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Can't seem to trace Ada Blanche Holdbrook b. Wordsley, Worcs, or her father James Holdbrooke back past 1901. Any help appreciated!

1911 - London
Edward Halpin Head 34 Married Antrim, Belfast
Ada Blanche Halpin Wife 31 Married Worcestershire, Wordsley
Edward Herbert Halpin Son 5 - London Pimlico
Sydney Herbert Halpin Son 3 - Lonon Heathrow
Brian James Halpin Son 2 - London Heathrow
James Halpin Brother 31 Single Antrim, Belfast

Marriage, 31 March 1905, Lambeth Registry Office
Edward Herbert Halpin 29 Bachelor Brook Street
father : Jospeph Halpin(deceased) Hotel Manager
Ada Blanche Holdbrooke 25 Spinster Fairfield Road
father : James Holdbrooke(deceased) Of Independent Means

1901 Fairfield Road, London
Emma All.? Head Widow 66 Suffolk
Ada B Holdbrook Boarder S 22 Worc. Wordsley
Albert E Gadur Boarder S 20 Middle Hampshire
Arthur Gadur Boarder S 18 Middle Hampshire
Herbert E Freeman Boarder S 27 Kent Shoreham

(p.s. also, does 'of independent means' mean 'rich' or is it just a euphemism for 'unemployed' ? I seem to see it quite often on the census)

This is her birth registration, you can send for her birth certificate, and check out her father was a James:-

June Qtr 1878 Stourbridge 6c 234 Ada Blanche Holdbrook

Linell.

Do you have her marriage certificate? do the witnesses help?

I found her in 1901:-

St Mary Bow Stratford London


Name Age
Emma Ollen 66
Ada B Holdbrook 22 Boarder Single Commercial Clerk born Wordsley Worcs
Albert E Gardine 20
Arthur Gardine 18
Herbert E Freeman 27

Maths girl wrote:Do you have her marriage certificate? do the witnesses help?

Witnesses don't appear to be family members : L.H.Onsell and P.Hockall.

linell wrote:This is her birth registration, you can send for her birth certificate, and check out her father was a James:-

June Qtr 1878 Stourbridge 6c 234 Ada Blanche Holdbrook

Linell.

Do you have this then

linell wrote:

linell wrote:This is her birth registration, you can send for her birth certificate, and check out her father was a James:-

June Qtr 1878 Stourbridge 6c 234 Ada Blanche Holdbrook

Linell.

Do you have this then

No, I don't yet have a birth certificate, that does look like her though, so I will have to get it, thank you.

There is one,
1891. Cheetham, Lancashire.
David Rofe 47.
Henrietta Rofe 30.
Ida Rofe 10.
Albert Rofe 6.
Ross Rofe 4.
Jack S Rofe 2.
Victoria Rofe 6/12.
Mary Braddy 34.
Blanch Holdbrook 12. Visitor. Wordsley, Lancashire.

Seems odd but...

1881. 25 Union Street, Hulme, lancs.
George Holdbrooke, head, 53, Invalid, Stockport
Susan, wife, 37, dress maker, Aigburth?
George, son, 13, telegraph clerk, sheffield
Walter, son, 11, Bordesley, Stafs
Ada Bl. daur, 3, Bordesley, Stafs
Rachel Manley, sis in law, 30, dressmaker, Aigburth?

grangers14 wrote:Seems odd but...

1881. 25 Union Street, Hulme, lancs.
George Holdbrooke, head, 53, Invalid, Stockport
Susan, wife, 37, dress maker, Aigburth?
George, son, 13, telegraph clerk, sheffield
Walter, son, 11, Bordesley, Stafs
Ada Bl. daur, 3, Bordesley, Stafs
Rachel Manley, sis in law, 30, dressmaker, Aigburth?

Marriages Mar 1867

HOLDBROOK George Prescott 8b 771
Manley Susanna Eugenie Prescott 8b 771

??
1871. Brettle Lane, Wordsley

George Holdbrook, head, 41, Commercial Traveller, Stockport
Susannah, wife, 27, Bolton
George A, son, 3, Sheffield
Walter E, son, 1, Kinswinford
Rachel Manley, visitor, 24, Bolton

Seems to add up and the right area but wrong fathers name?
Jo

1881.
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
James HOLBROOK Head M Male 44 Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England Grate And Stove Fitter
Sarah HOLBROOK Wife M Female 46 Chepstow, Monmouth, England Dress Maker
Lucy BINNS Daur M Female 24 Birmingham, Warwick, England Dress Maker
Blanch BINNS Daur In Law Female 4 Dudley, Worcester, England

77 Flood St.
Dudley, Worcester.

1891 1, Wasnidge Street, Hulme, Manchester
HOLDBROOKE, Susannah Head Married F 47 1844 Dressmaker Liverpool Lancashire
HOLDBROOKE, George Son Single M 23 1868 Waterproof Maker Sheffield Yorkshire
CLARKE, Annie Boarder Single F 27 1864 Dressmaker Levenshulme Lancashire
HANLEY, Rachel Visitor Single F 42 1849 Gentlemans House Keeper Liverpool Lancashire
DEVINE, Lizzie Boarder Single F 25 1866 Grocers Assistant Manchester Lancashire

1891. 18 Vicar St, Dudley.
James Holbrook 54. White smith. Colebrookdale, Shropshire.
Sarah Holbrook 56. Chepstow, Monmouthshire.
Lucy Holbrook 34. Dau. Mar. Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Blanche M Benns 14. Grand dau. Dudley.

Jimmy wrote:1881.
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
James HOLBROOK Head M Male 44 Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England Grate And Stove Fitter
Sarah HOLBROOK Wife M Female 46 Chepstow, Monmouth, England Dress Maker
Lucy BINNS Daur M Female 24 Birmingham, Warwick, England Dress Maker
Blanch BINNS Daur In Law Female 4 Dudley, Worcester, England

77 Flood St.
Dudley, Worcester.

1891 18, Vicar Street, Dudley
HOLBROOK, James Head Married M 54 1837 Whitesmith Coalbrookdale Shropshire
HOLBROOK, Sarah Wife Married F 56 1835 Chepstow Monmouthshire
BINNS, Lucy Stepdaughter Married F 34 1857 Birmingham Warwickshire
BINNS, Blanche M Granddaughter Single F 14 1877 Scholar Dudley Worcestershire

1901
HOLBROOK, Sarah Head Widow F 66 1835 Greengrocer Chepstow Monmouthshire
LITTLEWOOD, Lucy Daughter Married F 44 1857 Birmingham Warwickshire
LITTLEWOOD, Joseph Son-In-Law Married M 25 1876 Grate Fitter Dudley Worcestershire
BINNS, Blanch Grand Daughter Single F 24 1877 Dudley Worcestershire
LITTLEWOOD, Lillian J Grand Daughter Single F 2 1899 Dudley Worcestershire