YOU PUT ON, I AM TRYING TO FIND FAMILY MEMBERS REALLY SO I CAN TRY AND GET MY FAMILY TREE SORTED MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP REGARDS SUEVBLACKFORD

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Jan 2008 14:22

NO I DONT THINK THEY ARE BUT THANKS FOR YOUR HELP KEN.

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Jan 2008 14:19

INFORMATION I GAVE WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY DAD JOHN BLACKFORD I SHALL GET MORE INFORMATION FROM HIM THANKS FOR YOUR HELP SHE DIED IN 1944

Cheryl

Cheryl Report 15 Jan 2008 14:11

Hi

Is this her birth?

Births Sep 1896
OVENDEN Constance Emmeline Strood 2a 566


Cheryl

Sam

Sam Report 15 Jan 2008 14:10

If Kenneth has found the right parents then the birth record I found is not looking like being correct. Here are Herbert and Julia in 1901 (with a child Ivy who you haven't mentioned)

Herbert W Ovenden
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Julia A
Gender: Male
Where born: Margate, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Margate
Ecclesiastical parish: St Pauls
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Thanet
Sub-registration district: Margate
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 118
Household Members: Name Age
Herbert W Ovenden 28
Ivy A Ovenden 2
Julia A Ovenden 27

How do you know the names of Constance's parents if you don;t have her birth or marriage certificate?

Sam x

Kendo

Kendo Report 15 Jan 2008 14:05

So the parents are not these?

Marriages Jun 1898

Fox Julia Amelia Thanet 2a 1878
Ovenden Herbert William Thanet 2a 1878

Ken

Sam

Sam Report 15 Jan 2008 14:02

Is this the marriage?

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
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Marriages Sep 1921 (85%)
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>>>>Blackford Frank Ovenden Elham 2a 2922
Gillow Edith R Lawrence Elham 2a 2922
Lawrence Douglas C Gillow Elham 2a 2922
>>>>Ovenden Constance E Blackford Elham 2a 2922

Could this be her birth? I have no idea where Strood is in relation to Elham...

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
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Births Sep 1896 (>99%)
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OVENDEN Constance Emmeline Strood 2a 566

Sam

Sam Report 15 Jan 2008 14:00

Where was Constance born? What information are you looking for?

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Jan 2008 13:54

trying to find constance ovenden born about 1901 married frank blackford and had six children molly, jean, roy doris rowland known as john and freda,
constances parents were herbert ovenden who married elizabeth fox think herbert died 1927. They had five children bernard rowland lenard constance and elsie, any information greatly appreciated.