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Maths girl wrote:1901 12, Ecclesbourne Road, Croydon
HOULDSWORTH, James F Head Married M 59 1842 Tailor Hastings Sussex
HOULDSWORTH, Josephine J D Wife Married F 57 1844 France British Subject
HOULDSWORTH, John Son Single M 20 1881 Carpenter Wandsworth London
HOULDSWORTH, Sydney Son Single M 18 1883 Stockbroker's Clerk Wandsworth London
HOULDSWORTH, Margaret Daughter Single F 16 1885 Wandsworth London
HOULDSWORTH, Rose Daughter F 14 1887 Wandsworth London


1911 Ivydale Ecclesbourne Road Thronton Heath
HOULDSWORTH, James Francis Head Married 48 years M 69 1842 Journeyman Tailor Sussex Hastings
HOULDSWORTH, Josephine Julia Dorote Wife Married F 67 1844 France Paris
BLOMSTRAND, Eloff Son In Law Married M 42 1869 Journeyman Tailor Sweden
BLOMSTRAND, Florence Daughter Married 11 years F 32 1879 Surrey Wandsworth
BLOMSTRAND, Marie Granddaughter F 9 1902 Surrey Thornton Heath
BLOMSTRAND, Frank Grandson M 7 1904 Surrey Thornton Heath
BLOMSTRAND, Joyce Granddaughter F 3 1908 Surrey Thornton Heath
NAME, No Granddaughter F 0 (1 MONTH) 1911

poss marriage


Marriages Jun 1900

Blomstrand Elof Croydon 2a 624
Houldsworth Florence Croydon 2a 624

Thanks again Mathsgirl,
yes I wondered that too and went to familysearch.org for France and had no luck
I went back to 1830 +-10yrs with using James and Josephines' daughters names and Dorote as a surname in France to see if I can find a marriage of Josephines' parents but no luck either (familysearch).
I am unable to find Houldsworth as a marriage in France, again using familysearch.
I have a suspicion that the 'S' in Jeremy(spelling?)/Francis' name in 1881/91 Westgate Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland census might be Samuel.
In which case Samuel could be Joseph Charles Houldsworth or Josephine Julia Dorote ---u/k surname--- fathers' name.
Just guessing though and not an educated guess at that. Samuel has to come from somewhere within the families- possibly William Grahams scots' side which I do not think as I have gone back to 1758. I would doubt it came from a brother in law or uncle of Williams'.
This is really hooping me.

1891 St Annes Home, Streatham Hill S W for this census on Joseph Charles Houldsworth, I don't know. Always could be a typo as earlier he is supposed to have been born in 1812 and is supposed to have been born in Sheffield, Yorkshire according to the previous census. I have no idea as yet when he died from GRO and free bmd as there are a few Joseph Houldsworths that died after 1881 and into the new century, but nothing that sugests a 'Charles' as a middle name or vise versa.
It seems the address is in Wandsworth from my research ( I came across Jeff Knaggs - The Home Page [FYI this seems to be a good thing to keep).
I am always indebted to anyone who understands and knows these things in England and Scotland as I am in Canada and we are unfamiliar with many things that are common in other countries.
If I can keep on receiving help I would appreciate this.

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