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Trying to find information on Edward Albert Want who seems to have been born in Chelsea area in 1872.

He moved to Abingdon (then Berkshire) when he and his wife had children: Bertie, Jennie, Beatrice and Edith.

The problem is that the 1911 census is unreadable for some details - and there is no sign of him ever getting married in the UK under that name.

The 1911 census says Bertie was born in Abingdon - but I can find him anywhere either - although later children do show up.

Anybody help with this one?

Births Sep 1872 (>99%)
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Want Edward Albert Chelsea 1a __9



this is edwards birth in chelsea

Births Sep 1903 (>99%)
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Want Jennie Abingdon 2c 305

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Births Sep 1906 (>99%)
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Want Beatrice Abingdon 2c 285

The district Abingdon spans the boundaries of the counties of Berkshire and Oxfordshire

do we know his wifes name?

1911?

HOUSEHOLD WANT BEATRIS F 1907 4 Abingdon Berkshire
HOUSEHOLD WANT BERTIE BARKER M 1902 9 Abingdon Berkshire
HOUSEHOLD WANT JENNIE F 1904 7 Abingdon Berkshire
HOUSEHOLD WANT JINNIE F 1874 37 Abingdon Berkshire

Household Record 1881 British Census

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Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Robert A. WANT Head M Male 40 Norfolk, England Coachman
Elizth. WANT Wife M Female 40 Norfolk, England
Polly WANT Daur Female 12 Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Fredck. WANT Son Male 10 Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Edward WANT Son Male 9 Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Emma J. WANT Daur Female 6 Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Kate WANT Daur Female 4 Chelsea, Middlesex, England
George WANT Son Male 3 Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Edith WANT Daur Female 1 Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Willm. WEBB Lodger U Male 32 Devon, England Servant
Charles WALKER Lodger U Male 20 Devon, England Servant


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Source Information:
Dwelling 5 Earl St
Census Place London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film 1341019
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0087 / 47
Page Number 33

clutching at straws somewhat!

Births Jun 1874 (>99%)
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Streetly Jennie Abingdon 2c 280

HOUSEHOLD WANT EDWARD M 1872 39 Abingdon Berkshire


looks like wife is Jennie,this family is the only one in this place


there is no marriage on free bdm

again, clutching at straws somewhat

Wonder if this is Edward in 1901
(not married)

Edward Watts abt 1873 Chelsea, London, England Head Abingdon, Berkshire

he's a groom and living alone

Household Record 1881 British Census

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Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
John A. STREETLY Head M Male 41 Scotland Commercial Clerk Wine And Spirit Merchant
Mary STREETLY Wife M Female 39 Torrington, Devon, England
Annie STREETLY Daur Female 9 Abingdon, Berkshire, England Scholar
Jennie STREETLY Daur Female 6 Abingdon, Berkshire, England Scholar
George STREETLY Son Male 5 Abingdon, Berkshire, England Scholar
Mary STREETLY Daur Female 2 Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Anne AMERY Mother In Law W Female 66 Cullompton, Devon, England Annuitant
Sarah AMERY Visitor U Female 29 Chippencampton, Gloucester, England Schoolmistress
Charles HOWES Visitor W Male 43 Appledore, Devon, England Master Mariner (M S)
Marian HOWES Visitor Female 11 Taunton, Somerset, England Scholar
Elizabeth HEATH Serv U Female 19 Ogbourne, Wiltshire, England Domestic Servant


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Source Information:
Dwelling High St
Census Place Marlborough St Peter & St Paul, Wiltshire, England
Family History Library Film 1341491
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 2038 / 49
Page Number 21

that Jennie Boarder in Bristol in 1901

Seems unlikely.......

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2372; Folio: 52; Page: 20.

(Transcribed Streetby)

He was in Chelsea up to 1891 census - but I can not find him in 1901.

He reappears in 1911 census but the handwriting is very bad.

His wife was known as Jane - although the census looks like Jennie or Jinnie.

Jennie (1903) is their second child - Beatrice was the third.

Their first child was known as Bert - the census seems to say Bertie - but can not find birst details for him.

I'm trying to find - wife's name, marriage details and birth details for first son.

A family member said her name was Jane and had her death date.

BMD has Jane Want matching in listings 21 Feb 1948 - but the 1911 census does not say Jane.

I went through the Parish records as this was the only 'Want' entry I found.

I think the Edwin is a transcribe error - as the entry for everything else is the correct family.

is this edith

Births Sep 1911 (>99%)
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WANT Edith M Moon Elham 2a 2273

The district Elham is in the county of Kent

all i can surgest is to purchase one of the daughters birth cert
this will give both parents names,at least you would have the right names for them and then maybe find the marriage,If they did marry,Maybe the wife was married before and was not free to marry.

OK - got a birth certificate for Jennie Want 1903 which shows the father as 'Edwin Albert Want' and mother as 'Jane Want formerly Bosher'.

This is the second time he has appeared as 'Edwin Albert Want' - so perhaps he was Edwin and not Edward - I'm told the family called him Bert.

When reading the 1911 census image - it is definatly Edward Want - shown in two places. The son born before their marriage seems to read 'Bertie Bosher Want' - which would match. The other two children names are correct for the family I am dealing with but perhaps it is a coincidence - but I'm told the address is the address they were at many years later.

I'm still not finding any marriage details - even for Bosher.

Anymore ideas?

Made some progress.

Bertie (Bosher) Want - was born as Albert Claude Want Bosher - to Jane Bosher in 1902.

Although not named on the birth certificate, it would seem Edward Albert Want was most likely the father.

As the father's name changes from Edwin to Edward - and by the poorly spelt names on the 1911 census - I would assume that the couple were unable to read and may not have noticed the oddities at the time.

Birth certificates show the unmarried mother in Jan 1902 and married in Aug 1903.

I feel they were more likely common-law partners - as there seems to be no trace anywhere of a wedding.

Any futher thoughts?