Hi all,
If possible, can you please help me get my head around the following ...
George Cooper, born 1869 in Stourbridge.
Married Elizabeth Hirons, born 1872 in Oldbury/Birmingham (from whom I am descended).
They got married 19 October 1891 and are recorded in the 1901 census as married with children.
Then, in the 1911 census, George is recorded as married and living with the children but Elizabeth is missing. Number of years the marriage lasted and number of children born are missing too!
George is not buried with Elizabeth. Instead, he is buried with two women called Lily Jane Cooper and Roseanna Guest.
In the 1939 register, George is recorded as married and living with Lilian J Cooper, born 1899 and Rhosana Guest, born 1876. Lilian is recorded as married and Rhosana is recorded as widowed.
I have not been able to find any records for Elizabeth after 1901 and am puzzled by who these other women might be.
Any help with this mystery will be gratefully received!