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I'm a bit stumped as to where to go from here. I'm trying to trace my paternal great grandfather and grandmother.

Information I have so far is:

My father: John Arthur Louis Hardy
Born 1920 (Paddington, London)
Died 1984

His Mother: Christiana Metcalfe (incorrectly sometimes shown as Christina)
His father: John Hardy - Born abt 1883/died 1963

I know that my great grandfather's father's name was James and that when my grandfather and grandmother married in 1920 he was deceased and was a general dealer.

I do not know what my great grandmother's name was (although I had found some records for a Margaret Bone and in the 1901 Census a family with these names lived with their 2 sons; John and James in Marleybone, London - so a possibility?)

Earlier Census records have revealed nothing to me.

Any help on what or where I should be looking would be greatley appreciated.

Thank you

Could this be your grandfather and great grandfather in the 1901 census:-

1901 census transcription details for: 12, Victoria Place, St Marylebone

National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13
Piece: 112
Folio: 66
Page: 4
Reg. District: Marylebone
Sub District: Christchurch
Parish: St Marylebone
Enum. District: 3
Ecclesiastical District: Emmanuel Maida Hill
City/Municipal Borough:

Address: 12, Victoria Place, St Marylebone
County: London

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born

HARDY, James Head Married M 54 1847 General Dealer
Marylebone, London
HARDY, Margaret Wife Married F 56 1845
Marylebone, London
HARDY, James Son Single M 20 1881 Railway Carman
Marylebone, London
HARDY, John Son Single M 18 1883 General Dealer
Marylebone, London

Kath. x

Just for info:


Name: John Hardy - carman
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Age: 35
Spouse Name: Christina Metcalfe
Spouse Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Mar 1920
Parish: Paddington St Peter
Borough: Westminster
Father Name: James Hardy - general dealer deceased
Spouse Father Name: Arthur Metcalfe - railway clerk
Register Type: Parish Register

Is this Christiana's family ?

1911

Christina Metcalfe

Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish:Norton
County/Island:Yorkshire-North Riding

Street Address: 3 Vine Street, Norton Malton Yorkshire
Registration district: Malton

Arthur Metcalfe 34 - Railway Clek - Born Thirsk Yorkshire
Fanny Jane Metcalfe 31 - Pocklington Yorkshire
Irene Brenda Maria Metcalfe 12 - Thirsk
Christina Metcalfe 10 - Leeds
Sybil Metcalfe 9 - Leeds
Mary Josephine Metcalfe 10/12 - Whitby

Possible death of James Hardy:-


Name: HARDY, James
Registration district: Paddington
County: London
Year of registration: 1917
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at death: 69
Volume no: 1A
Page no: 18

Kath. x

Possibly your grandfather and his parents in the 1911 census:-

1911 census transcription details for: 6 Park Road Mews N W

National Archive Reference:
RG14PN6982 RG78PN346A RD129 SD1 ED2 SN316
Reg. District: Willesden
Sub District: Willesden
Parish: Willesden
Enum. District: 2

Address: 6 Park Road Mews N W
County: Middlesex

Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born

HARDY, James Head Married
37 years M 64 1847 Greengrocer Hawker East Street Marylebone
HARDY, Margaret Wife Married
37 years F 70 1841 Vencent Street Westminster
HARDY, John Son Single M 25 1886 Carmen For Parish Devenshire Street
BOW, Margeret Granddaughter Single F 21 1890 Laundress Victoria Place Street
HARDY, Margeret Granddaughter Single F 9 1902 Hereford Street
SIMPSON, Henry Visitor M 0 (11 MONTHS) 1911 Denmark Road Street
BONE, Zachariah Son Married M 45 1866 Greengrocer Hawker Boston Place

Kath. x

Births Jun 1900 -

METCALFE Christiana - Leeds - ? Mch/29

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Marriages Sep 1890 (>99%)
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Fawcett Frederick Leeds 9b 687
FAWCETT Fredrick Leeds 9b 687
********Hill Fanny - Leeds 9b 687
******Metcalfe Arthur - Leeds 9b 687
SHORT Martha Ann Leeds 9b 687


EDIT :
No... she would be too young

From a tree on Anst*

Christina Metcalfe

Parents
Arthur Metcalfe 1877 –
Fanny Jane Simpson 1879 – 1950 ( not Hill ?)


