My great-grandmother Selina Valentine

[snoopysue]

There's this will on probate calender:

Valentine George Burbridge of 6 Calbourn Road Balham Surrey died 23 June 1921 Probate London 26 August to Maria Valentine Widow. Effects £271 18s.

That matches up with the 1851 census, but wife doesn't match 1901 census!

[Maths girl]

Just wondering whether Charles was a smoke screen for this Sidney -- father wealthy enough to buy her to give false info on birth certificate -- She couldn't have named the father on the certificate if she wasn't married to him unless he was there -- but ..

1871 Knight's Hill, St Mary Lambeth
VALLENTIN, John Head M 55 1816 London Distiller
VALLENTIN, Eliza Wife F 41 1830 Middlesex
VALLENTIN, Emiline Daughter F 27 1844 Middlesex
VALLENTIN, Sidney Son M 25 1846 Middlesex in father's business
VALLENTIN, Florance Daughter F 8 1863 Surrey
HOLTON, Ann Servant F 28 1843 Warwickshire
HASLER, Elizabth Servant F 25 1846 Essex
WELLER, Eliza Servant F 18 1853 Surrey

[snoopysue]

1911 census for George
91 Ramsden Road Balham
VALENTINE, George Burbidge Head Married M 68 1843 Mood Lawyer (looks like wood sawyer to me!!!) Barton Le Clay Beds
VALENTINE, Maria Wife Married 7 years F 58 1853 Mileham Bishop Essex

[Maths girl]

There's this will on probate calender:

Valentine George Burbridge of 6 Calbourn Road Balham Surrey died 23 June 1921 Probate London 26 August to Maria Valentine Widow. Effects £271 18s.

That matches up with the 1851 census, but wife doesn't match 1901 census!

1911 91 Ramsden Road Balham S W
VALENTINE, George Burbidge Head Married M 68 1843 Mood Lawyer Barton Le Clay Beds I think occupation is wood Sawyer!!
VALENTINE, Maria Wife Married 7 years F 58 1853 Mileham Bishop Essex

SNAP!

[snoopysue]

Does make me curious as to who Sidney's father is!! We'll probably never know for sure!

[margaretb2]

Thanks to you all for the prompt response to my post. I forgot to say that I have been researching my family tree with ancestry and recorded quite a lot of the census information you have so kindly looked up for me. However, I will sift through it all to make sure there is nothing I have missed. Selina was born Valentine and remained so until her death. She was one of 11 children and her parents, James and Mary both died young, at least by today's standards. He was 59 she was 48. Selina had lived with relations from the age of 11 months.

I do not know anything about the father, Charles, except that it was he who registered my grandfather's birth in St George, Hanover Square. I suspect he may have already been married as their is a marriage registration for a Charles Valentine/Ann Ford in the same area in 1867

[Jimmy]

Selina Valentine.
Baptism/Christening Date: 12 Jul 1840.
Baptism/Christening Place: BARTON IN THE CLAY,BEDFORD.
Father's Name: James Valentine.
Mother's Name: Mary Ann.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: K00330-2.
System Origin: England-ODM.
Source Film Number: 1042881.

[Jimmy]

1871 census
Warwick Street, St Martin in the Fields
STRIP, Thomas Head M 49 1822 Surrey
STRIP, Ann Wife F 47 1824 Bedfordshire
STRIP, William Son M 17 1854 Middlesex
STRIP, Selina Daughter F 19 1852 Middlesex
STRIP, Emma Daughter F 14 1857 Middlesex
VALENTINE, Selina Sister-In-Law F 30 1841 Bedfordshire
SHORT, Benjamin Servant M 24 1847 Essex
ABBOT, Charlotte Servant F 25 1846 Hertfordshire

Thomas Strip.
Bride's Name: Ann Valentine.
Marriage Date: 1848.
Marriage Place: Saint James, Westminster, Middlesex.
Groom's Father's Name: William Strip.
Bride's Father's Name: James Valentine.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M14750-9.
System Origin: England-VR.
Source Film Number: 1042322.
Reference Number: 2:3B5F0Z3.