Genealogy Chat

I am having big problems with my Mother's side of the family. I have her Mother Winifred Elizabeth Harrison married William George Fowler 1920, Islington, London.

I have my maternal Grandmother's birth certificate which gives her parents as John Henry Harrison & Julia Harrison formerly Bassett, and her name as Winifred Eliza. but I am having trouble finding John & Julia's marriage...I have searched for hours. I thought if I ordered my Grandmother's death certificate I may find a bit more info, but it has thrown up another obstacle, as my aunt registered the death and put my Grandmother's maiden name as Bateman. Her marriage cert has her father as John Henry Harrison (Deceased). Can anyone help please?

When was Winifred born?

Rose

TJ

What year was your grandmother born?

BW

Jane

19/02/1903 - Registration district Holborn, London

Thanks T.J.

Is this her birth?

HARRISON Winifred Eliza Holborn.1b 674 2 1903

bW

Jane

Yes it is, she was actually born in 4 White Lion Street

What was John's occupation and did Winifred have any siblings?

Rose

What was John Henry Harrison's profession?

There is a man of that name in Islington on the 1901 who is a student Church of England and is 33.
He's born in Newcastle on Tyne

Several don't mention a middle name

Sue

John was a window cleaner, don't know about siblings...haven't found any as yet.

T.J.

Sue, I don't know where John or Julia was born, just that resided in Islington area.

T.J.

No John Harrisons turning up anywhere who were window cleaners in 1901. I think he must have had a different occupation then.

Sue

There is this Julia Bassett on the census:

1891 - 17 Emson (?) Street, Bethnal Green

George Bassett 32 Head Boot Laster b. Portsmouth Hants
Julia Bassett 32 Wife b. Bethnal Green
George Bassett 7 Son Scholar b. Bethnal Green
Julia Bassett 11 Daur Scholar b. Bethnal Green
Phoebe Bassett 9 Daur Scholar b. Bethnal Green
Louisa Bassett 11m Daur b. Bethnal Green

Yes, I think so too, so it is making it more difficult!

T.J.

I think I've found them together in St Pancras in 1901

BRB

Sue

Thanks Kate, but Julia's maiden name was Bassett, and the daughter Julia on that census would be too young. My Gran was born in 1903.

T.J.

Looks like the Julia I found is this one:

Julia James Bassett
Jun qtr 1880
Bethnal Green reg dist
1c 190

wooohooo Sue, hurry back, lol.

T.J.

Could be a possibility, Kate, thank you.

T.J.

no

There's a John and a Julia but they aren't on the same image

Sue

Odd

I can only access the 1901 decoder so can't see the proper census image.

I wonder if they ought to be together but are on pages next to each other

Sue