Spouse John Hardy1883 – 1963

children :

Irene M Hardy1919 – 1995
John Louis Arthur Hardy1920 – 2003


Death 12 March 1982 in Brighton, East Sussex, England

Name: Margaret Bone (Widow)
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Age: 38
Spouse Name: James Hardy (Costermonger)
Spouse Age: 37
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 9 Feb 1886
Parish: St Marylebone
Borough: Westminster
Father Name: John Newman (Ship Breaker?)
Spouse Father Name: David Hardy (Coachman deceased)
Register Type: Parish Register
(address for both, 22, Devonshire Place, witnesses, John Price, Mary Price)

Chris :)

correct marriage for Christiana's parents.

Marriages Mar 1898
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Liversidge Henry Leeds 9b 583
**********Metcalf Arthur - Leeds 9b 583
************Simpson Fanny Jane - Leeds 9b 583
Walker Maria Leeds 9b 583

Births Dec 1879

Simpson Fanny Jane - Pocklington 9d 72

Fanny Jane Simpson
Birth31 Oct 1879 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England
DeathDec 1950 in Whitby, Yorkshire North Riding, England


Parents

Joseph Simpson1848 –
Mary Day/Simpson 1845 –


Spouse Arthur Metcalfe1877 –

The GRO reference for James and Margaret's marriage (looks like this was James's second marriage):-


Name: HARDY, James
Registration district: Marylebone
County: London
Year of registration: 1886
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
Volume no: 1A
Page no: 831

MarriageFinder: James Hardy married one of the following people:

APPS, Amelia Rose
BONE, Margaret<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Kath. x

The marriage of John Hardy to Margaret Bone took place in 1886.

James Hardy jr in census 1901 seems to predate the marriage as born c1881, is he Margaret's child by her first marriage, or was he James' child by his first marriage?

John Hardy has variable birthdates - c1883 in census 1901 as posted, c1886 in the 1911 census posted, so he could be born before or after the 1886 marriage. If so, was his mother Margaret, or a first wife from the previous marriage that Kath postulated?

EDIT The James Hardy who married Margaret Bone is described as a bachelor.

1881

Arthur Metcalfe
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William Metcalfe
Mother's Name: Maria Metcalfe
Gender: Male
Where born: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Sowerby in Thirsk
County/Island: Yorkshire


William Metcalfe 38 - Railway engine driver -
Maria Metcalfe 36
John Metcalfe 14
Thomas Metcalfe 12
George Metcalfe 10
William Metcalfe 8
Julia Metcalfe 6
Arthur Metcalfe 4 <<<<<<<<<<<
Earnest Metcalfe 1

1891
interesting that the family is showing with surname BONE
same address as 1901

Margaret Bone
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: James Bone
Gender: Female
Where born: Westminster, London, England

Civil parish: St Marylebone
Ecclesiastical parish: Emmanuel
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Marylebone
Sub-registration district: St John
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 103
Folio: 29
Page Number: 52
Household Members:
Name Age
James Bone 45
Margaret Bone 45
Agnes Bone 22
Hary A Bone 16
James Bone 9
John Bone 6
Margaret Bone 5/12

1881
Margaret Bone
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: James Bone
Gender: Female
Where born: Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Marylebone
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 3 Capland Place
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Marylebone
Sub-registration district: St John
ED, institution, or vessel: 5b
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 160
Folio: 39
Page Number: 10
Household Members:
Name Age
James Bone 34 (occupation slater)
Margaret Bone 33
Zachariah Bone 15
Agness Bone 12
Mary A. Bone 6

margaret in 1871
husband JOHN BONE
Margaret Bone
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John Bone
Gender: Female
Where born: Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Civil parish: St Marylebone
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Marylebone
Sub-registration district: Christchurch
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 202
Piece: 172
Folio: 66
Page Number: 29
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bone 30
Margaret Bone 26
Henry Bone 1
Zachariah Bone 5
Agnes Bone 2

That's really interesting Vicci.

I wonder if John Bone and James Bone are the same person or if John Bone died and James moved in with Margaret and she just gave the Bone name to the enumerator when each census came round. His name must have been Hardy or he wouldn't have married using that name.

EDIT - there is this death in Marylebone:-

Name: BONE, John
Registration district: Marylebone
County: London
Year of registration: 1871
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at death: 29
Volume no: 1A
Page no: 313

Kath. x