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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
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Member Since: November 2012 Posts: 29 Send Message	Elliot	Report	13 Feb 2013 14:28
Member Since: November 2012 Posts: 29 Send Message	Thanks Choccy, Yes, youre right Matilda is in the Hospital and George in the Childrens home round the corner. I wonder if James (Matilda husband) had perhaps died and Matilda become ill she was left with no choice but to put little George in the childrens home? As for the William Grant mentioned, as far as Im told, Georges brother is referred to as 'Jimmy' and this together with the father being named James leads me to think that he was James rather than William. However, this could be always be wrong :-/ I have just ordered a copy of James Grant and Matilda Robertsons marriage certificate today, so hopefully this should give me more info about James (Snr). As for James (Jnr) so Im told, both he and George were in a childrens home together and George always said that 'Jimmy' moved to Australia and George tried all sorts of things to find him later in life, even placing adverts in Australian newspapers apparently without success.
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 9,843 Send Message	Choccy	Report	13 Feb 2013 15:05
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 9,843 Send Message	keep us posted when you get the marriage certificate :-)
Member Since: November 2012 Posts: 29 Send Message	Elliot	Report	13 Feb 2013 18:09
Member Since: November 2012 Posts: 29 Send Message	I certainly will! Thank you all so much!
Member Since: November 2012 Posts: 29 Send Message	Elliot	Report	15 Mar 2013 13:10
Member Since: November 2012 Posts: 29 Send Message	Ok, so, I have now got James Grants marriage cert! It states that. He was 25 yrs old at the time of marriage (7th May 1906), he was a 'Brass Finisher' residing at 279 Tooley Street, Bermondsey and his father was a 'Commercial Traveller' (whatever that is :-/ lol) named George Grant. I wonder if someone could kindly search the address in 1901 and 1911 to see if he's there?
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,592 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	15 Mar 2013 13:45
	Is the father shown as deceased? Any witness that might be related ?
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.
Member Since: November 2012 Posts: 29 Send Message	Elliot	Report	15 Mar 2013 13:52
Member Since: November 2012 Posts: 29 Send Message	No, her father is 'deceased' but not his. Witnesses are S.W. Smith and Rosetta Martha Cox. Hard to say if there's any relation :-/
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 13,211 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	15 Mar 2013 19:42
	New thread: http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1321422
	Researching: Current avatar is Marie-Celeste de Villentroy
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 9,843 Send Message	Choccy	Report	16 Mar 2013 07:04
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 9,843 Send Message	Rosetta Martha Cox (one of the witnesses at the wedding of James Grant and Matilda Robertson) married Matilda's brother William - Marriages Dec 1907 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COX Rosetta Martha Bethnal G. 1c 435 ROBERTSON William Bethnal G. 1c 435 1911 RG14PN1441 RG78PN50 RD17 SD2 ED24 SN162 Reg. District: Bethnal Green Sub District: Bethnal Green South West Parish: Bethnal Green Enum. District: 24 Address: 26 Church Row Bethnal Green County: London ROBERTSON, William Head Married M 42 1869 Cigar Box Making Bethnal Green London ROBERTSON, Rosetta Wife Married 4 years F 43 1868 Box Paperer Bethnal Green London COX, Ben Stepson Single M 15 1896 Bethnal Green London ROBERTSON, Rosetta Daughter F 2 1909 Bethnal Green London ROBERTSON, William Son M 1 1910 Bethnal Green London

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