Louisa Truscott

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The Artful Dodger

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Louisa was the daughter of Walter and Mary Truscott nee Trethowan.

I have 3 census records with her parents [1851 and 1861] and with just her father in 1871. Her mother died 1st q. 1871 in Falmouth R.D. vol. 5c page 140
1851 - age 10 - H0107/1911/433/11
1861 - age 22 - RG9/1565/94/27 - as Louisa E.
1871 - age 30 - RG10/2292/89/37 - as Louisa E.

Her occupations:
1861 - none
1871 - housekeeper [likely for her father - age 72 a widower and a butcher.]

Checking FreeBMD + A. and FMP have drawn blanks for her birth/marriage or death - so where do I look now
 
I'm wondering if this is Louisa? May be a red herring but I thought it worth mentioning. I cannot find a marriage between a George Primmer and a Louisa.

The couple are together in 1881, where Louisa is born Southampton
RG11; Piece: 497; Folio: 5; Page: 4
George Primmer 40
Louisa Primmer 40
William Primmer 10
Albert Primmer 8
Alice Primmer 6
Caroline Primmer 4
Annie Primmer 2

1891, Louisa born Plymouth Devon
RG12; Piece: 315; Folio: 118; Page: 33
George Primmer 48
Louisa Primmer 48
William Primmer 20
Albert Primmer 19
Alice Primmer 17
Annie Primmer 12
Louise Primmer 9
Nellie Primmer 7

1901, Louisa a widow, born Falmouth Cornwall
RG13; Piece: 341; Folio: 21; Page: 34
Louisa E Primmer 60
Caroline E Primmer 23
Louie Primmer 20
Nellie Primmer 19

1911, born Falmouth, with Richard Chivers and his wife Alice (probably Louisa's dau.)
RG14; Piece: 9642; Schedule Number: 222

In 1861 George is with wife Ann and baby son (George 7 months)
RG 9; Piece: 674; Folio: 8; Page: 9;

1871, George and his son, George is now a widower.
RG10; Piece: 1191; Folio: 88; Page: 5;
 
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At her marriage to Edwin ( maybe he preferred to be called Richard) Chivers 25 Dec 1895 at St Marks, Victoria Park, London, Alice gives her father's name as George, an engineer so it looks like you are on the right track.
 
Similarly when Nellie marries Frederick William Davies at St Pauls, Westminster Bridge on 18 May 1902, her father is George, engineer deceased.
 
And when George jnr marries Sarah Watts 23 Dec 1881 at St Thomas Bethnal Green father George, engineer.
It looks like you need the birth cert of one of these children to see if the mother is Louisa Truscott.
 
Archie's Mum said:
Louisa Ellen Truscott, father Walter, mother Mary, baptised Budock, Cornwall 28/10/1853 along with William Henry Truscott baptised same day.
Family Search....doesn't give birth date though.
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The same can be found on Cornwall OPC. Residence was in Falmouth and Walter was a Farm Labourer. No dates of birth. Louisa was transcribed as LINDA ELLEN.
 
Mealymoo said:
I'm wondering if this is Louisa? May be a red herring but I thought it worth mentioning. I cannot find a marriage between a George Primmer and a Louisa.

The couple are together in 1881, where Louisa is born Southampton
RG11; Piece: 497; Folio: 5; Page: 4
George Primmer 40
Louisa Primmer 40
William Primmer 10
Albert Primmer 8
Alice Primmer 6
Caroline Primmer 4
Annie Primmer 2

1891, Louisa born Plymouth Devon
RG12; Piece: 315; Folio: 118; Page: 33
George Primmer 48
Louisa Primmer 48
William Primmer 20
Albert Primmer 19
Alice Primmer 17
Annie Primmer 12
Louise Primmer 9
Nellie Primmer 7

1901, Louisa a widow, born Falmouth Cornwall
RG13; Piece: 341; Folio: 21; Page: 34
Louisa E Primmer 60
Caroline E Primmer 23
Louie Primmer 20
Nellie Primmer 19

1911, born Falmouth, with Richard Chivers and his wife Alice (probably Louisa's dau.)
RG14; Piece: 9642; Schedule Number: 222

In 1861 George is with wife Ann and baby son (George 7 months)
RG 9; Piece: 674; Folio: 8; Page: 9;

1871, George and his son, George is now a widower.
RG10; Piece: 1191; Folio: 88; Page: 5;
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This is most interesting.
 
