Minnie's childhood My great grandmother Minnie's birth was registered in the last quarter of 1900 in the district of Maidstone in Kent. Her father was Herbert Charles Rouse, a 22 year old Maidstone born gas-fitter and 21 year old Ada Taylor, the daughter of an Engine Fitter born in the nearby New Brompton. Minnie's parent's had married the year before she was born in Maidstone, after living together unmarried (for the time scandalous!) On 31st March 1901, when the national census took place Minnie and her parents were living in Maidstone. Her father Herbert was listed as a gas works labourer while other mother Ada fascinatingly worked in an Eiffel Tower Factory. Married Life And Parenthood On the 13th September 1924 Minnie, aged 24, married 41 year old Minnie in the church of St. Marks in New Brompton, Kent. Minnie had been living at 19 Cross Street in the neighboring town of Chatham, and her father had become a gas fitter. Her hu...
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Helena's childhood Since I began researching my family tree my 2 x Great Grandmother has been something of a conundrum to me. She was born circa 1878 in Blackheath, London 1 the daughter of William Miller 2 however I haven't been able to locate a birth entry for her. Her first marriage and son The next record I can find is on the 28th January 1900 when Helena, aged 22 married 21 year old naval stoker Albert Fordham. Whether she moved to Weymouth to be with Albert or if she had moved their early for another reason and met him there I don't know. Albert was the son of a brewers labourer and came from a large family from Southwark in London, the fourth of nine children. At the time their wedding her husband served aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Minotaur while she was living at 76 St. Leonard's Road in the port town of Weymouth. So far I know little of her family but ...