The Artful Dodger said:
This is most interesting.
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Looking at the marriage of George Primmer to Ann Cooper - it was in Holy Trinity, Southampton, Hampshire on 26 December 1859. Her age was given as 20. Her father was William Cooper.

According to the 1861 census, when she was living with the Cooper family, the head was William Cooper but there is no stated relationship between her and the head of house. Ann's place of birth was Reading, Berkshire

Ann was with her parents in 1851 census in Reading - H0107/1669/401/11

Their son George was born Jul-Sep. q. 1860 in Southampton - vol. 2c page 35.

An ANN Primmer died Apr-Jun. q. 1870 [age 30] in Southampton - vol. 2c page 3

I'm starting to wonder why we can find no marriage - maybe they didn't
 
The Artful Dodger said:
I'm starting to wonder why we can find no marriage - maybe they didn't
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That's what I think, Colin.

You could send for the birth certificate of one of George and Louisa Primmer's children, if you use only MMN as a checking point, i.e. don't enter the vol and page numbers, if MMN isn't Truscott the GRO won't send the certificate and you won't be charged. A drawback to this method is: if TRUSCOTT has been spelt differently as say TRUSCOT GRO will not send the cert.
 
Londoner found 3 marriages for Louisa children - posts #8,9 & 10 all showing father as George and an engineer. Have found 2 other marriages of Louisa's children:
Louise married James Stewart 8 Sep. 1901 St. Mark Victoria Park - father George, engineer and deceased. Her names looks like Rimmer.
Annie married Edward N. Hills Apr-Jun q. 1901 West Ham, Essex.

Her son William - age 20 in 1891 - possibly joined the Navy and is shown as William G. Primmer age 30 in 1901 and 40 in 1911.

In 1881 she and George were living at 19 Archibald St. Poplar with 5 children, William, Albert, Alice, Caroline age 4 and Annie.
In 1891 census when living with George in Stratford Le Bow she had 6 children with her - William, Albert, Alice, Annie, Louise and Nellie. No Caroline?
In 1901 - Louisa is a widow [still in Stratford Le Bow and a Caroline E. age 23 is there with Louise age 20 and Nellie age 19.
1911 when she was living with Alice and Edward and their 6 children, Louisa is stated as a widow and having had 7 live births with 6 alive and 1 deceased.

A Caroline Primmer died age 26 Jan-Mar q. 1904 West Hame, Essex vol. 4a page 177.
 
I have another sibling of Louisa that I'd like to address in the time I am awaiting birth certificate. This girl's name is Mary plus other given names.

I'll start with 1841 census - H0107/136/5/24/9 - in Budock - transcribed as Mary GUSCOTT age 7.
Then in 1851 - H0107/1911/433/11 - in Budock - transcribed as Mary Ann Truscott age 17.

I could not find a baptism in Budock or Falmouth for a Mary Ann dau. of Walter and Mary, but did find one for a Mary Esther in Falmouth 6 July 1834. I am thinking this is my girl.

In Falmouth in the Oct-Dec. q. 1854 a James Andrewartha married Mary Esther Truscott. I don't have the marriage cert. but the only James Andrewartha that fits is the one in Illogan - a Copper Miner - age 19 - H0107/1915/142/3.

Neither Mary Esther or James are in the UK census in 1861.

In 1864 in Victoria, Australia a Mary Esther Ann Andrewartha married James Pascoe - registration #4463.

In 1907 in Castlemaine, Victoria - registration #860 - a 73 year old Mary Esther Pascoe died.

If this is my girl, what happened to James Andrewartha and when did they go to Oz?
 
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